The Importance and Use of Spirituality in Family Counseling

Abstract

The importance of spirituality and the use of spirituality in family counseling is discussed in this study. Spirituality is a field that exists in every individual. Elements such as culture, individual's temperament, society and family values, beliefs, life style affect the spiritual field of the individual. Spirituality is a protective factor and a coping tool that increases the individual's optimism, hope, and endurance. Spirituality, often paired with religion, is a broader and more comprehensive concept that includes religion. Recognizing and discovering the spiritual field also enables the individual to become aware of his own self and life. Considering that spirituality affects the social and family relationships of the individual, it is very important to use spirituality in the family counseling process. In the counseling process, it is considered as a factor that strengthens the counseling process to help raise awareness of the family members about the spiritual field and to evaluate the reflection of the spiritual field on the family relations.

Keywords

• spirituality
• family
• counseling process

Aile Danışmanlığında Tinselliğin Önemi ve Kullanımı

Abstract

Bu çalışmada tinselliğin ve aile danışmanlığında tinselliğin kullanımının önemi ele alınmaktadır. Tinsellik, her bireyde var olan bir alandır. Bireyin tinsel alanına, kültür, bireyin mizacı, toplum ve aile değerleri, inançları, yaşayış biçimi gibi unsurlar etki etmektedir. Tinsellik, bireyin iyimserliğini, umudunu ve dayanıklılığını artıran koruyucu bir faktör ve bir baş etme aracıdır. Çoğunlukla din ile eşleştirilen tinsellik, dini de içerisine alan daha geniş ve kapsamlı bir kavramdır. Tinsel alanın farkına varma ve bu alanı keşfetme, aynı zamanda bireyin kendi benliğinin ve yaşamın farkına varmasını sağlamaktadır. Tinselliğin, bireyin sosyal ve aile ilişkilerini etkilediği düşünüldüğünde aile danışmanlığı sürecinde tinselliğin kullanılması oldukça önemlidir. Danışmanlık sürecinde aile üyelerinin tinsel alan ile ilgili farkındalığının artmasına yardım etmek ve tinsel alanın aile ilişkilerine yansımasını değerlendirmek danışmanlık sürecini güçlendiren bir unsur olarak düşünülmektedir.  

Keywords

• tinsellik
• aile
• danışmanlık süreci

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