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Counseling Muslim Americans: Cultural and Spiritual Assessments
Author(s) -
Ibrahim Farah A.,
Dykeman Cass
Publication year - 2011
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.1556-6676.2011.tb02835.x
Subject(s) - acculturation , immigration , identity (music) , cultural identity , psychology , sociology , social psychology , gender studies , political science , law , aesthetics , feeling , philosophy
In this article, the authors identify the cultural and spiritual assessments needed to conduct counseling with Muslim Americans and Muslim immigrants to the United States. Assessment processes are outlined that include cultural identity (which subsumes several variables); worldview; spiritual assessment along with acculturation level and migration concerns; impact of languages spoken; social, occupational, and educational status of the client in host culture and in home culture (if the client is an immigrant); and family composition and social supports.