Religious and Spiritual Issues in Counseling: Applications Across Diverse Populations

Religious and Spiritual Issues in Counseling is a comprehensive resource for counselors, psychotherapists and psychologists seeking to understand and incorporate the spiritual dimension of a client's person, and to use this understanding in developing successful intervention strategies with clients. Including case studies and exercises for self-exploration, this book covers specific groups, such as the elderly, the homeless as well as multicultural populations. Human development concerns are integrated into the book and address the changing role that spirituality plays throughout the lifespan.

Mary Thomas Burke, Ph.D., was Professor and Coordinator of Counselor Education at UNC Charlotte and member of the American Counseling Association, the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling. She had served as president of the North Carolina Counseling Association, and had been on the editorial board of the Journal of Counseling and Values. Dr. Burke passed away last year.Jane C. Chauvin, Ph.D., is Professor of Education at Loyola University and has served as president of the American Association of State Counseling Boards, the National Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religions Values in Counseling, Chi Sigma Iota's Alpha Zeta Chapter and the Louisiana Counseling Association.Judith G. Miranti, Ed.D. , is Dean of Humanities, Education and Counseling and Professor of Counselor Education at Our Lady of the Cross College in Louisiana.