Therapy, Culture and Spirituality Developing Therapeutic Practice

At times there is reluctance, even a taboo, to talk about how race, culture, religion and spirituality affect us. Yet the whole point of 'talking therapies' is to invite people to express and reflect on experiences that are important to them.

This edited collection brings together contributions from leading practitioners and researchers to address how therapy can engage with these issues. Although matters of race and culture are often kept separate from those concerning religion and spirituality, these chapters find the disassociation to be artificial. The book is a response to the need for practitioners to further their understanding and skills base in developing ways of appropriately responding to the interconnectivity of these evolving issues. As such this book will be an invaluable resource for practitioners and researchers of counselling and psychotherapy.

Greg Nolan is a Teaching Fellow in Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Leeds, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, BACP Senior Accredited Counsellor and PSA Registered Counsellor/Psychotherapist. He has a teaching career of over 40 years in Secondary, Tertiary and HE sectors, and 25 years of as manager of Counselling Services and Counselling professional training programmes.
 
William West is a Reader in Counselling Studies at the University of Manchester, where he is most noted for his interest in counselling and spirituality, and a Visiting Professor to the Universities of Chester and Central Lancs. He has published 5 books including Exploring Counselling, Spirituality and Healing, over 30 academic papers, 18 book chapters and 25 professional articles.

Introduction; Greg Nolan and William West
1.Multiculturalism, Religion and Counselling: Freedom to Heal; Roy Moodley and Claire Barnes
2.Asking for Help is a Sign of Weakness; Jeni Boyd
3.Synchronicity; Christa Gorsedene
4.The Concept of Honour and Shame for South Asian British Muslim Men and Women; Nasreen Mansoor
5.One Western Size Fits All: Counsellor Training in Different Countries and Cultures; William West
6.Listening to the Grandmother Spirit: The Chance for Prophetic Change in Contemporary Healing; David Paul Smith
7.Embracing the Rainbow: Race and Therapy; Wayne Richards
8.Managing Therapeutic, Spiritual and Faith-based Pastoral Programmes in an International Multi-faith Higher Education Community; Terry Biddington
9.Embodied Witnessing; Dori Yusef
10. Perspectives at the Edge of Experiencing in Clinical Supervision; Greg Nolan
11. The Spiritual in Counsellor Training; Valda Swinton
12. Counselling and Spiritual Accompaniment; Peter Gubi
13. Acculturation, Spirituality and Counselling Sikh Men Living in Britain; Kam Dhillon
14. Cultural Challenges when Working with People from Refugee Backgrounds; Robert Schweitzer and Rachel Cleary
15. Researching Therapy, Culture and Spirituality; Greg Nolan and William West
16. Concluding; William West and Greg Nolan