title: Ethical considerations of integrating spiritual direction into psychotherapy.
abstract: Integrating spirituality and religion into clinical practice or psychotherapy has become a significant area of interest in the mental health field today. This article focuses more specifically on integrating spiritual direction into psychotherapy, discusses ethical issues involved, and suggests ethical guidelines for the appropriate and helpful use of spiritual direction in the context of psychotherapy and counseling.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Abilene Christian University, ACU Box 28011, Abilene, TX 79699, USA.
authors.forename: Billy J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Riggs
mesh_terms: D002835:Christianity; D006801:Humans; D010327:Pastoral Care; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000941:ethics*; D029181:Spirituality; D014481:United States