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The Relationship Among Substance Abuse Counselors' Spiritual Well‐Being, Values, and Self‐Actualizing Characteristics and the Impact on Clients' Spiritual Well‐Being
Author(s) -
Brooks Clifford W.,
Matthews Charles O.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of addictions and offender counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2161-1874
pISSN - 1055-3835
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1874.2000.tb00149.x
Subject(s) - psychology , well being , substance abuse , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , substance abuse treatment , spiritual development , spirituality , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
This study explored the relationship between scores on the Spiritual Well‐Being Scale and subscales from the Rokeach Value Survey and the Personal Orientation Inventory of substance abuse counselors in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This study also examined the impact of counselors' spiritual well‐being on the spiritual well‐being of patients in their clinical care. The results indicated that the values of wisdom and loving from the Rokeach Value Survey and self‐acceptance from the Personal Orientation Inventory accounted for approximately half of the spiritual well‐being variance. These variables could be used as indicators in the supervisory process, could help promote substance abuse counselors' spiritual well‐being, and could educate counselors on burnout prevention. Follow‐up findings indicated a statistically significant change score on patients' pretest and posttest scores on the Spiritual Well‐Being Scale, indicating an increase in patients' spiritual wellbeing while in inpatient addiction treatment.