Marriage and family therapy graduate students' perception of incorporating religion and spirituality in training and therapy
Abstract
Due to a large majority of Americans who identify with some sort of religion, marriage and family therapists are likely to encounter religious or spiritual clients in their career. This study focused on MFT graduate students' belief about incorporating religion/spirituality in therapy and their satisfaction with their training program's emphasis on these constructs. Findings show that graduate students with more of an internal religious and spiritual faith were more likely to perceive it important to address religion/spirituality in therapy, incorporate religious/spirituality interventions, and perceive there is a need for education regarding religion and spirituality. Participants in this study were also less satisfied with their training program's emphasis on these constructs. Implications show the need to incorporate addressing religious/spiritual concepts in training through a curriculum and through supervision.
Degree
M.S.
Advisors
Pavkov, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Religious education|Counseling Psychology|Spirituality
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