Integrating spirituality in counseling : a manual for using the experiential focusing method / Elfie Hinterkopf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hinterkopf, Elfie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counseling.

Spirituality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Elfie Hinterkopf explains how the Experiential Focusing Method enables counselors and spiritual directors to integrate the spiritual dimension in their counseling effectively and provides practical information for its application.

Contents:

Integrating Spirituality in Counseling; Foreword; Preface; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Prologue: My Search for Meaning; Chapter 1: Spiritual Wellness and Focusing; The Need for This Book; A Spiritual Wellness Model; Specific Benefits; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Defining the Spiritual Experience; Need for a Process Definition of Spirituality; Implications for Practice; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Integrating Spirituality Through Focusing; A Brief History of Focusing; The Marvelous Felt Sense; Implications for Practice; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Focusing Attitudes; Keeping a Receptive Attitude

Keeping an Expectant AttitudeKeeping a Patient Attitude; Keeping an Accepting, Friendly Attitude; Example of Keeping the Focusing Attitudes; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Keeping a Certain Distance; The Spiritual Wellness Model and a Certain Distance; Helping Clients When They Are Too Close or Too Distant; Helping Clients When They Are Too Close; Helping Clients When They Are Too Distant; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Focusing and the Inner Critic; Distinguishing Focusing From the Inner Critic; Finding a Stronger Position Than the Critic; Focusing on a Felt Sense Associated With an Inner Critic; Conclusion

Chapter 6: Six Focusing StepsPreparation; Step 1: Clearing a Space; Step 2: Getting a Felt Sense; Step 3: Finding a Handle; Step 4: Resonating; Step 5: Asking; Step 6: Receiving; The Six Focusing Steps in Practice; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Asking; Example of Asking; About the Asking Step; Types of Questions; Choosing the Type of Question; Conclusion; Chapter 9: Working with Spiritual Process; Following Experiencing Process Rather Than Content; Focusing on Spiritual Experiences That Begin With Positive Feelings; Focusing on Spiritual Experiences That Begin With Uncomfortable Feelings

Focusing on Blocks to Spiritual ExperiencesConclusion; Chapter 10: Special Considerations Regarding Content; Learning About the Client's Religious Tradition or Spiritual Orientation; Using the Client's Words; Asking Spiritually Oriented Focusing Questions; Contraindications for Using Spiritually Oriented Focusing Questions; Conclusion; Chapter 11: An Excerpt from a Psychotherapy Session; Comments; Conclusion; Chapter 12: How Counselors Can Explore Their Own Spirituality; How to Use the Exercises for Exploring Spirituality; Focusing on a Word or Phrase That Has Spiritual Significance

Focusing on Religious and Spiritual ArtFocusing on Your Experience of God or a Larger Context; Focusing on the Gift You Need Today; What Is Spirituality for Me?; Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781784500832

1784500836