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Helminiak, Daniel A. – Counseling and Values, 2001
Responds to three response articles and notes in the articles insistence on: importing religion into psychotherapy; serious misunderstanding about the proposed psychology of spirituality; argument primarily by appeal to authority; and imprecision and ad hominem comments. Offers clarifications and suggests that the target article deserves further…
Descriptors: Counseling Theories, Psychotherapy, Religion, Spirituality

Helminiak, Daniel A. – Counseling and Values, 2001
Discusses spirituality as a spiritual phenomenon that is independent of, yet open to, matters of personal religion and belief in God. Proposes that an elaborated psychology of spirituality helps therapists focus the psychotherapeutically relevant and spiritual issues in the client's presentation; build on the client's healthy commitments; and…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories, Counselor Client Relationship