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Spirituality, Religion, and CACREP Curriculum Standards
Author(s) -
Burke Mary Thomas,
Hackney Harold,
Hudson Patricia,
Miranti Judith,
Watts Gail A.,
Epp Lawrence
Publication year - 1999
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.1556-6676.1999.tb02448.x
Subject(s) - counselor education , inclusion (mineral) , accreditation , curriculum , spirituality , medical education , psychology , population , pedagogy , engineering ethics , medicine , higher education , alternative medicine , political science , social psychology , engineering , environmental health , pathology , law
Survey data of the general population, counselors, and counselor educators indicate that spiritual and religious issues are therapeutically relevant, ethically appropriate, and potentially significant topics for counseling and counselor education in secular settings. In this article, the authors propose that a balanced, thoughtful inclusion of these topics in Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) core curriculum areas is a reasonable and sound approach to preparing counselors to work ethically and effectively with these issues in secular counseling settings. Methods and examples for achieving this inclusion are presented for each of the CACREP core curriculum areas.