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Handbook of Psychotherapy and Religious Diversity Spiral-Bound |

P. Scott Richards (Edited by) Allen E. Bergin (Edited by)

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This book provides psychotherapists both background knowledge and clinical guidelines for working effectively and sensitively with clients from the major religious faiths in the U.S.


Many religious people distrust the idea of psychotherapy because they fear mental health professionals will misunderstand and pathologize their beliefs. This book provides concrete guidance on how therapists can work effectively with clients from a variety of religious backgrounds.

Each chapter is devoted to a different religious denomination and is written by an author who is both a mental health professional and an expert on the tradition described. The contributors provide information on the central beliefs and practices of the faith, describe how spiritual concerns may emerge in therapy, and offer guidelines for promoting trust and positive outcomes.
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Original Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 528 pages
ISBN-10: 1433817357
Item Weight: 3.17 lbs
Dimensions: 7.0 x 1.58 x 10.0 inches
P. Scott Richards received his PhD in counseling psychology in 1988 from the University of Minnesota. He has been a faculty member at Brigham Young University since 1990 and is a professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education.

Dr. Richards is coauthor of A Spiritual Strategy for Counseling and Psychotherapy (1997, 2005), coeditor of the Handbook of Psychotherapy and Religious Diversity (2000), and coauthor of Spiritual Approaches in the Treatment of Women with Eating Disorders (2007), all of which were published by the American Psychological Association (APA).

He received the William C. Bier award in 1999 from APA Division 36 (Psychology of Religion) for outstanding contributions to findings on religious issues. He is a fellow of APA Division 36 and served as president of the division from 2004 to 2005.

Dr. Richards is a licensed psychologist and is the Director of Research at the Center for Change in Orem, Utah.

Allen E. Bergin received his PhD in clinical psychology in 1960 from Stanford University. He was a faculty member at Teachers College, Columbia University (1961-1972). He was a Professor of Psychology at Brigham Young University from 1972 until his retirement in 1999.

Dr. Bergin is past-president of the Society for Psychotherapy Research and co-editor of the classic Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change. He is co-author of A Spiritual Strategy for Counseling and Psychotherapy (1997, 2005).

In 1989 he received an Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge from the American Psychological Association (APA). In 1990, APA Division 36 (Psychology of Religion) presented him with the William James Award for Psychology of Religion Research. He also received the Society for Psychotherapy Research's Distinguished Career Award (1998) and the American Psychiatric Association's Oskar Pfister Award in Psychiatry and Religion (1998).