Between the "whispers of the Devil" and "the revelation of the Word": Christian clergy's mental health literacy and pastoral support for BME congregants
Understanding Christian clergy's role in providing counseling and spiritual support to Black and minority ethnic (BME) groups offers promise for redressing the ethnicity-related health inequalities in mental health help-seeking and service utilization in the United Kingdom. This qualitative stu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2020]
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Journal of spirituality in mental health
Year: 2020, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 147-172 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AE Psychology of religion KBF British Isles RB Church office; congregation RG Pastoral care ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
Mental health literacy
B BME B Clergy B Pastoral |
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| Summary: | Understanding Christian clergy's role in providing counseling and spiritual support to Black and minority ethnic (BME) groups offers promise for redressing the ethnicity-related health inequalities in mental health help-seeking and service utilization in the United Kingdom. This qualitative study (N = 10) investigated the pastoral practices, mental health literacy, and referral tendencies of Christian clergy serving BME congregants in Glasgow, Scotland. The qualitative content analysis revealed that the clergy held multiple and complex explanatory models of socioemotional problems, and espoused referrals to healthcare professionals to varying degrees. Clergy-practitioner collaborations can potentially become a crucial enabler of culturally sensitive and person-centered care, although several barriers persist. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-9645 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of spirituality in mental health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/19349637.2018.1537755 |