Citation
Quagliana, H. L., King, P. E., Quagliana, D. P., & Wagener, L. M. (2013). Spiritually oriented interventions in developmental context. In D. F. Walker & W. L. Hathaway (Eds.), Spiritual interventions in child and adolescent psychotherapy (pp. 89–110). American Psychological Association.
Abstract
Developmental theory offers a context for understanding children’s and adolescents’ functioning across several domains or areas, including, but not limited to, the psychosocial, cognitive, and spiritual. In this chapter, we suggest that an understanding of developmental theory should guide treatment in a psychotherapeutic context, including those interventions that are spiritually oriented. We also argue that effective clinical work requires an understanding of the client’s developmental competencies. Thus, in this chapter, we provide an overview of developmental theory as relevant to spiritually oriented interventions in psychotherapy. Our aim is to provide a broad overview of what children’s spiritual development may look like in early and middle childhood and adolescence to better equip clinicians to address the spiritual concerns of the young people in their care. After presenting a conceptual model for considering spiritual development, we also offer a series of case studies across developmental domains demonstrating a developmentally sensitive approach to the use of spiritually oriented interventions with children and teens. The case studies that are presented are amalgamated and have identifying information removed to protect client confidentiality. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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Year: 2013
Holder: American Psychological Association
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/13947-005
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