Spirituality in Mental Health Practice

Name: Spirituality in Mental Health Practice
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Spirituality in Mental Health PracticeA Narrative Casebook\nAuthor(s): Miriam Jaffe, Widian Nicola, Jerry Floersch, Jeffrey Longhofer\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367442811, 978-0367442811\nSynopsis\nThis 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. \n\nChapters 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, illu.