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- Title
Psychotherapy: Sacred or Secular?
- Authors
Quackenbos, Stephen; Privette, Gayle; Klentz, Bonnel
- Abstract
Should religion play an important role in psychotherapy? This exploratory study surveyed opinions of lay people about the relationship between religion and psychotherapy. A questionnaire was designed, tested for reliability, and given to a sample of 126 people in Escambia County, Florida. A total of 86 respondents returned completed questionnaires. It was found that the majority of these lay people distinguish between religious and secular psychotherapy and that 35% seem to prefer some form of religious counseling. Also, 79% thought that religious values were an important topic to be discussed in therapy, and 53% stated that they would seek counseling at a pastoral center if one were available. This survey suggests that many people want religion to be included in psychotherapy. <BR> The present study attempted to determine whether the predominant psychotherapeutic system is meeting the needs of large numbers of religious people.
- Subjects
ESCAMBIA County (Fla.); FLORIDA; UNITED States; PSYCHOTHERAPY; COUNSELING; RELIGIOUS psychology; QUESTIONNAIRES
- Publication
Journal of Counseling & Development, 1985, Vol 63, Issue 5, p290
- ISSN
0748-9633
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/j.1556-6676.1985.tb00661.x