Incorporating the Sacred in Counselling

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to draw together current thinking and research related to the use of R/S interventions by clinicians. The intent of this Special Issue is to extend the professional narrative related to both the theory and practice of incorporating spirituality within therapeutic conversations.

Contributors are invited to approach this topic from at least one of the following perspectives: essays that consider the rationale for employing R/S interventions, within either a secular or religious context, research related to the need for, practice of, and/or perceived benefit or challenges resulting from incorporating spirituality into clinical practice, essays based on the author's critical reflection on practice that speaks to their experiences with this aspect of professional practice, essays based on the author's critical reflection on the challenges of incorporating spirituality into clinical practice when the client and clinician have divergent spiritualities and finally, essays that reflect on the ethics of incorporating the sacred into clinical practice.

Contributions that are representative of any R/S tradition will be considered.

Dr. Kelvin Mutter
Guest Editor

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