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This book highlights spiritually integrative research and demonstrates the evolution of a national partnership of psychologists and chaplains. Insights will enhance chaplain-researcher partnerships, illumine intersections among spirituality and psychological distress, and demonstrate approaches for inquiring about individuals' spiritual lives.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction - Alexis D. Abernethy, PhD
Part 1: Developing a Collaborative Interdisciplinary Partnership
1. Visioning an Integrative Partnership - Mark Eastburg, PhD and Winston E. Gooden, PhD
2. Forging a Collaborative Research Partnership between Chaplains and Psychologists - Karl Van Harn, DMin, Janet S. Carter, MDiv, and Alexis D. Abernethy, PhD
Part 2: Integrative Research Findings
3. Practice Insights Informing Research - Religious Comfort Spiritual Care by Chaplains - Alexis D. Abernethy, PhD, Karl Van Harn, DMin, and Janet S. Carter, MDiv
4. Spiritual Struggles and Considerations in Spiritual Care - Mary Jacob Mathew, PhD and Alexis D. Abernethy, PhD
5. The Impact of Religion and Spirituality on the Presence and Absence of Meaning in Life in Recovery from Mental Illness - Joseph M. Currier, PhD, Hannah M. Hinkel, MA, and Sarah Salcone, BA
6. The Virtues of Patience and Gratitude as Protective Factors in Mental Illness - Sarah A. Schnitker, PhD
7. Interpersonal Forgiveness of Others, Perceived Divine Forgiveness, and Self-Forgiveness: Psychological and Spiritual Implications - Lindsey Root Luna, PhD, Charlotte van Oyen Witvliet, PhD, and Heather Jones, PsyD
8. Clinical and Conceptual Insights Informing Research: Suicidality and the Afterlife - Marwan S. Tabbara, MD
Part 3: Conclusion: Principles for Optimizing Integrative Collaborations
9. Building Collaborative Research and Clinical Partnerships: Spiritual and Relational Work - Alexis D. Abernethy, PhD
10. Diversity and Social Justice as a Critical Lens for Integrative Partnerships: Implications for Future Research - Alexis D. Abernethy, PhD
About the Contributors
About the author
Edited by Alexis D. Abernethy - Contributions by Alexis D. Abernethy; Mark Eastburg; Winston E. Gooden; Karl Van Harn; Janet S. Carter; Mary Jacob Mathew; Joseph M. Currier; Hannah M. Hinkel; Sarah Salcone; Sarah A. Schnitker; Lindsey Root Luna; Charlotte
