Integrating spirituality and psychotherapy: Ethical issues and principles to consider

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 891-902

  Plante, Thomas G ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Psychotherapy; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 34548781767     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20383     Document Type: Review

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