RT Article
T1 Pastors' Counseling Practices and Perceptions of Mental Health Services: Implications for African American Mental Health
JF Journal of pastoral care & counseling
VO 68
IS 1
SP 1
OP 14
A1 Brown, Jessica Young
A1 McCreary, Micah L.
LA English
PB Sage Publishing
YR 2014
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/180985010X
AB The purpose of the current study was to investigate pastors' perceptions about and practice of mental health services within their churches. Thirty nine pastors completed an online survey. Results of the survey indicated that pastors who had more positive attitudes toward mental health services reported (1) counseling parishioners more times per month and (2) counseling parishioners on a greater variety of topics. Implications for pastoral care and counseling and future directions in training are discussed.
K1 Pastoral Counseling
K1 Mental Health Services
K1 Pastor
DO 10.1177/154230501406800102