Social And Social Support And Spirituality

Hawkins and Clinton (2015), stated that using the knowledge of counseling and incorporating it in the theology and spirituality, delivers a deeper counseling session with clients seeking a closer connection to God and a sense of hope (p. 8). Psychological issues apart from spiritual issues are presented in the text. Hawkins and Clinton (2015) argue the “overcoming the faith gap” as an issue, and state that the most challenging part for clients seeking services is doubting the fact that, incorporating theology/spirituality counseling may not fulfill their needs (p.

The benefits of religious counselling is it’s proven efficacy Nathaniel (2005) that illustrates clients as experiencing a greater feeling of closeness within the

Spirituality is one of the most important aspects of life to some communities, cultures, and nations. People who believe in God usually become more spiritual as they age. In American societies, the mosques and churches have older people than younger people. In most cases, we become more spiritual or at least start looking for religious answers when we are faced with a death in the family. In a study by Moremen,(2005), 26 older women who had not experienced a life changing even or recent death in their families were interviewed on their views in terms of “their place” in society” and the “order of things”. None of the participants were facing a terminal illness. The majority stated that they wanted to understand things and were looking towards

Spirituality and religion are often seen as significantly positive resources for individuals dealing with hardship and adversity throughout the life course. Spiritual coping is often effective and most often employed when in unfathomable situations or faced with "problems of human insufficiency" (Pargament, 1998). However, spirituality may also be diminished when it becomes associated with demoralization or negativity, such as when one feels abandoned by faith or condemned by the world (Van Hook, 2013) in their current situation or experience. Higher powers and spiritual connection then begin to appear either irrelevant or beyond reach, and viewpoints become fatalistic as individuals resign to the belief that their faith has not helped them.

For those who have left the church behind but don’t want to entirely abandon spiritual practice, and also for those who were never a part of the church but are still seeking to foster meaningful spiritual development, Rachelle Mee-Chapman’s new book, Relig-ish: Soulful Living in a

For this paper I decided to sit down with my childhood friend from my St. Thomas More Catholic School days. Katarina and I have known each other since we were 5 years old. I remember attending church with her family on Sunday morning, spending the night at her house, occasionally attending her family's BBQ's on Easter Sunday, and inviting her to all my birthday parties at Chuck E Cheese. Though we lost touch after high school we found each other again thanks to social media. We are both from Hispanic Catholic families so it was always assumed that we would grow up to be Catholic too. To my surprise I found that on Katie's social media page under religious views it did not say Catholic as I expected but rather Wicca. Turns out Katie decided that the Catholic faith wasn't for her and opted instead to convert to Wicca.

We all know that religion is an organized system regarding the spiritual or supernatural along with various practices that give numerous individuals a sense of purpose in the world and allows these individuals to understand things beyond their reach. However, while reading the articles from “Nones on the Rise,” it is evident that there is an increase in the number of individuals who claim unaffiliation to any religion in the United States. “Nones” gives the facts and figures of the Americans who do not place themselves in any religious category, with an approximate one in five of the public claiming no affiliation. But there are some individuals who denote themselves as spiritual or religious in some way. The entire article is an intriguing one because it breaks everything down, from what it means to be unaffiliated religiously to the composition of the unaffiliated, the demographics of the unaffiliated and theories as to why there is an increase in the numbers of the years. It is interesting to see how people view themselves when it comes to their beliefs.

The idea of preference for mental health services coming from a prior relationship was discussed in this study. This is an interesting idea to evaluate further in meeting the needs of this people group and respecting the counselor ethics code on dual relationships. When evaluating the relationship with religious counselors the positive feelings were found to come from positive preexisting relationships. An evaluation of social support in this population is needed as this study found that the social networks were a strength that participants received from their religious participation.

Current is only one behavior that comes to mind that every person experiences at some point or another in his or her lives. Financial stress is a behavior that negatively affects a person’s mindset and only pushes the victim further down the spiral.   Some people have found ways to cope with stress while others struggle with it on a daily basis. There are several therapy theories that one can approach in order to deal with stress, but the tactic one will like to focus on is the cognitive behavioral therapy. In order to understand how one can accomplish this, one needs to

In Spirituality for the Rest of Us, Osborne (2009) expresses the need for each of us to develop our own unique relationship with God. This can be accomplished by recognizing our path to spirituality is not made by a specific set of steps that must be completed in a certain order. We do not need to add extra rules to demonstrate genuine spirituality, nor will one discipline work for everyone at all times. It is important to choose the discipline that works when it is needed. Finally, Osborne explores why practicing “Glass House living” is more effective at helping to maintain a spiritual life than participation in accountability groups.

Religion and spirituality are tightly related to mental health. Indeed, there are numerous evidence that participation in religious practices has positive outcomes on mental health of older adults. As their physical health deteriorates, they are confronted to their own death and are led to face different challenges in their everyday life (S.Kirby et al., 2004). This usually has a negative influence in them unless they have assets they can use to buffer this effect. In this case, religion occur to be a prevalent resources as it brings them a sense of personal meaning, comfort, and intimacy with a deity leading people to change their views on their situation (Pergament et al,. 2000). Spirituality and religion allows them to overcome their current

The mission of The Pastoral Institute is to care for the emotional, relational, and spiritual needs of people. The mission falls in line with the vision of The Pastoral Institute, which is to help inspire and empower people to love, serve, and live meaningfully. When discussing the goals and objectives of The Pastoral Institute from a counseling aspect, the most important goal is to restore emotional, mental, spiritual, and family well-being. The objective is to holistically solve the client’s problems by integrating science, religion, and humanistic values. Recent studies show that religious beliefs and practices are supportive to cope with stresses in life and are beneficial to mental health (Verghese,

Several authors have offered a variety of defini¬tions of spirituality: Some with atheistic and materialistic constructions (Deh¬ler & Welsh, 1994; Mitroff & Denton, 1999; Ashmos & Duchon, 2000), and others with pantheistic and deistic vi¬sions (Benner, 1989; Mohamed, Hassan & Wisnieski, 2001). To Griffin (1988), for example, spirituality is an inherent human characteristic. Definitions of spirituality abound, so the term “spirituality” is defined as it is used here. Clark’s () definition of religion also serves well to define spirituality:

The take home point to my study, if it was supported, would be that financial strain does affect your ability to perform to at your best and may result with some sort of health problem. According to American Psychology Association (Stress in America, 2012), 75% of the population says that the significant source of stress is money. Sometimes these situations can’t be fixed right away, so it’s important to manage your stress and try to direct it to another outlet. This point relates to the other readings, because the overall relationship is about being healthy not only physically but being healthy psychologically as well and proper handling of stress is a part of overall health.

Religion plays an important role in my life. I identify as catholic, but there are some thing that me and my family don’t follow. We don't go to church often and when we do it's only for important events. This is because we’ve had bad experiences with