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Conducting Religious/Spirituality/Belief Assessments and Histories in Clinical Practice

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This chapter discusses how to approach the issue of spirituality religion with individual clients, families, and couples. Erikson’s theory of development , Fowler’s six-stage model of spiritual development, and Wilber’s holarchy model are also discussed. Various approaches to the taking of a religious–spiritual history are provided, as well as clinical examples.

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Loue, S. (2017). Conducting Religious/Spirituality/Belief Assessments and Histories in Clinical Practice. In: Handbook of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Practice and Research. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7039-1_5

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