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This study examined Assemblies of God pastors in the USA (n = 874) on role identity, well-being, religious coping, and attitudes toward seeking professional counseling. Overall, 14.1% had depression at moderate or higher severity based on the PHQ-9 scale (score of 10 or above), with an additional 25.7% in the mild category (score of 5-9). On the Clergy Spiritual Well-Being scale, 9.2% had poor spiritual well-being in everyday life, while 18.1% showed poor spiritual well-being in ministry (score below 15 on each respective subscale). About 20% of the sample scored in the high range (above 10) on the Clergy Occupational Distress Index. Male role norms, occupational distress, and positive religious coping were predictive of help-seeking attitudes. Those who were married, younger, more highly educated, female, or had more close friends had more positive attitudes toward seeking counseling.
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Clero , Aconselhamento , Adaptação Psicológica , Atitude , Clero/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , CasamentoRESUMO
Mental health service providers are at risk of experiencing compassion fatigue, burnout, and vicarious traumatization as a result of working in difficult contexts or when working with individuals who have experienced trauma. Numerous studies have examined the mitigating factors in professional caregivers' stress and related prevention strategies thought to be associated with professional self-care. This retrospective study examined the impact of debriefing strategies referred to as Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) and spirituality in 22 mental health service providers working in a stressful, cross-cultural context. Quantitative analysis of pre and post self-report instruments suggests that training and utilization of CISM techniques may be important in preventing future problems. To the surprise of the researchers, spirituality may not only serve as a protective factor in moderating compassion fatigue, but also increases compassion satisfaction among professional caregivers. Thus, the "Mother Teresa Effect".
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Esgotamento Profissional/psicologia , Esgotamento Profissional/terapia , Intervenção em Crise , Países em Desenvolvimento , Serviços de Saúde Mental , Modelos Psicológicos , Doenças Profissionais/psicologia , Doenças Profissionais/terapia , Refugiados/psicologia , Religião e Psicologia , Espiritualidade , Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/psicologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Comparação Transcultural , Competência Cultural , Empatia , Feminino , Infecções por HIV/psicologia , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Humanos , Quênia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Resiliência Psicológica , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Valores Sociais , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/psicologia , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/terapia , Inquéritos e Questionários , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Prevention is taught only rarely in counseling and counseling psychology curricula. Failure to teach it suggests that graduates may be less likely to conduct prevention. In this article, we describe two key strategies for addressing this problem, where prevention is being taught through (a) required courses, and (b) infusion within existing courses. Four training programs, two examples of each mode, are presented from the University of Cincinnati, Pennsylvania State University, Boston College, and the University of Minnesota. We describe the processes involved in developing and implementing these key pedagogical strategies that lead, we intend, to broadened application.
