Spirituality in Clinical Practice: Theory and Practice of Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy, Edition 2
About this ebook
Dr. Len Sperry, master therapist and researcher, emphasizes the therapeutic processes in spiritually oriented psychotherapy with individual chapters on:
- the therapeutic relationship
- assessment and case conceptualization
- intervention
- evaluation and termination
- and culturally and ethically sensitive interventions.
The days of training therapists to be spiritually aware and sensitive to client needs are over; therapists are now expected to practice spiritually sensitive psychotherapy in a competent manner from the first session to termination. Dr. Sperry organizes his text around this central focus point and, as in the original edition, continues to provide a concise, theory-based framework for understanding the spiritual dimension. Readers can use this framework as the basis for competently integrating spirituality in an effective, evidence-based psychotherapy practice.
About the author
Len Sperry, MD, PhD, is Professor of Mental Health Counseling at Florida Atlantic University, and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin where, for several years, he held appointments as a tenured full professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Preventive Medicine, and Family and Community Medicine. He has more than 600 publications, including 60 professional books, many on the topic of spirituality. He is a member of 12 book and journal editorial boards including Psychology of Religion and Spirituality and Counseling and Values.
