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ISBN-10:: 1606239082
ISBN-13:: 9781606239087
Pub. Date:: 03/23/2010
Publisher:: Guilford Publications, Inc.

ISBN-10:: 1606239082
ISBN-13:: 9781606239087
Pub. Date:: 03/23/2010
Publisher:: Guilford Publications, Inc.

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Overview

Exploring the role of spirituality in couple and family relationships, this successful text and practitioner guide illustrates ways to tap spiritual resources for coping, healing, and resilience. Leading experts in family therapy and pastoral care discuss how faith beliefs and practices can foster personal and relational well-being, how religious conflicts or a spiritual void can contribute to distress, and what therapists can gain from reflecting on their own spiritual journeys. The volume is rich with insights for working with multi-faith and culturally diverse clients.

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ISBN-13:	9781606239087
Publisher:	Guilford Publications, Inc.
Publication date:	03/23/2010
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	412
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Froma Walsh, MSW, PhD, is a professor in the School of Social Service Administration and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago. She is also a codirector of the University-affiliated family therapy training institute, the Chicago Center for Family Health. She is the Editor of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, past president of the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA), recipient of AFTA's Award for Distinguished Contribution to Family Therapy Theory and Practice, and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. She is author of Strengthening Family Resilience and editor or coeditor of Normal Family Processes, Living Beyond Loss, and Women in Families.

I Overview

1 Religion, Spirituality, and the Family: Multifaith Perspectives Froma Walsh 3

2 Integrating Spirituality in Family Therapy: Wellsprings for Health, Healing, and Resilience Froma Walsh 31

II Spiritual Resources In Families: Tapping The Wellsprings

3 Spirituality, Suffering, and Beliefs: The Soul of Healing with Families Lorraine M. Wright 65

4 Spiritual Resources in Family Adaptation to Death and Loss Froma Walsh 81

5 Religious Perspectives on Resilience: Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam Steven J. Wolin Wayne Mullet Fred Taylor Sybil Wolin Shanthi Ranganathan Dyaa Saymah Hasan Zeyada 103

6 The Stresses of Poverty and the Comfort of Spirituality Harry J. Aponte

7 Spirituality and Religion: Implications for Psychotherapy with African American Families Nancy Boyd-Franklin Tonya Walker Lockwood 141

8 Religion and Spiritual Traditions in Immigrant Families: Significance for Latino Health and Mental Health Celia Jaes Falicov 156

9 "Honor Your Father and Your Mother": Intergenerational Values and Jewish Tradition Mona. DeKoven Fishbane 174

10 A Spirituality for Family Living Herbert Anderson 194

III Spirituality In Therapeutic Practice

11 Morality and Spirituality in Therapy William J. Doherty 215

12 Rituals and Spirituality in Family Therapy Evan Imber-Black 229

13 Meditation and Relational Connectedness: Practices for Couples and Families Jerry Gale 247

14 Healing from Relational Trauma: The Quest for Spirituality Mary Jo Barrett

15 Healing from Refugee Trauma: The Significance of Spiritual Beliefs, Faith Community, and Faith-Based Services Hugo Kamya 286

16 Forgiveness and Spirituality: Elements of Healing in Relationships Terry D. Hargrave Janet Froeschle Yvette Castillo 323

17 Opening Therapy to Conversations with a Personal God Melissa Elliott 323

18 Stretching to Meet What's Given: Opportunities for a Spiritual Practice Kaethe Weingarten 340

19 Hear, and Soul: Experiential Exercise, for Therapists and Clients Janine Roberts 359

20 The Therapeutic Benefits of Justice-Seeking Spiritual: Empowerment, Healing, and Hope Alice de V. Perry John S. Rolland 379

Index 397

Interviews

Couple and family therapists, clinical psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, psychiatrists, and pastoral counselors; instructors and students in these fields. Serves as a text in courses in couple and family therapy, social work practice with families, and spirituality in psychotherapy.

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Editorial Reviews

I have used this book in a graduate family therapy class, beginning with its earlier edition, and it continually draws very favorable discussion and response. The chapters demonstrate an ecumenical, interfaith sensitivity and together call the reader to do their ‘own spiritual-religious work’….This is an engaging, thought-provoking text that is well-suited for the secular and pastoral clinician. It is an excellent accompaniment to standard family therapy texts in the classroom context.”

