Defining Pastoral Psychotherapy

Notes the problems involved in attempting to define pastoral psychotherapy by using descriptive attributes. Defines pastoral psychotherapy as “a psychotherapeutic activity in which a pastoral psychotherapist observes, understands, and interprets the psychological, religious, and moral dimensions of...

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Main Author: Schlauch, Chris R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1985
In: The Journal of pastoral care
Year: 1985, Volume: 39, Issue: 3, Pages: 219-228
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Notes the problems involved in attempting to define pastoral psychotherapy by using descriptive attributes. Defines pastoral psychotherapy as “a psychotherapeutic activity in which a pastoral psychotherapist observes, understands, and interprets the psychological, religious, and moral dimensions of the ongoing process through psychological, theological, and ethical frames of reference.” Offers a brief clinical illustration of how such a definition may find expression in the actual clinical practice.
Contains:Enthalten in: The Journal of pastoral care
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002234098503900305