AreChristiantreatmentsaseffectiveasseculartreatments?Whatistheevidencetosupportitssuccess?Christiansengagedinthefieldsofpsychology,psychotherapyandcounselingarelivinginauniquemoment.Overthelastcoupledecades,thesefieldshavegrownmoreandmoreopentoreligiousbeliefandreligion-accommodativetherapies.Atthesametime,Christiancounselorsandpsychotherapistsencounterpressure(forexample,frominsurancecompanies)todemonstratethattheiraccommodativetherapiesareasbeneficialasseculartherapies.ThisraisestheneedforevidencetosupportChristianpracticesandtreatments.Theessaysgatheredinthisvolumeexploreevidence-basedChristiantreatments,practices,factorsandprinciples.Theauthorsminetherelevantresearchandliteraturetoupdatepracticingpsychotherapists,clinicalresearchers,students,teachersandeducatedlaypersonsabouttheefficacyofcertainChristian-accommodativetherapies.Topicscoveredinthebookinclude:devotionalmeditationcognitive-behaviortherapypsychodynamicandprocess-experientialtherapiescouples,marriageandfamilytherapygroupinterventionThebookconcludeswithareviewoftheevidenceforthevarioustreatmentsdiscussedinthechapters,aguideforconductingclinicaltrialsthatisessentialreadingforcurrentoraspiringresearchers,andreflectionsbytheeditorsaboutthefutureofevidence-basedChristianpractices.Astheeditorssay,“moreresearchisnecessary.“Tothatend,thisvolumeisamajorcontributiontoafieldofinquirythat,whilestillinitsinfancy,promisestohaveenormousimplicationsforfutureworkinChristiancounselingandpsychotherapy.ChristianAssociationforPsychologicalStudies(CAPS)BooksexplorehowChristianityrelatestomentalhealthandbehavioralsciencesincludingpsychology,counseling,socialwork,andmarriageandfamilytherapyinordertoequipChristianclinicianstosupportthewell-beingoftheirclients.
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