Are Religiously Integrated Therapists More Empathic?

Reports on research designed to answer the following questions: “Is religious integration of therapists positively related to their capacity for empathy?” and “Does pastoral counseling training facilitate greater increases in religious integration and/or capacity for empathy of its students than tho...

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Authors: Muse, J. Stephen (Author) ; Estadt, Barry K. (Author) ; Greer, JoAnne M. (Author) ; Cheston, Sharon (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1994
In: The Journal of pastoral care
Year: 1994, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 14-23
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Summary:Reports on research designed to answer the following questions: “Is religious integration of therapists positively related to their capacity for empathy?” and “Does pastoral counseling training facilitate greater increases in religious integration and/or capacity for empathy of its students than those in counseling and clinical psychology programs?” Concludes, after analyzing the data secured from students (N = 167) from several programs, that religious integration of therapists is an important contributing factor to their capacity for empathy but raises questions about whether training is effective in increasing such integration.
Contains:Enthalten in: The Journal of pastoral care
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002234099404800103