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                 I.      Center for Spirituality and Psychotherapy

  • The Center for Spirituality and Psychotherapy is devoted to studying the integration of spirituality and counseling in four areas:
  1. Spirituality and Psychotherapy Process
  2. Training in Spirituality and Psychotherapy
  3. Religion and parenting
  4. Spirituality and recovery from childhood trauma
  • Director: Donald F. Walker, Ph.D.

 

          II.      Recent Publications and Presentations:

 

                     Spirituality and Psychotherapy Process 

  • Walker, D.F., Gorsuch, R. L., & Tan, S. Y. (2004). Therapists’ integration of religion and spirituality in counseling: A meta-analysis. Counseling and Values, 49, 69-80.  
  • Walker, D. F., & Tan, S. Y. (2007). (Eds.). Special issue: Religious and spiritual interventions in psychotherapy. Journal of Psychology and Christianity.
  • Walker, D. F., Gorsuch, R. L., & Tan, S. Y. (2005). Therapists’ use of religious and spiritual interventions in Christian counseling: A preliminary report. Counseling and Values, 49, 107-119.
  • Otis, K. E., Walker, D. F., & Gorsuch, R. L. (2005). Eclectic Christian Counseling Among Graduate Student Therapists. Paper presented at the 2005 Meeting of the American Psychological Association.

                    Spirituality and Training in Psychotherapy

  • Walker, D. F., Gorsuch, R. L., Tan, S. Y., & Otis, K. E. (in press). Use of religious and spiritual interventions by trainees in APA-Accredited Christian clinical psychology programs. Mental Health, Religion, and Culture.

                      Religion and Parenting

  • Walker, D. F., & Quagliana, H. (2007). Integrating Scripture with parent training in behavioral interventions. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 26, 122-131.
  • Gorsuch, R. L., Walker, D. F., Lewis, H. E., & Chung, T. (2005). Measurement of religion and spirituality among youth: A review. Paper presented at the 2005 Meeting of the American Psychological Association.
          
  • Lewis, H. E., & Walker, D. F. (2005). ADHD parenting programs adapted for use with Christian clients. Paper presented at the 2005 Meeting of the American Psychological Association.
  • Gorsuch, R. L., & Walker, D. F., (2006). Measurement and research design in studying spiritual development. In E. C. Roehlkepartain, P. E. King, L. Wagener, P. L. Bensen (Eds.). The Handbook of spiritual development in childhood and adolescence (pp. 92-104).
     
  • Allen, M., & Sustaita, D. (2007). Autism and its effects on religion and spirituality. Paper  presented at the 2007 Meeting of the American Psychological Association.
     
  • Green, R., Janssen, M., & Davison, J. (2007). Depression in children of divorce. Paper presented at the 2007 Meeting of the American Psychological Association.

                      Spirituality and Recovery from Childhood Trauma

  •  Walker, D. F., Reid, H., O’Neill, T., & Brown, L. (2007). Spirituality and children’s experience of traumatic events: A review and synthesis. Paper presented at the 2007 Meeting of the American Psychological Association.

 

 

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