HSCO 509 Reply to the two discussion questions below.The replies must be at least 200 words each. Each
reply must interact with a minimum of 1 academic resource published within the last 5 years.
Posts must be completed in current APA format. The emphasis will be placed on the mechanics
of citing information. For example, cite information in the body of the post as well as listing
sources in the reference section. Properly cite direct quotations and include the page numbers at
the end of the quotations.
How can you qualify for a 100?
1. Address the Discussion Board Forum topic thoroughly. Provide support for your
comments through interaction with information from course resources or other academic
resources in all posts.
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of your comments and opinions; do so in all posts.
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source citations alphabetically at the end of the posts per current APA formatting
guidelines.
Reply #1 Danielle While it is said to be that 80 percent of Americans say that they practice some type of
religion and people can draw on many religious and spiritual resources that have been tied to
better adjustment in times of crisis. Spirituality and religion have been utilized as outlets to assist
people with coping with numerous adversities that they may be facing in life. With the
implementation of spirituality in our lives being proven to improve the state of our minds, there
is no question that spiritual implementation is an effective counseling method.
After reading an article by Andrew Newburg which consisted of outlining how
spirituality and practices has an effect on the mindset of a human beings, it has been proven that
the two do indeed correlate. Newberg suggested that, “Several studies have reported predominant
parasympathetic activity during spiritual practices which includes decreased heart rate and blood
pressure, decreased respiratory rate, and decreased oxygen metabolism.” (Newberg, 2014) HSCO 509 This basically states that when we participate in spiritual meditation and prayer, we
increase the flow of oxygen to the brain, decrease blood pressure and respiratory rates. All of
these factors play a role in the general health of our minds.
“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray
for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be
uttered.” (Rom 8:26, English Standard Version)
However, when it comes to the ACA Code of Ethics, The ACA supports spiritual
integration within ethical means. The ACA Code Ethics states that practicing counselors are
allowed to describe differing religious systems of clients, recognize client beliefs, identify their
level of misunderstanding of the client’s religious beliefs, respond to the client’s communications
about religion/spirituality with acceptance and sensitivity, modify activities to include the
spiritual/religious practices of the client, and most importantly integrate religion/spirituality
within the proximity of their knowledge of the religion. (ACA, 2014)
The article that was read focused in on the clients perspectives about integrating religion
and spirituality into group counseling. The purpose of the study that was outline in the article was to evaluate the opinions and/or concerns about integrating religion and spirituality into the
group counseling setting. According to the study conducted, a majority of the clients indicated
that religious integration is appropriate for group counseling and they preferred to discuss
religious and spiritual concerns with their groups. Most of the study was conducted online and
consisted of assessing 164 participants utilizing questionnaires. (Wade & Post, 2014) HSCO 509 Due to the outcome of the study, I feel that based on the predictors of client-rated
appropriateness to discuss and integrate religion into counseling, there are several things that I
would evaluate as a counselor to determine whether or not to move a session in this direction. I
would evaluate the appropriateness of discussing religious concerns in group, appropriateness of
group leaders using religious or spiritual interventions, and preferences for discussing religious
and spiritual issues in group. I would first look at client religious commitment, degree of spiritual
struggles, and the frequency with which religion had already been discussed in the clients’
specific groups.
References
American Counseling Association. (2014). Code of Ethics
Newberg, A. B. (2014). The neuroscientific study of spiritual practices. Frontiers in
Psychology, 5, 215. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00215
Wade, Nathaniel & Post, Brian. The Counseling Psychologist: Client Perspectives About
Religion and Spirituality in Group Counseling. Vol 42, Issue 5, pp. 601 – 627. February-27-2014
Reply #2 Lauren
Integrating spirituality or religious beliefs into the counseling process can be an intricate
process for any counselor. Especially when working within a secular population, a counselor
must take their time and be sure to not cross any particular boundaries when working to
incorporate these elements. The upside to this is that many clients are willing to incorporate
religion or spirituality into their counseling process. Abdoulaye Diallo conducted a study in HSCO 509 which there were participants shared their opinion regarding spirituality and counseling. A large
majority (97.6%) of the participants indicated their willingness to include spirituality in their
counseling sessions (Diallo, 2012). But, most noticeably, these participants emphasized the
importance of their counselor’s knowledge of religion when choosing to incorporate these
elements into their counseling sessions. The study even found that in the event that the counselor
belonged to the same religion as the participant, but lacked knowledge of the religion, the
majority of participants were not willing to incorporate these elements, showing the importance
of a counselor’s knowledge of religion and spirituality (Diallo, 2012). Knowledge of religion and
spirituality is one of the most important elements for a counselor to incorporate into their role.
Even in working with clients of a different religion, taking the time to educate themselves and
learn from the client can help to improve the client-counselor relationship.
Another important element for counselors with the integration of spirituality is their ethical
competence. The code of ethics enforced by both the ACA and the AACC incorporate the
importance of recognizing religion in counseling and incorporating it when necessary. The ACA
specifically notes that counselors recognize the importance of spiritual or religious leaders in a
client’s life, and to involve them when appropriate (2014). The AACC provides a more detailed
code of ethics in relation to spirituality and counseling. One of the most important codes that
counselors must incorporate in their sessions is “consent for biblical and spiritual practices in
counseling” (AACC, 2014). Counselors must obtain consent from their clients before
incorporating spirituality into their counseling sessions. The AACC also specifically addresses
the issue of “working with persons of different faiths, religions, and values” (2014). This code of
ethics emphasizes the importance of working to learn about and understand a client’s particular
belief system. This relates back to Diallo’s study which showed the importance of a counselor’s HSCO 509 spiritual knowledge when working with a client who wishes to incorporate these elements into
their counseling.
As a Christian counselor, working with a client to incorporate spirituality into counseling
sessions would include a variety of elements, including the ethical codes previously discussed
and the importance of knowledge. As the AACC Code of Ethics has highlighted, receiving
consent from the client will be necessary before incorporating spirituality into these sessions. A
way of approaching this would be to assess the client through an intake evaluation. From that
point, forming a trusting relationship with the client is a necessary foundation to further
incorporating these elements of counseling. Being able to be open and honest with a client can
help them to open up about their religious and spiritual beliefs.
References
American Counseling Association (2014). ACA code of ethics. Retrieved from
https://www.counseling.org/Resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf
American Association of Christian Counselors (2014). AACC code of ethics. Retrieved from
http://www.aacc.net/about-us/code-of-ethics/;
Diallo, A. (2012). Clients’ Willingness to Incorporate Religion or Spirituality in Counseling.
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin , 56(2), 120-122. doi:10.1177/0034355212439425 HSCO 509

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