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Psychotherapy and Religion: Rapprochement or Antithesis?
Author(s) -
QUACKENBOS STEPHEN,
PRIVETTE GAYLE,
KLENTZ BONNEL
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1986.tb01237.x
Subject(s) - antithesis , viewpoints , psychotherapist , certification , pastoral counseling , psychology , therapeutic relationship , epistemology , political science , philosophy , law , art , visual arts
Religion and psychotherapy have long maintained separate directions, currently manifested in four viewpoints: orthodox, atheistic, neutralist, and moderate. Although each therapeutic viewpoint is distinct, each contains the seed for rapprochement. The need for a rapprochement that provides professional psychotherapy capable of addressing religious issues is clearly voiced by laypersons, who are clients or potential clients, and by members of the clergy and psychotherapeutic professions. Increasing numbers of ministers now receive professional preparation for pastoral counseling. It is timely for those in the counseling professions to consider seriously specialized education and certification in religious counseling for secular psychotherapists.