Faith Is Not Off Limits in the Therapy Room

Is it appropriate, or even ethical, to bring a client's faith into psychotherapy? Thomas Plante, PhD, ABPP, opens the Catholic Christian Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy program with the case for doing so. In an interview with Harold Koenig, MD, one of the founders of the field, you'll hear what more than thirty years of research says about religion, spirituality, and health. Dr. Plante then sets out the ethical ground: respect for religious diversity, competence, and avoiding harm. You'll also see how a brief, patient-centered spiritual history tells clients their faith is welcome without imposing it.

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What You’ll Learn


01

Summarize

Summarize the research evidence linking religious and spiritual beliefs to mental, social, behavioral, and physical health.

02

Identify

Identify three ethical principles that apply when integrating spirituality and religion into psychotherapy: respect for religious diversity, competence, and avoiding harm.

03

Describe

Describe how to take a brief, patient-centered spiritual history that invites clients to talk about faith without proselytizing.

NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider

Continuing Education

0.75 NBCC contact hours · ACEP No. 7719 · Introductory

The Elijah Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7719. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Elijah Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

To earn credit, participants watch the full presentation, pass the posttest with a score of 80% or higher, and complete the course evaluation. A certificate is issued on completion.

Curriculum

Watch the presentation, then complete the posttest and course evaluation to earn your certificate.

    1. How to use this course

    2. Please complete the pre-course survey to help us understand your knowledge and comfort level. Best practices in competency-based education emphasize aligning course materials with student needs, and this survey is key to that process.

    1. Download PDF Learning Objectives and Course Summary 5 min read

    2. Introduction to Catholic Christian - Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy with Elijah Institute and Our Level One Courses

    3. Video Lecture - Introduction to Catholic Psychotherapy with Thomas Plante, Ph D, ABPP 13min

    4. Video - Interview on Efficacy of Spiritually Integrated Therapy's with Harold Koenig M.D. 37 min

    5. Foundations in CC-SIP Knowledge Check - Passing Grade 80%

    6. Rate This Course - Introduction to Foundations in CC-SIP

About this course

  • Free
  • 8 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

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Begin With the Foundations · 0.75 NBCC contact hours · ACEP No. 7719 · Introductory

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