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Topical - Spirituality and Clinical Mental Health Counseling: A Database of Resources: Crisis & Trauma

Spiritual resources are designated across common Mental Health Counseling Graduate Courses (including the 8 CACREP domains) for use in teaching, learning, and practical application of spiritual integration in counseling.

Crisis & Trauma

 

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Bibliography (Journal Articles)

  • Bryant-Davis, T., & Wong, E.C. (2013). Faith to move mountains: Religious coping, spirituality, and interpersonal trauma recovery.

  • American Psychologist, 68(8), 675-684. doi: 10.1037/a0034380

  • Captari, L. E., Choe, E. J. Y., Stein, L. B., & Sandage, S. J. (2024). Trauma survivors’ spiritual struggles and the anger of hope: A practice-based clinical study examining links with mental health symptoms

    • and well-being. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 11(3), 235–249. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1037/scp0000376

  • De Castella, R., & Simmonds, J.G. (2013). “There’s a deeper level of meaning as to what suffering’s all about”: Experiences of religious and spiritual growth after trauma.

  • Mental Health, Religion, & Culture, 16(5), 536-556. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2012.702738

  • Fayaz, I. (2023). Role of religiosity or spirituality in experiencing posttraumatic growth among sexual assault survivors: A systematic review.

  • Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, 26(3), 330–347. DOI 10.1080/19349637.2023.2264834

  • Kerlin, A. M., & Sosin, L. S. (2017). Recovery from childhood sexual abuse: A spiritually integrated qualitative exploration of 10 women’s journeys.

  • Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, 19(3), 189–209. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/19349637.2016.1247411

  • Kick, K.A., & McNitt, M. (2016). Trauma, spirituality, and mindfulness: Finding hope.

  • Social Work & Christianity, 43(3), 97-108.

  • Lukek, S. P., & Valenta, T. (2024). Personal growth through suffering: Post-traumatic spiritual transformation.

  • Bogoslovska Smotra, 94(5), 839–858. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.53745/bs.94.5.9

  • Manda, C. (2015). Re-authoring life narratives of trauma survivors: Spiritual perspective.

  • HTS Theological Studies, 71(2), 1–8. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v71i2.2621

  • Reeves, A., & Stewart, S. (2017). Healing the spirit: Exploring sexualized trauma and recovery among indigenous men in Toronto.

  • American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 24(1), 30-60. doi: 10.5820/aian.2401.2017.30

  • Ross, C.A. (2016). Talking about God with trauma survivors.

  • American Journal of Psychotherapy, 70(4), 429-437. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2016.70.4.429

  • Smith, L.E., Bernal, D.R. Schwartz, B.S., Whitt, C.L., Christman, S.T., Donnelly, S.,... Kobetz, E. (2014). Coping with vicarious trauma in the aftermath of a natural disaster.

  • Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 42, 2-12. doi: 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2014.00040.x

  • Starnino, V.R., & Sullivan, W.P. (2016). Early trauma and serious mental illness: what role does spirituality play?

  • Mental Health, Religion, & Culture, 19(10), 1094–1117. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2017.1320368

  • Sterner, W.R. & Jackson-Cherry, L.R. (2015). The influence of spirituality and religion on coping for combat-deployed military personnel.

  • Counseling & Values, 60, 48-66. doi: 10.1002/j.2161-007X.2015.00060.x

  • Wang, D.C., Aten, J.D., Boan, D., Jean-Charles, W., Griff, K.P., Valcin,C., Davis, E.B., Hook, J.N., Davis, D.E., Van Tongeren, D.R., Abouezzeddine, T., Skylar, Q., & Wang, A.

    (2010). Culturally adapted spiritually oriented trauma-focused cognitive–behavioral therapy for child survivors of restavek.

  • Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 3(4), 24-246. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/scp0000101

  • Watlington, C.G., & Murphy, C.M. (2006). The roles of religion and spirituality among African American survivors of domestic violence.

  • Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62(7), 834-857. doi:10.1002/jclp.20268

  • Weaver, A.J., Flannelly, L.T., Garbarino, J., Figley, C.R., & Flannelly, K.J. (2003). A systematic review of research on religion and spirituality in the Journal of Traumatic Stress:

  • 1990-1999. Mental Health, Religion, & Culture, 6(3), 215-228. doi: 10.1080/1367467031000088123

  • Werdel, M.B., Dy-Liacco, G.S., Ciarrocchi, J.W., Wicks, R.J., & Breslford, G.M. (2014). The unique role of spirituality in the process of growth following stress and trauma.

  • Pastoral Psychology, 63, 57–71. doi: 10.1007/s11089-013-0538-4

  • Zeligman, M., Ataga, J., & Shaw., Z. (2020). Posttraumatic growth in trauma survivors: Associations with attachment to god and god representation.

  • Counseling and Values, 65(2), 155-169. https://doi.org/10.1002/cvj.12135