Resources

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Spiritual Competency Training in Mental Health (SCT-MH)

We are delighted to make freely available our empirically supported curriculum materials for developing spiritual and religious competencies in mental health care.

Religious & Spiritual Competency Training in Muslim Mental Health (MMH-CT)

Religious & Spiritual Competency Training in Muslim Mental Health (MMH-CT) helps clinicians better understand the religious and spiritual (R/S) needs of Muslim clients.

Guidebook for Understanding and Navigating Religious, Spiritual, Secular (R/S/S) Countertransference

The two primary components of the guidebook are 1) A Theory of R/S/S Countertransference and 2) The R/S/S Life Story Interview Session and Reflection Exercise.

Spiritual Psychotherapy for Inpatient, Residential, and Intensive Treatment (SPIRIT) Training Program

The Spiritual Psychotherapy for Inpatient, Residential, and Intensive Treatment (SPIRIT) Training Program includes four components: SPIRIT training video, SPIRIT training manual, competency exam, and a practical component.

Steady with the Wind

An adaptation of the Steady with the Wind curriculum, which focuses on 5 areas of competency for therapists when working with clients regarding religion and spirituality.

Developmental and Deliberate Training Program

The training program includes over 10 video vignettes of clients from diverse backgrounds presenting with R/S related struggles.

Family CARS Training: Competency in Addressing Religion and Spirituality in Families and Relationships

This training will help you apply diversity and family systems concepts to prepare you for clients with religious problems, conflicts, or needs.

Spiritual and Religious Competency Training

This is a compilation of existing and original videos developed to meet expressed needs for training in R/S-integrated mental health care competencies within Veterans Affairs mental health services.

The Brief Spirituality/Religiosity Competency Scale

The tool is meant to be used by individuals with expertise in psychotherapy and religiosity and spirituality to provide competency ratings of clinicians in training settings.

Publications

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Integrating Clients’ Religion and Spirituality into Social Work Practice: Current Research and Future Recommendations

Oxhandler, H. K. (in press). In T. L. Scales & R. C. Trammel (Eds.). Christianity and social work: Readings on the integration of Christian faith and social work practice, 7th edition.

Spiritual Competencies and Social Justice: Implications for Counselor Education Pedagogy

Avent-Harris, J. & Gonzales-Wong, C. (2024). Counselor Education and Supervision, 63(3), 216-231.

Practice-based Evidence for Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapies: Examining Trajectories of Psychological and Spiritual Distress

Currier, J. M., McDermott, R. C., Sanders, P., Barkham, M., Owen, J., & Richards, P. S. (2024). Journal of Counseling Psychology. Advanced online publication.

Preventing Dropout in Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapies: What Are Effective Methods of Attending to Clients’ Spirituality?

Currier, J. M., Swift, J., Sanders, P., & Richards, P. S. (2024). Psychotherapy. Advanced online publication.

Acceptability and Feasibility of Infusing Training in Spiritual and Religious Competencies in Mental Health Graduate Education

Currier, J. M. Pearce, M. J., Wong, S., Salcone, S., Brock, B., Kim, E., Kemp, D., Hinkel, H., Oxhandler, H. K., Vieten, C., Fox, J., Polson, C., & Pargament, K. I. (2024). Training and Education in Professional Psychology. Advanced online publication.

Religion and Spirituality in Counselor Education: Do We Really Need to Talk About This?

Fox, J. (2024). Counselor Education and Supervision, 63(3), 162-171. 

Spiritually Competent Orientation as Ground for Effective Clinical Supervision: Strategies for Implementation

Gutierrez, D., Cashwell, C. S., & Dorais, S. (2024). Counselor Education and Supervision, 63(3), 255-265.

Preparing Counselors-in-Training to Address Religion and Spirituality: Fostering Competency Through the Lens of the Addiction Curriculu

Hagedorn, W. B., Butler, S., & Frank, A. (2024). Counselor Education and Supervision, 63(3), 203-215.

Spiritually Integrated Group Psychotherapy for First Responders: Forgiveness, Trauma, and Alcohol Use

Kaufman, C. C., & Rosmarin, D. H. (2024). International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 74, 1-27.

The Necessity of Religious and Spiritual Competence in School Counseling

Niles, J., & Gutierrez, D. (2024). Counselor Education and Supervision, 63(3), 172-186.

Enhancing Training in Spiritual and Religious Competencies in Mental Health Graduate Education: Evaluation of an Integrated Curricular Approach

Pearce, M. J., Pargament, K. I., Wong, S., Hinkel, H., Salcone, S., Morgan, G., Kemp, D., Brock, B., Kim, E., Oxhandler, H. K., Vieten, C., Fox, J., Polson, C., & Currier, J. M. (2024). PLOS ONE.

The Religious and Spiritual Beliefs and Practices of MSW Faculty: A National Survey

Polson, E. C., Oxhandler, H. K., Moffatt, K. M., Parrott, H., & Miller, K. B. (2024). Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work, 43, 110-131.

Addressing Religious and Spiritual Diversity in Moral Injury Care: Five Perspectives

Pyne, J. M., Currier, J. M., Hinkson, K. D., Usset, T. J., Abeita, L., Dordal, P., Weber, M. C., Kouser, T., Awaad, R., & Griffin, B. J. (2024). Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry. Advanced online publication.

Spirituality and Couples and Family Counseling

Roach, L. & Sierra, J. (2024). Counselor Education and Supervision, 63(3), 232-243.

Evaluation of Spiritual Competency Training in Mental Health (SCT-MH): A Replication Study with Mental Health Professionals

Salcone, S., Currier, J. M., Hinkel, H. M., Pearce, M. J., Wong, S., Pargament, K. I. (2024). Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. Advanced online publication.

Broaching Spiritual and Religious Issues in Counseling Assessment

Stewart-Sicking, J. (2024). Counselor Education and Supervision, 63(3), 244-254.

Spiritual and Religious Competency Training for Mental Health Professionals: How Much is Enough?

Vieten, C., Fox, J., Oxhandler, H. K., Pearce, M., Polson, E. C., Pargament, K., Wong, S., & Currier, J. M. (2024). Counselor Education and Supervision, 63(3), 187-202. 

Insights from a CSWE Summit for Critical Conversations on Religion, Faith, and Spirituality in Social Work Education

Canda, E., Oxhandler, H. K., Husain, A., Polson, E. C., Wolfer, T., Sheridan, M., Jacobsen, J., & Hardy, K. (2023). Journal of Social Work Education, 59, 635-653.

Enhancing Competencies for Ethical Integration of Religion and Spirituality in Psychological Services

Currier, J. M., Fox, J., Pearce, M., Vieten, C., & Oxhandler H. K. (2023). Psychological Services, 20, 40-50.

Examining the Influence of Colleges’ and Universities’ Religious Affiliation on Graduate Social Work Education in the United States

Polson, E. C., Oxhandler, H. K., Selman, S., & Haworth, C. (2023). Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 42, 171-192.

Training Opportunities and Resources for Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapists and Researchers

Richards, P. S., Currier, J. M., Jones, R. S., Pearce, M., & Stephens, D. (2023). In P. S. Richards, D. Judd, & K. Allen (Eds.) Handbook of Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapies (pp. 423-448). American Psychological Association: Washington, DC.

Integrating Spirituality in Group Psychotherapy with First Responders: Addressing Trauma and Substance Misuse

Kaufman, C. C., Rosmarin, D. H., & Connery, H. (2022). Religions, 13, 1132.

Spiritual and Religious Competencies in Psychology

Vieten, C., & Lukoff, D. (2022). American Psychologist, 77, 26-38.