Pastors' Counseling Practices and Perceptions of Mental Health Services: Implications for African American Mental Health

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...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Brown, Jessica Young (Συγγραφέας) ; McCreary, Micah L. (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: HBZ Gateway
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Έκδοση: Sage Publishing 2014
Στο/Στη: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Έτος: 2014, Τόμος: 68, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 1-14
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B Mental Health Services
B Pastor
B Pastoral Counseling
Διαθέσιμο Online: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Σύνοψη: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.
ISSN:2167-776X
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/154230501406800102