Clients' Willingness to Incorporate Religion or Spirituality in Counseling

Abstract

PurposeThis study investigated clients' willingness to incorporate religion/spirituality in their counseling sessions.MethodsDescriptive statistics, logistic regression, and test of moderation were utilized in this study's data analyses.ResultsClients in general were willing to incorporate religion/spirituality in counseling sessions. Non-Christians were more willing than Christians. The relationship between clients' religion and their willingness occurred only in clients with a high level of spirituality.ConclusionRehabilitation educators should consider infusing religion/spirituality in their courses/curricula and encourage students to gain knowledge of various religion/spiritual beliefs in ways that provide a springboard for incorporating religion/spirituality in counseling.