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An exploratory study of Roman Catholic priests' and deacons' perspectives on mental health treatment

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An exploratory study of Roman Catholic priests' and deacons' perspectives on mental health treatment
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Ares-Christian
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Isaiah
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Isaiah Ares-Christian
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Bry
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Brenna H.
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Brenna H. Bry
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chair
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Boyd-Franklin
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Nancy
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Nancy Boyd-Franklin
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Advisory Committee
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co-chair
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Rutgers University
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degree grantor
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Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
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2017
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2017
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eng
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A substantial number of people with mental health problems do not receive treatment from mental health professionals (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2013). Many of these people will seek out assistance from their clergy (VanderWaal, Hernandez, & Sandman, 2012). Despite a growing number of models developed to enhance collaboration between clergy members and mental health professionals, research shows that the majority of clergy members infrequently refer to mental health professionals (VanderWaal, Hernandez, & Sandman, 2012), but rather provide direct counseling (Bledsoe, Setterlund, Adams, Fok-Trela, & Conolly, 2013). This study began exploring this phenomenon by interviewing seven Roman Catholic priests and three Roman Catholic deacons about their experiences with people suffering from mental health problems and their perspectives on referring to mental health professionals. A grounded theory approach was used to analyze the responses of the participants (Corbin & Strauss, 2014). Findings included a limited tendency of the participants to make referrals, and a concern among many in the sample that mental health treatment could negatively impact the religious values of parishioners. The study found that most participants had limited connections to trusted professionals, but they saw professional mental health treatment as important and were interested in education regarding recognizing mental illness and identifying treatment resources. Suggestions on how professionals can address these issues are made based on extant literature and the study findings.
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Clinical Psychology
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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1 online resource (vii, 85 p.)
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Psy.D.
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Includes bibliographical references
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Psychotherapy--Religious aspects
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Catholic Church
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by Isaiah Ares-Christian
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doi:10.7282/T3V69NM8
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Ares-Christian
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Isaiah
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2017-08-11 09:12:54
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Rutgers University. Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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