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Religious and Spiritual Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Addiction and Addiction Treatment

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1.5 CE Hour
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About the Course

This article emphasizes the critical role of religious and spiritual (R/S) beliefs in the conceptualization and treatment of trauma. The authors argue that R/S beliefs can serve as both protective and risk factors in trauma responses, influencing meaning-making, coping, and recovery. Despite evidence showing that most Americans consider R/S beliefs important, clinicians often overlook these dimensions in trauma treatment due to lack of training, perceived irrelevance, or fear of imposing beliefs. The article explores how positive and negative religious coping affect mental health outcomes and advocates for a culturally responsive, client-centered approach. Recommendations include incorporating R/S beliefs into trauma assessments, using spiritual genograms, and enhancing clinical training to better engage with clients’ spiritual worldviews, particularly in culturally diverse or historically marginalized populations.

This course is based on the reading online article, Religious and Spiritual Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Addiction and Addiction Treatment created by Jennifer T. Grant Weinandy, PhD. et al in 2021.

This is a technical research course, meaning the material contains a lot of source data and citations. Many members like this, but if you don't, you might want to choose a different course.

Publication Details

Publication Date: Addiction Behavior Report November 14, 2021

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Jennifer T. Grant Weinandy, PhD.
Dr. Jennifer T. Grant Weinandy is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Bowling Green State University. She specializes in trauma, religious and spiritual belief systems, and their psychological impact. She has had multiple works published in peer-reviewed journals.
Joshua B Grubbs, PhD.
Dr. Joshua B. Grubbs is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Bowling Green State University, known for his research on spirituality, addiction, and moral psychology. He has multiple works published in peer-reviewed journals.

Course Creator

Hana Kuc, LMHC, NCC, CASAC

Hana Kuc is a Licensed Mental Heath counselor and a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor who has been working in the field for 13 years. In that time she has worked as a counselor, therapist, educator and director. Hana has specialized in working with clients on medication assisted treatment, who are in recovery from opiates, and are also diagnosed with a mental health disorder.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Explain how religious and spiritual (R/S) beliefs can function as both protective and risk factors in trauma response and recovery.
  2. 2 Identify barriers that prevent clinicians from addressing R/S beliefs in trauma treatment and describe strategies to overcome them.
  3. 3 Describe assessment tools and culturally responsive interventions for integrating R/S beliefs into trauma-informed clinical practice.

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Course Creator

Hana Kuc, LMHC, NCC, CASAC – No relevant financial relationships.

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Course Details

1.5 CE Hours
Reading Online
Course 103788

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Availability

This course is available until Sep 14th, 2035.

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