Synopses & Reviews
Leading therapists mine their rich case histories to present valuable teaching tools for theology-minded practitioners. This book examines the therapeutic relationship as it occurs in various forms of Christian, Jewish, and Islamic faiths, and provides practioners with examples that will illuminate and inform their practices with clients of varying religious backgrounds.
Table of Contents
A theistic spiritual strategy for psychotherapy / P. Scott Richards & Allen E. Bergin -- A theistic approach to therapeutic community : non-naturalism and the Alldredge Academy / Brent D. Slife, L. Jay Mitchell & Matthew Whoolery -- A theistic inpatient treatment approach for eating disorder patients : a case report / Randy K. Hardman, Michael E. Berrett and P. Scott Richards -- A spiritual formulation of interpersonal psychotherapy for depression in pregnant girls / Lisa Miller -- Forgiveness in marital therapy / Mark J. Krejci -- Spiritual interventions in the treatment of dysthmia and alcoholism / Richard Dobbins -- Judaic therapeutic spiritual counseling : guiding principles and case histories / Aaron Rabinowitz -- Integrative spiritually-oriented psychotherapy : a case study of spiritual and psychological transformation / Len Sperry -- A psychodynamic case study / Edward P. Shafranske -- Crossing traditions : Ignatian prayer with a Protestant African American counseling dyad / Donelda A. Cook -- The perilous pranks of Paul : a case of sexual addiction / Carole A. Rayburn -- Humanistic integrative spiritual psychotherapy with a Sufi convert / William West -- A Mormon rational emotive behavior therapists attempts Qur'anic rational emotive behavior therapy / Stevan Lars Nielsen -- A psychobiological link to spiritualhealth / Zari Hedayat-Diba -- Rational emotive behavior therapy for disturbance about sexual orientation / W. Brad Johnson -- Religious cross-matches between therapists and clients / Robert J. Lovinger and Sophie L. Lovinger -- Theistic perspectives in psychotherapy : conclusions and recommendations / P. Scott Richards and Allen E. Bergin.