Measuring Christian Integration in Professional Counseling Practice and the Contributions of Spiritual Formation and Mentoring
This study surveyed counselors who integrate Christian faith to determine the impact of spiritual formation and mentoring relationships on integration satisfaction and activity. A holistic measure of integrative practice is proposed and used. In a convenience sample of 226 counselors who were Christ...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 49, Issue: 4, Pages: 360-373 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality RG Pastoral care |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B Integration B Counseling B Satisfaction B Christian B Activity B Faith B Formation |
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| Summary: | This study surveyed counselors who integrate Christian faith to determine the impact of spiritual formation and mentoring relationships on integration satisfaction and activity. A holistic measure of integrative practice is proposed and used. In a convenience sample of 226 counselors who were Christian, a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) found spiritual formation and mentoring relationships significantly contribute to satisfaction (p < .001, ηp2 = .127) and activity (p = .001, ηp2 = .041) of integration. A second MANOVA and post hoc tests explore the contribution of spiritual formation and mentoring relationship to 12 integration elements. A T-test found mean satisfaction was significantly higher than activity (p < .001, d = 0.7) of integration. Counselor development is discussed in light of study findings with specific recommendations including a focus on spiritual formation. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-1162 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0091647120968147 |