Spiritually integrated psychotherapy : understanding and addressing the sacred / Kenneth I. Pargament.

Includes bibliographies and index.

A rationale for a spiritually-integrated psychotherapy -- Spirituality : the sacred domain -- Discovering the sacred -- Holding on to the sacred -- In times of stress : spiritual coping to conserve the sacred -- In times of stress : spiritual coping to transform the sacred -- Problems of spiritual destinations -- Problems of spiritual pathways -- An orientation to spiritually-integrated psychotherapy -- Initial and implicit spiritual assessment -- Explicit spiritual assessment -- Drawing on spiritual strivings, knowledge, and experience -- Drawing on spiritual practices, relationships, and coping methods -- Addressing problems of spiritual destinations -- Addressing problems of spiritual pathways -- Steps toward a more spiritually-integrated psychotherapy.

"When people walk into a therapist's office, they don't leave their spirituality in the waiting room - they bring their spiritual beliefs, practices, values, and struggles along with them. Yet many therapists find themselves unaware of or unprepared to deal with this dimension of a clients experience. This volume provides an innovative, empirically based framework for understanding the role of spirituality in people's lives and in psychotherapy, together with concrete tools for addressing it in clinical practice. From leading researcher and practitioner Kenneth I. Pargament, the book is balanced and nonsectarian in focus, making it an ideal resource for working with clients from diverse backgrounds."--Jacket.

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Kenneth I. Pargament, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Bowling Green State University, where he has been on the faculty since 1979. He has published extensively on the vital role of religion and spirituality in coping with stress and trauma. Dr. Pargament has been a leading figure in the effort to bring a balanced view of religion and spirituality to the attention of scientists and professionals. He is author of The Psychology of Religion and Coping: Theory, Research, Practice and coeditor of Forgiveness: Theory, Research, and Practice (with Michael E. McCullough and Carl E. Thoresen). He is a recipient of the William James Award for excellence in research in the psychology of religion and the Virginia Staudt Sexton Mentoring Award for guiding and encouraging others in the field. Dr. Pargament is a practicing clinical psychologist who has worked with people from diverse spiritual backgrounds.