Evidence-Based Practices for Christian Counseling and

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Evidence-Based Practices for Christian Counseling and Psychotherapy (Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books)
Are Christian treatments as effective as secular treatments? What is the evidence to support its success?

Christians engaged in the fields of psychology, psychotherapy and counseling are living in a unique moment. Over the last couple decades, these fields have grown more and more open to religious belief and religion-accommodative therapies. At the same time, Christian counselors and psychotherapists encounter pressure (for example, from insurance companies) to demonstrate that their accommodative therapies are as beneficial as secular therapies. This raises the need for evidence to support Christian practices and treatments.

The essays gathered in this volume explore evidence-based Christian treatments, practices, factors and principles. The authors mine the relevant research and literature to update practicing psychotherapists, clinical researchers, students, teachers and educated laypersons about the efficacy of certain Christian-accommodative therapies. Topics covered in the book include:
- devotional meditation
- cognitive-behavior therapy
- psychodynamic and process-experiential therapies
- couples, marriage and family therapy
- group intervention
The book concludes with a review of the evidence for the various treatments discussed in the chapters, a guide for conducting clinical trials that is essential reading for current or aspiring researchers, and reflections by the editors about the future of evidence-based Christian practices. As the editors say, "more research is necessary." To that end, this volume is a major contribution to a field of inquiry that, while still in its infancy, promises to have enormous implications for future work in Christian counseling and psychotherapy.

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780830864782
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	IVP Academic
Manufacturer	IVP Academic
NumberOfPages	352
PublicationDate	2013-11-04
Publisher	IVP Academic
ReleaseDate	2013-11-04
Studio	IVP Academic

Evidence-Based Practices for Christian Counseling and Psychotherapy (Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books)

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