Faith Integration Paper
Faith integration in therapy looks like a client receiving an all or partial Rogerian approach to therapy which consists of empathy, unconditional positive regard, and genuineness. The difference between the Rogerian approach with faith integration versus the Rogerian approach without faith integration is the reason behind the Rogerian approach with faith integration is because of the calling Christians have to love on others. WIthout that calling it may be easier to leave a client.
When done well faith integration in therapy can truly leave a client feeling cared about without the need to have an entire worship ceremony or even mentioning religion, a client can be left wondering why does that therapist care about me so much? Or, what makes …show more content…
It is important to know the scientific aspects of psychology to better determine what type of therapy would best suit the clients. Faith alone is simply praying to be healed. Faith integrated therapy should take the scientific gifts God has placed within the therapist to find the best therapeutic approach for the clients. Without science, psychology is just a therapist and a client (or clients) talking back and forth to each other without goals or objectives to reach those goals, there needs to be more substance to therapy than that for the benefit of both the client and the reputation of therapy
A challenge one may encounter when trying to integrate faith and therapy is the overall balancing of wanting the therapy to be faith based without it feeling too pushy or like biblical counseling with clients that may have a different faith or no faith at all. Drawing the line will definitely be the most difficult part.
As Christians we are taught to share the gospel with nonbelievers but it is often taboo if not unauthorized to do so in a work setting. Balancing religious ethics and the job’s code of ethics may also be
When done well faith integration in therapy can truly leave a client feeling cared about without the need to have an entire worship ceremony or even mentioning religion, a client can be left wondering why does that therapist care about me so much? Or, what makes …show more content…
It is important to know the scientific aspects of psychology to better determine what type of therapy would best suit the clients. Faith alone is simply praying to be healed. Faith integrated therapy should take the scientific gifts God has placed within the therapist to find the best therapeutic approach for the clients. Without science, psychology is just a therapist and a client (or clients) talking back and forth to each other without goals or objectives to reach those goals, there needs to be more substance to therapy than that for the benefit of both the client and the reputation of therapy
A challenge one may encounter when trying to integrate faith and therapy is the overall balancing of wanting the therapy to be faith based without it feeling too pushy or like biblical counseling with clients that may have a different faith or no faith at all. Drawing the line will definitely be the most difficult part.
As Christians we are taught to share the gospel with nonbelievers but it is often taboo if not unauthorized to do so in a work setting. Balancing religious ethics and the job’s code of ethics may also be