Consent for Counseling from a Christian Worldview
My signature confirms that I desire psychological counseling from a wholistic perspective involving assessment and interventions in the spiritual, emotional, physical, and social realms from a Christian worldview by my therapist at Soul Care.
Since I embrace the Christian spiritual perspective, I desire that my therapist use the language and practices applicable to that worldview. I do not want language and practices used from other worldviews, such as secular, humanist, New Age, atheistic, or Eastern worldviews.
From my Christian perspective, I agree to the use of one or more of the commonly used Christian spiritual disciplines as part of my treatment plan when spiritual issues are being addressed in my sessions with my Soul Care therapist.
I understand that no organized religion or religious denomination is being promoted by my therapist or by Soul Care in general, but he/she is working solely from a biblical worldview.
I understand also that I may experience spiritual confusion or interference in my thoughts by the interplay of spiritual and psychological realities as described below:
I further understand that the spiritual dimension is focused on as a part of my overall treatment plan and is not exclusively the focus of treatment.
I understand that I will seek support from my own church and pastoral resource for questions and issues that involve specific doctrinal, religious, or personal spiritual quests and practices.
I understand that spiritual interventions are used when they are intertwined with my psychological and social issues.
I further give my permission for my therapist to discuss with me issues of the afterlife.
Since I embrace the Christian spiritual perspective, I desire that my therapist use the language and practices applicable to that worldview. I do not want language and practices used from other worldviews, such as secular, humanist, New Age, atheistic, or Eastern worldviews.
From my Christian perspective, I agree to the use of one or more of the commonly used Christian spiritual disciplines as part of my treatment plan when spiritual issues are being addressed in my sessions with my Soul Care therapist.
I understand that no organized religion or religious denomination is being promoted by my therapist or by Soul Care in general, but he/she is working solely from a biblical worldview.
I understand also that I may experience spiritual confusion or interference in my thoughts by the interplay of spiritual and psychological realities as described below:
- Distressing, unresolved memories may surface through the use of spiritual conflict procedures.
- Some clients have experienced reactions during the treatment sessions that neither they nor the administering clinician may have anticipated, including a high level of emotion or physical sensations.
- Subsequent to the treatment sessions, the processing of incident/material may continue, and other dreams, memories, flashbacks, feelings, and the like may surface.
I further understand that the spiritual dimension is focused on as a part of my overall treatment plan and is not exclusively the focus of treatment.
I understand that I will seek support from my own church and pastoral resource for questions and issues that involve specific doctrinal, religious, or personal spiritual quests and practices.
I understand that spiritual interventions are used when they are intertwined with my psychological and social issues.
I further give my permission for my therapist to discuss with me issues of the afterlife.
