Open AccessWho can provide spiritual counseling? A qualitative study from Iran
Author(s) -
Elahe Farshadnia,
Nadereh Memaryan,
Ali Asghar Asgharnejad Farid,
Jafar Bolhari
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_104_18
Subject(s) - nonprobability sampling , scope (computer science) , qualitative research , psychological intervention , mental health , medicine , intervention (counseling) , curriculum , medical education , nursing , psychology , pedagogy , psychiatry , sociology , population , social science , computer science , environmental health , programming language
Given the increased prevalence of mental illnesses in recent years, many therapists and researchers use spiritual counseling (SC), which is one of the spiritual interventions. However, unfortunately, the use of this intervention by the therapists is nonscientific because the ambiguities of this issue are high in the mental health field of Iran. The aim of this study is to survey the following most important challenges: what groups are qualified to provide SC, what kind of knowledge should be known by suitable individuals, who can train spiritual counselors, what they should teach, and what teaching methods should be used.