Addressing Spiritual and value issues

Question 1

Sensitivity-based model (SB)

Answer 1

Christian therapist is sensitive to and actively assesses. the spiritual issues in the clients’s presentation

Question 2

Integrative based model (IB)

Answer 2

Christian therapist in the integrative based model is sensitive to and actively assesses the spiritual issues in the client’s presentation in a respectable and situational appropriate manner. If spiritual issues exist however the therapist will seek to address with treatment

Question 3

Doctrinally based model (DB)

Answer 3

Religiously based therapy that underlies the entire approach to therapy

Question 4

implicit approach

Answer 4

therapist does not openly, directly or systematically use spiritual resources like, prayer and Scripture or other sacred texts in therapy

Question 5

explicit approach

Answer 5

the therapist might pray aloud in the session.

Question 6

authoritarian approaches

Answer 6

NOT APPROPRIATE

Question 7

Principle E

Answer 7

APA Code- urges psychologists to respect and give dur consideration to individual differences including those based on religion - DB offers the means of doing that in some situations.

Question 8

Helps for dealing with client value concerns (Sanders)

Answer 8

1. Understanding one’s own values
2. Respecting Client’s perspective
3. Therapist’s disclosure- not always appropriate for counsellor to go into lengthy discussion on their beliefs
4. assisting clients who have value concerns
5. seeking consultation or supervision
6. Being prepared to caringly refer when necessary