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Self-Help Books Used by Religious Practitioners

✍ Scribed by W. Brad Johnson; William L. Johnson

Publisher: American Counseling Association
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 318 KB
Volume: 76
Category: Article
ISSN: 1556-6678
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1998.tb02705.x

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✦ Synopsis

Self‐help books are frequently used by mental health professionals as adjuncts to the counseling process. This was the first study to assess self‐help book utilization practices among explicitly religious practitioners. All practitioner members of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (N = 784) were mailed a copy of the Self‐Help Book Survey. Ninety‐two percent of the 243 respondents used self‐help books with clients at least some of the time. There were differences between master's and doctoral level respondents with respect to how self‐help books were used and the criteria used in selecting self‐help books for clients. Most books recommended were explicitly Christian in nature. Those self‐help books most frequently recommended are listed and may be useful to practitioners who counsel Christian clients.

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