The authors describe several prevailing implicit and explicit approaches for integrating
spirituality into treatments for trauma survivors and consider some of the ethical issues …

The purpose of this chapter is to describe a rationale and approach for assessing religion
and spirituality in trauma psychotherapy. We begin by discussing why the assessment of the …

This chapter addresses some of the spiritual challenges that can result from different types of
trauma to establish a base for therapeutic intervention. Therapists who may lack religious or …

Topics include: love and knowledge; integrating spiritual meaning and value into treatment;
and conscious spirituality (stage 1: creating a context for change, stage 2: challenging …

This article is based on the claim that spiritual practices can help sustain and rebuild even
deeply wounded human spirits. It introduces simple spiritual practices, frequently originating …

Recent years have brought broader awareness and openness to talking about traumatic life
events. Survivors of these events often experience spiritual struggles in the course of …

Trauma survivors often face difficult spiritual challenges as they attempt to reconcile the
experience of trauma with their spiritual/religious beliefs. Spirituality has been found to be …

This chapter explores emotional healing from trauma, utilizing the application of spiritual
interventions. Spiritual approaches are presented as well as positive coping strategies and …

Because most trauma involves an assault on the victim's spirit, identity, and self-worth,
healing from trauma is fundamentally a spiritual process or a quest for spirituality involving a …

Mental health and well-being are important contributors to quality of life, productivity and life
satisfaction. Spirituality is an important aspect of quality of life and hence, understanding …