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Acceptance And Commitment Therapist Views On The Sacred, Amal Abuzalaf Mull
Acceptance And Commitment Therapist Views On The Sacred, Amal Abuzalaf Mull
Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects
Spirituality and/or religion (S/R) continue to be an important topic in mental health treatment, especially regarding their relationship to a psychotherapist’s theoretical orientation and practice with clients. Given the increased relevance of spirituality to third-wave cognitive behavioral therapies, the current study explores the S/R of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) psychotherapists and how their S/R is associated to their attitudes and behaviors within mental health and their use of ACT. Online surveys were administered, producing a sample of 97 ACT psychotherapists in the United States. Results indicated low levels of religiosity and high levels of spirituality among ACT psychotherapists in …