ABSTRACT

Addressing spiritual concerns in psychotherapy might be challenging in secular societies. An additional obstacle may be a possible religiosity gap between psychotherapists and their patients. To explore levels of religiosity and spiritual care competence, the Spiritual Care Competence Questionnaire was given to professionals in Norwegian mental health clinics. 262 staff participated, 92 of them psychologists. Results indicated first, that psychologists were significantly less religious than other professionals. Second, competence scores varied in the lower range for all participants, regardless of profession. Third, psychologists were open toward spiritual topics in principle, but hesitant to address them actively.

摘要

在世俗社会中解决心理治疗中的精神问题可能具有挑战性。另一个障碍可能是心理治疗师和他们的病人之间可能存在的宗教信仰鸿沟。为了探索宗教信仰和精神关怀能力的水平，向挪威心理健康诊所的专业人员提供了精神关怀能力问卷。262 名员工参加，其中 92 名心理学家。结果首先表明，心理学家的宗教信仰明显低于其他专业人士。其次，无论职业如何，所有参与者的能力分数都在较低范围内变化。第三，心理学家原则上对精神话题持开放态度，但不愿积极解决。