Addressing spiritual and religious issues in the context of counseling relationships may be beneficial to many African American clients. The authors discuss various roles and functions of spirituality and religion in the lives of many African Americans, with particular attention to the impact of the
Counseling African American Clients: Professional Counselors and Religious Institutions
β Scribed by ENNIS, WILLIE ;III, WILLIE ENNIS ;DURODOYE, BETH A. ;ENNIS-COLE, DEMETRIA ;BOLDEN, VERNIE L.
- Book ID
- 112117151
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 829 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1931-0293
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