Bill O'Hanlon - Solution-Oriented Spirituality : Connection, Wholeness, and Possibility for Therapist and Client read FB2, EPUB, DJV
9780393710625 English 0393710629 Although a growing number of Americans are turning to spirituality to help explain and supplement their lives, and a vast majority identify as religious, psychotherapy has long been reluctant to work alongside clients' sense of "something bigger." But what kind of resources might a spiritual sensibility offer from a mental health standpoint? How can therapists helpfully and respectfully integrate spiritual feelings into their work with clients?Bestselling author Bill O'Hanlon tackles these questions and others in this pioneering foray into the uses and pitfalls of spiritualities--both secular and religious--in a therapeutic setting. Here, spirituality is defined by its three integral components: a feeling of connection to something beyond oneself, a capacity for compassion or "feeling with," and a sense of responsibility to make a contribution to others and to the world., Bestselling author Bill O Hanlon tackles these questions and others in this pioneering foray into the uses and pitfalls of spiritualities both secular and religious in a therapeutic setting. Here, spirituality is defined by its three integral components: a feeling of connection to something beyond oneself, a capacity for compassion or feeling with, and a sense of responsibility to make a contribution to others and to the world Each of these 3 Cs comes with illustrative anecdotes, case vignettes, and specific techniques for unlocking clients own spiritual resources.Solution-Oriented Spirituality is O Hanlon at his best: erudite, conversational, and committed to mining any resource that might help clients get unstuck from constrictive behavioral and thought patterns. ", Therapy and spirituality? Many therapists are taught that these don t mix. Here, Bill O Hanlon shows how spirituality can benefit the most challenging clients, even those with an aversion to religion. Combining practical methods with research evidence, he helps therapists expand their understanding in order to help their clients."
9780393710625 English 0393710629 Although a growing number of Americans are turning to spirituality to help explain and supplement their lives, and a vast majority identify as religious, psychotherapy has long been reluctant to work alongside clients' sense of "something bigger." But what kind of resources might a spiritual sensibility offer from a mental health standpoint? How can therapists helpfully and respectfully integrate spiritual feelings into their work with clients?Bestselling author Bill O'Hanlon tackles these questions and others in this pioneering foray into the uses and pitfalls of spiritualities--both secular and religious--in a therapeutic setting. Here, spirituality is defined by its three integral components: a feeling of connection to something beyond oneself, a capacity for compassion or "feeling with," and a sense of responsibility to make a contribution to others and to the world., Bestselling author Bill O Hanlon tackles these questions and others in this pioneering foray into the uses and pitfalls of spiritualities both secular and religious in a therapeutic setting. Here, spirituality is defined by its three integral components: a feeling of connection to something beyond oneself, a capacity for compassion or feeling with, and a sense of responsibility to make a contribution to others and to the world Each of these 3 Cs comes with illustrative anecdotes, case vignettes, and specific techniques for unlocking clients own spiritual resources.Solution-Oriented Spirituality is O Hanlon at his best: erudite, conversational, and committed to mining any resource that might help clients get unstuck from constrictive behavioral and thought patterns. ", Therapy and spirituality? Many therapists are taught that these don t mix. Here, Bill O Hanlon shows how spirituality can benefit the most challenging clients, even those with an aversion to religion. Combining practical methods with research evidence, he helps therapists expand their understanding in order to help their clients."