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Spiritual Care/Pastoral Counselling/Chaplaincy

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, & Handbooks

Here is a list of Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Handbooks that might be helpful in the area of Spiritual Care, Pastoral Counselling, and Chaplaincy:

APA Handbook of Psychotherapy (2024)

The Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality (2024)

Handbook of Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapies (2023) (print & online)

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM - 5 - TR) (2022)

The Oxford Handbook of Psychotherapy Ethics (2019-2021)

Handbook of Spirituality, Religion, and Mental Health (2020) (print & online)

International Dictionary of Psychotherapy (2019)

The Pastoral Handbook of Mental Illness: A Guide for Training and Reference (2018)

Handbook of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Practice and Research (2017)

Encyclopedia of Counseling (2017)

The Routledge Handbook of Religion, Spirituality and Social Work (2017)

A Handbook of Chaplaincy Studies: Understanding Spiritual Care in Public Places (2016)

Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy in Canada (2016)

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Theory in Counseling and Psychotherapy (2015)

The Oxford Handbook of Psychiatric Ethics (2014-2015)

Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion (2014)

Christian Counseling Ethics: A Handbook for Psychologists, Therapists and Pastors (2013)

The Concise Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling (2010)

Encyclopedia of Social Psychology (2007)

Encyclopedia of Human Development (2006)

Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling (2005)

International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis (2005)

Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology (2004)

Encyclopedia of Psychotherapy (2002)

Multifaith Information Manual (2000)