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Faith Development Theory as a Context for Supervision of Spiritual and Religious Issues
Author(s) -
Parker Stephen
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2009.tb00085.x
Subject(s) - faith , spirituality , psychology , supervisor , spiritual development , context (archaeology) , social psychology , development theory , epistemology , management , philosophy , medicine , paleontology , market economy , alternative medicine , pathology , economics , biology
Although there is a growing interest in spirituality and religious issues in counseling, little has been written for the supervisor. This article addresses this need by demonstrating how J. Fowler's (1981) model of faith development stages can inform supervisory work with spiritual and religious issues. Faith Development Theory is a growth‐oriented approach to spiritual and religious development that focuses on adaptive rather than pathological qualities and fits well with developmental models of supervision. Fictitious scenarios illustrate the utility of J. Fowler's (1981) theory for working with spiritual and religious issues that surface in supervisory contexts.