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Working With the Sacred: Four Approaches to Religious and Spiritual Issues in Counseling
Author(s) -
Zinnbauer Brian J.,
Pargament Kenneth I.
Publication year - 2000
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.1556-6676.2000.tb02574.x
Subject(s) - religious pluralism , pluralism (philosophy) , religious experience , variety (cybernetics) , constructivism (international relations) , psychotherapist , sociology , spirituality , psychology , epistemology , engineering ethics , medicine , religious studies , political science , philosophy , computer science , alternative medicine , engineering , law , international relations , pathology , artificial intelligence , politics
This article examines the advantages and disadvantages of 4 helping orientations of the counselor to religious and spiritual issues in psychotherapy: rejectionism, exclusivism, constructivism, and pluralism. The constructivist and pluralist approaches are advocated as those orientations best suited to work with diverse clients and religious beliefs, and flexible enough to deal respectfully, ethically, and effectively with a variety of religious and spiritual issues in counseling.