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Abstract: Spiritual Competencies Needed in Mental Health Practices

An abstract of a longer article by Drs Cassandra Vieten and David Lukoff first published July 2021 about the need for psychologists to develop skills in asking about religion and spirituality.   The Abstract Religion
spiritualism

What is the Difference Between Spiritism and Spiritualism?

Spiritism and Spiritualism: The Original Missions Both Spiritism and Spiritualism believe that the spirit world exists and spirits have an impact on human beings.  The impact may be positive or negative, informative or deceptive.  Both
racism

My Grandmother’s Hands

    My Grandmother’s Hands: a highly recommended book about community and healing from racism—as we all face the heart-wrenching news of reactivity and violence, and wonder how to turn the tide of racist prejudice.  RECOMMENDED:
shamanic

The Shamanic View of Mental Health: A Holistic Approach

In November 2014, the peak psychology body in the UK, the British Psychological Association, released its new flagship report Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia. It was a watershed moment in the mainstream treatment of mental illness, containing statements such as
collective spiritual emergency

When Mental Illness Masks A Collective Spiritual Emergency

“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” ~Jiddu Krishnamurti Out of the Shadows: When Spiritual Emergency was a Mental Illness I recall driving with my parents past
slow psychiatry

Slow Psychiatry: A New Form of Integrative Practice

  Before Slow Psychiatry: Drug-centered and Needs-adapted Approaches A “drug-centered approach” acknowledges that we do not fully understand the causes of peoples’ troubles. We understand more about drug action although our knowledge is certainly incomplete
integrative mental health

Book Review: Our Woes are Not Signs of Mental Illness

Abolishing the Concept of Mental Illness: Rethinking the Nature of Our Woes by Richard Hallam, PhD Rethinking Woes In this timely publication (2018), Richard Hallam – a British clinical psychologist – questions the main tenets
Collaborative Mental Health Therapy

Collaborative and Indigenous Mental Health Therapy: A Book Review

Collaborative Mental Health Therapy: A Book Review This book explores a living collaboration between a traditional Mãori healer in New Zealand and a clinical psychiatrist. Mãori healer, Wiremu NiaNia outlines the key concepts that are