Spirituality in Mental Health Practice

<p>This key text presents an accessible and diverse exploration of spirituality in mental health practice broadening the definition of spirituality to comprise a variety of transcendent experiences. </p><p>Chapters include a brief history of the tensions of spirituality in mental health practice and consider a range of emerging topics from spirituality among the elderly and energy work (Reiki) to spirituality in addiction recovery incarceration and hospice work. The book offers a close examination of the limits of the medical model of care making a case for a more spiritually sensitive practice. Rich case examples are woven throughout and the book is paired with podcasts that can be applied across chapters illuminating the narrative stories and building active listening and teaching skills. </p><p>Suitable for students of social work and counseling at master's level as well as practicing clinicians <i>Spirituality in Mental Health Practice </i>is an essential text for widening our understanding of how spiritual frameworks can enrich mental health practice. </p>