Twelve Critical Issues for Mental Health Professionals Working with Ethno-Culturally Diverse Populations

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony J. Marsella
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Diverse Populations ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Culturally Diverse Populations

Spiritual Direction: Meaning, Purpose, and Implications for Mental Health Professionals

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 264-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary W. Moon
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Spiritual Direction ◽  
Spiritual Transformation ◽  
Present Climate ◽  
Soul Care ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Broad Understanding

This article introduces the first of two special issues on spiritual direction and mental health. Attention is given to providing a broad understanding of the meaning, purpose, and scope of spiritual direction, and discussing factors concerning resistance to spiritual transformation. It then explores: the diversity of roles assumed by spiritual guides and directors; contemporary contrasts between spiritual direction and psychotherapy; and critical issues concerning the integration of spiritual concepts and practices into the process of counseling and psychotherapy. It is asserted that the present climate of increased dialogue between soul care practitioners provides unprecedented opportunity for the enhancement of understanding concerning the process of spiritual transformation and its implications for the mission of both church and clinic.

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