First published in 1996

Currently there is a strong trend in the mental health professions to look at the whole picture when dealing with clients. Religion and spirituality are now officially accepted as a major portion of this picture.

In keeping with this trend, this book assesses the role of spiritually oriented assessments and interventions in clinical practice. By providing examples of both spiritual cosmologies and anthropologies, it offers a cross-cultural theoretical orientation and therapeutic rationale for spirituality in clinical settings.

The book is an essential resource for social workers, mental health counselors, bereavement specialists, professional clergy, and others in the helping professions.