Journal for the Study of Marriage and Spirituality

"Throughout twenty engaging chapters, the authors explore a wide range of spiritual and religious viewpoints towards aspects of family life, including loss, resilience, and the idea of healing. Following this they consider implications for therapeutic practice, with many contributors sharing extensive and highly practical aspects of their individual approaches....Throughout the book, Walsh and her contributors share their thoughts and practices in a way that suggests real depth in exploring spiritual resources, stemming from many years of reflecting on their practice and developing creative but well-thought-out therapeutic positions and approaches....Walsh's language and approach to spirituality is creative and at times poetic, harnessing the fleeting essence of spirituality with imagination. Her courage to express her compassionate and open attitude to life and human behavior is what makes this book enriching and engaging well beyond its educative potential. This volume offers those readers with a limited knowledge of religious diversity a good grounding in attitudes towards life's challenges and resilience from a vast amount of different faith perspectives."

Journal of Family Therapy

"The rewards of this volume are multifaceted: inspiration for the clinician's own personal and spiritual pilgrimage; awareness of the many facets, expressions, and nuances of spirituality; and guidance on how spirituality can be acknowledged and mobilized as a resource for marital and family growth and healing. It is a key required text for my course on spirituality and clinical praxis, and has richly contributed to my own practice, my teaching, and the personal and professional development of my students."—Rand Michael, DMin, Graduate Department of Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy Program, George Fox University

"Distinguished practitioner Froma Walsh and her contributing authors affirm the fundamental place of spirituality in individual, couple, and family therapy. Topics include therapeutic applications related to grieving, forgiveness, and meditation, as well as approaches to working with special populations, such as immigrants and refugees. The book assists therapists to recognize, assess, and appreciate their own and their clients’ spirituality so that spirituality can become a constructive aspect of therapy. Theoretically grounded yet practical, this is essential reading for students and established professionals alike."—Martin W. Rovers, PhD, Faculty of Human Sciences, St. Paul University, Ottawa, Canada

"This volume documents a remarkable transformation in family therapists’ regard for spirituality. It urges clinicians to follow streams of spiritual experience through family belief systems, rituals, and communities, in order to appreciate the rich therapeutic possibilities that spirituality provides. Capturing the diversity of contemporary families, the contributors provide an array of approaches for helping people cope assertively with losses, injustices, and adversities in their lives."—James L. Griffith, MD, Department of Psychiatry, The George Washington University Medical Center
"Featuring brand-new and updated material, this superb revision of Walsh’s groundbreaking text gives voice to the powerful and often ignored spiritual dimension of human experience. The volume offers a rich, multilayered exploration of spirituality and relational well-being. Highly accessible and beautifully written, it is filled with case examples, author reflections, and information that therapists need to develop greater spiritual self-awareness and professional effectiveness. A 'must read' for social workers and psychotherapists, and for graduate students in mental health, family studies, and pastoral counseling."—Marsha Pravder Mirkin, PhD, Department of Psychology, Lasell College; Women’s Studies Research Center, Brandeis University
"A vital contribution to the growing literature on spirituality and psychotherapy. This excellent volume reminds us that spirituality is, at its heart, all about relationships. The contributors skillfully demonstrate how practitioners from every discipline can weave a sensitivity to the spiritual dimension into their work with families from diverse religious backgrounds who are facing life’s most profound problems. Through moving personal accounts, the volume also invites therapists to examine the place of spirituality in their own lives. I highly recommend this updated second edition."—Kenneth I. Pargament, PhD, Department of Psychology (Emeritus), Bowling Green State University

From the Publisher

"Adds to the discussion of the positive influences of faith beliefs and practices on healing, well-being, longevity, physical, emotional, and interpersonal problems. This sourcebook fills a crucial void in the literature by validating and normalizing for practitioners the importance of providing psychological and emotional space for the experience of spirituality to occur within ourselves and the families we work with."

Family Journal

Walsh (psychiatry and social service administration, U. of Chicago) and a number of scholars, therapists, spiritual directors, and social workers explore the influences of spirituality on healing and health, addressing it not as an isolated topic, but as something woven into the fabric of everyday life. The authors examine how tapping into a family's faith can provide resources for healing from trauma, bridging generation gaps, and for finding comfort in light of overwhelming stressors such as poverty. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Spiritual Resources in Family Therapy / Edition 2

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