Innovating "Spiritually Competent" Counselors: Issues and Challenges
The study examines on innovating "spiritually competent" counselors and its issues and concerns. It also deals on how spirituality and religiosity can be integrated into clinical practice and further used for personal spiritual growth. This study is based on a qualitative research, look...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/5995 |
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| Summary: | The study examines on innovating "spiritually competent" counselors and its issues and
concerns. It also deals on how spirituality and religiosity can be integrated into clinical
practice and further used for personal spiritual growth. This study is based on a qualitative
research, looking into the importance of spiritual and/or religious beliefs to the physical
and mental health of counselors and clients. Discussions of the paper will also consider how
counselors should be creative and innovative in handling conflicts between conventional
social values and laws and religious beliefs. The importance of training and curriculum
and a more standardization of the curricular experiences for counseling students are
warranted in preparing them as "spiritually competent" counselors. |
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