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Spiritual Evolution of Bereavement Counselors: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

✍ Scribed by Dolores T. Puterbaugh

Publisher: American Counseling Association
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Weight: 129 KB
Volume: 52
Category: Article
ISSN: 0160-7960
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-007x.2008.tb00104.x

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✦ Synopsis

This article draws from a phenomenological study on the experience of being a bereavement counselor. Ten bereavement counselors shared their experiences in bereavement counseling. Spiritual and emotional aspects of bereavement counseling with grieving and dying persons are discussed as well as the spiritual effects on and growth processes of the bereavement counselors. Participants also describe their self‐care strategies pertaining to their bereavement counseling work.

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