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Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapies in Real-World Clinical Practice: Synthesizing the Literature to Identify Best Practices and Future Research Directions
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November 2021

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Psychotherapy Theory Research Practice Training

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Richard A. Vandiver

A comprehensive review of the practice-based evidence for spiritually integrated psychotherapy (SIP) is necessary in order to catalyze research and training in this important diversity area. In this article, we identify and synthesize key findings from 35 studies in six key areas: (a) SIPs in trauma treatment, (b) SIPs in treating eating disorders, (c) SIPs in general psychotherapy, (d) existential concerns as part of SIPs, (e) patients and therapist attitudes about SIPs, and (f) SIP supervision and training models. Building on this, we propose a culturally contextual understanding of this diversity area, drawing from the Relational Spirituality Model (RSM). Finally, we discuss best practices for spiritually responsive clinical care and offer a research prospectus to strengthen the evidence base for real-world effectiveness. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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... Mental health clients' religion/spirituality (R/S) are increasingly recognized as important to consider within treatment. There is a growing recognition of the positive impact such integration has on treatment outcomes for clinical issues (Captari et al., 2022;Goncalves et al., 2015;Koenig et al., 2023, Smith et al., 2007. Increasingly, researchers and clinicians acknowledge R/S's nuanced nature, including both positive and negative religious coping strategies (Pargament, 2007), spiritual struggles (Pargament & Exline, 2022), spirituality as a source of comfort and resilience , R/S-related social supports, religious trauma, and more. ...

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Revalidating the religious/spiritually integrated practice assessment scale for educators across four mental health disciplines
Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapies in Real-World Clinical Practice: Synthesizing the Literature to Identify Best Practices and Future Research Directions

Psychotherapy Theory Research Practice Training

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Richard A. Vandiver