Paganism and Counseling: The Development of a Clinical Resource

Sensitivity to religious diversity is an important part of multiculturally competent psychotherapy in the United States, but few resources exist for working with Pagan clients. Using a simultaneous parallel interviewing procedure, we reviewed the literature, conducted qualitative interviews with, an...

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Authors: Harris, Kevin A. (Author) ; Panzica, Kate M. (Author) ; Crocker, Ruth A. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2016
In: Open theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 857–875
Further subjects:B simultaneous parallel interviewing
B Pagan
B Paganism
B participant-informant experts
B culturally-sensitive religiously-sensitive therapy
B multiculturally competent psychotherapy
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