title: Religious/spiritual beliefs: a hidden resource for emergency mental health providers.
abstract: This article identifies religious/spiritual beliefs as a hidden resource for Emergency Mental Health (EMH) providers. The purpose of the article is to encourage providers to examine their own world views, be they spiritual or religious or both, as they apply to their EMH services. The article also provides suggestions and guidelines for the education/training of EMH providers in understanding and utilizing survivors' religious/spiritual beliefs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Counseling and Development, Rockland Graduate Campus, Long Island University, USA. Thomas.Nardi@liu.edu
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Nardi
mesh_terms: D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D029181:Spirituality