Exploring the Intersection of Islamic Spirituality and Psychotherapy - Healing the Soul

This book examines the intersection of Islamic spirituality and psychotherapy, analyzing how Islamic principles can be integrated into therapeutic practices to foster mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Through a comprehensive exploration of Islamic teachings and contemporary psychological theories, it aims to offer valuable insights for both practitioners and students of Islamic psychotherapy.
The book starts by analyzing the convergence of Islamic spirituality and psychotherapy, discussing the importance of decolonizing psychological knowledge and presenting the foundations of Islamic psychotherapy. Next, it analyzes various psychological approaches - such as psychoanalytic therapy, client-centred therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy - and discusses the congruences or dissonances of each approach with Islamic spirituality. Finally, the book examines the relationship between emotion and mental health from an Islamic perspective and reflects on the integration of Islamic spirituality in psychotherapy, providing practical strategies and tools for Islamic psychotherapists.
Exploring the Intersection of Islamic Spirituality and Psychotherapy: Healing the Soul will be an invaluable resource for mental health practitioners such as counsellors and psychotherapists, as well as for scholars and students, interested in learning how to bridge the gap between Islamic spirituality and psychotherapy, offering insights and guidance for those seeking to integrate these domains and developing a deeper understanding of Islamic psychotherapy.

Sommario

Chapter 1: Navigating the Intersection: Islamic Spirituality and Psychotherapy.- Chapter 2: Monotheism as the Foundation of Islamic Psychotherapy.- Chapter 3: Shifting The Paradigm: Decolonising Psychology Knowledge.- Chapter 4: The Anatomy of Islamic Psychotherapy.- Chapter 5: Fitrah: The Spiritual Nature of Human Behaviour.- Chapter 6: The Psychology of the Soul (Part 1): The Nafs and the Rûh.- Chapter 7: The Psychology of the Soul (Part II): The Qalb and the 'Aql.- Chapter 8: Psychological Approaches: Congruence or Dissonance with Islamic Spirituality-Part I.- Chapter 9: Post -Modern Therapies: Congruence or Dissonance with Islamic Spirituality.- Chapter 10: Islamic Foundation on Emotional Health and Healing.- Chapter 11_The Healing Power of Compassion (Rahmah)Forgiveness (Istighfar), Gratitude (Shukr), Hope (Amal), and Patience (Sabr).- Chapter 12: Synthesis and Consolidation of Spirituality and Islamic Psychotherapy.

Info autore

G.Hussein Rassool is a Professor at the Centre for Islāmic Studies and Civilisation (CISAC), Charles Sturt University, Australia; Professor of Islāmic PsychologyIslāmic, and the Director of Studies for the Department of Islāmic Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling, Al Balagh Academy. In addition, he is the Chair of Al-Balkhi Research Institute (UK). Prof. Rassool was previously Consultant at the Centre for Islāmic Psychology, Riphah International University, Pakistan, and Director of the Riphah Institute of Clinical and Professional Psychology/Centre for Islāmic Psychology, Riphah International University. His previous experience was as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Addictive Behaviour & Psychological Medicine, St George’s Hospital Medical School (University of London), England where he developed many unique academic programmes. He was the first Head of Department of Islāmic Psychology at the International Open University (Islāmic Online University) and later became the Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, at the same university. He also held the position of Professor of Mental Health and Addiction, University of São Paulo, Brazil. He is one of the leading academics in the areas of Islāmic Psychology and psychotherapy, and involved in the development of the first Bachelor of Science, Islāmic Psychology course at Islāmic Online University. He also developed a university accredited certificate course in Islāmic Psychology which was launched in Pakistan in October 2019 as well as the Advanced Diploma in Islāmic Psychology and Psychotherapy which was launched in June 2022. His research interests include psychosocial and spiritual problems in relation to mental health, psychosocial and spiritual interventions, indigenous psychology, Islāmic counselling and psychotherapy, Islāmic ethics in psychology. He is an author /editor of ten books and has published over 130 papers and reviews in peer-reviewed journals. He also works as a part-time Islāmic psychotherapist He has been the recipient of Florence Nightingale Research Foundation (UK). He is a Fellow of the International Association of Islāmic Psychology (FIAIP) and the Royal Society of Public Health (FRSPH). He works as a part-time Islāmic psychotherapist.

Riassunto

This book examines the intersection of Islāmic spirituality and psychotherapy, analyzing how Islāmic principles can be integrated into therapeutic practices to foster mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Through a comprehensive exploration of Islāmic teachings and contemporary psychological theories, it aims to offer valuable insights for both practitioners and students of Islāmic psychotherapy.
The book starts by analyzing the convergence of Islāmic spirituality and psychotherapy, discussing the importance of decolonizing psychological knowledge and presenting the foundations of Islāmic psychotherapy. Next, it analyzes various psychological approaches – such as psychoanalytic therapy, client-centred therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy – and discusses the congruences or dissonances of each approach with Islāmic spirituality. Finally, the book examines the relationship between emotion and mental health from an Islāmic perspective and reflects on the integration of Islāmic spirituality in psychotherapy, providing practical strategies and tools for Islāmic psychotherapists.
Exploring the Intersection of Islāmic Spirituality and Psychotherapy: Healing the Soul will be an invaluable resource for mental health practitioners such as counsellors and psychotherapists, as well as for scholars and students, interested in learning how to bridge the gap between Islāmic spirituality and psychotherapy, offering insights and guidance for those seeking to integrate these domains and developing a deeper understanding of Islāmic psychotherapy.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: G Hussein Rassool, G. Hussein Rassool
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.02.2025
• EAN: 9783031727238
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3172723-8
• Pagine: 187
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 15 mm x 235 mm
• Peso: 426 g
• Illustrazioni: XX, 187 p. 48 illus.
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia applicata; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia applicata; Psychologie, Psychotherapie, Islam, Religion, allgemein, Mental Health, Islamic Studies, Psychotherapy, Clinical psychology, Counseling Psychology, Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Psychology of the Soul, Spiritually Integrative Psychotherapy, Religion and Mental Health, Islamic Psychotherapy, Islamic Psychology