Integrating Religion/Spirituality into Psychotherapy
ECHD 8026
3 hours
Integrating Religion/Spirituality into Psychotherapy
Course Description
Exploration of eight major world religions and the salience of religion and spirituality in regard to mental health practice. Discussion on the integration of religion and/or spirituality into counseling spaces and the introduction of culturally appropriate intervention skills specifically related to religion and spirituality.
Athena Title
Reli Spiritual Psychotherapy
Semester Course Offered
Offered summer semester every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Describe the basic tenets of eight major world religions.
Articulate the legal, ethical, and professional issues confronting mental health practitioners.
Exhibit the ability to attend to religion and spirituality in the counseling space.
Demonstrate awareness, knowledge, and skills regarding advocacy processes needed to address institutional, societal, and attitudinal barriers that impede access, equity, and success for clients who identify with less privileged religious traditions and other marginalized clients.
Document self-awareness of how behaviors, values, and attitudes regarding religion and spirituality affect performance in counseling.
Topical Outline
Abrahamic Religions and Western Society
Basic tenets of Islamic Faith
Christianity and Derived Denominations
Asian Philosophies: Confucianism and Daoism
Asian Traditions: Hinduism and Buddhism
Atheism as Religion
Understanding Judaism: Religion and Ethnicity
African Traditions: Ifa and Derived Traditions
American Indigenous Practices
Religious Trauma
Practical Applications of Religion/Spirituality in Clinical Work
