Exploring the Intersection of Islmic Spirituality and Psychotherapy

This book examines the intersection of Islmic spirituality and psychotherapy, analyzing how Islmic principles can be integrated into therapeutic practices to foster mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Through a comprehensive exploration of Islmic teachings and contemporary psychological theories, it aims to offer valuable insights for both practitioners and students of Islmic psychotherapy.

The book starts by analyzing the convergence of Islmic spirituality and psychotherapy, discussing the importance of decolonizing psychological knowledge and presenting the foundations of Islmic psychotherapy. Next, it analyzes various psychological approaches such as psychoanalytic therapy, client-centred therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy and discusses the congruences or dissonances of each approach with Islmic spirituality. Finally, the book examines the relationship between emotion and mental health from an Islmic perspective and reflects on the integration of Islmic spirituality in psychotherapy, providing practical strategies and tools for Islmic psychotherapists.

Exploring the Intersection of Islmic Spirituality and Psychotherapy: Healing the Soul will be an invaluable resource for mental health practitioners such as counsellors and psychotherapists, as well as for scholars and students, interested in learning how to bridge the gap between Islmic spirituality and psychotherapy, offering insights and guidance for those seeking to integrate these domains and developing a deeper understanding of Islmic psychotherapy.

Explores the links between Islmic teachings and psychotherapy, responding to the needs of Muslim psychologists Incorporates the principles of good practice in knowledge integration between Islmic spirituality and psychotherapy Provides theoretical insights to advance research and practical examples that contribute to clinical practice

Autorentext

G.Hussein Rassool is a Professor at the Centre for Islmic Studies and Civilisation (CISAC), Charles Sturt University, Australia; Professor of Islmic PsychologyIslmic, and the Director of Studies for the Department of Islmic Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling, Al Balagh Academy. In addition, he is the Chair of Al-Balkhi Research Institute (UK). Prof. Rassool was previously Consultant at the Centre for Islmic Psychology, Riphah International University, Pakistan, and Director of the Riphah Institute of Clinical and Professional Psychology/Centre for Islmic Psychology, Riphah International University. His previous experience was as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Addictive Behaviour & Psychological Medicine, St George's Hospital Medical School (University of London), England where he developed many unique academic programmes. He was the first Head of Department of Islmic Psychology at the International Open University (Islmic Online University) and later became the Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, at the same university. He also held the position of Professor of Mental Health and Addiction, University of São Paulo, Brazil. He is one of the leading academics in the areas of Islmic Psychology and psychotherapy, and involved in the development of the first Bachelor of Science, Islmic Psychology course at Islmic Online University. He also developed a university accredited certificate course in Islmic Psychology which was launched in Pakistan in October 2019 as well as the Advanced Diploma in Islmic Psychology and Psychotherapy which was launched in June 2022. His research interests include psychosocial and spiritual problems in relation to mental health, psychosocial and spiritual interventions, indigenous psychology, Islmic counselling and psychotherapy, Islmic ethics in psychology. He is an author /editor of ten books and has published over 130 papers and reviews in peer-reviewed journals. He also works as a part-time Islmic psychotherapist He has been the recipient of Florence Nightingale Research Foundation (UK). He is a Fellow of the International Association of Islmic Psychology (FIAIP) and the Royal Society of Public Health (FRSPH). He works as a part-time Islmic psychotherapist.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Navigating the Intersection: Islmic Spirituality and Psychotherapy.- Chapter 2: Monotheism as the Foundation of Islmic Psychotherapy.- Chapter 3: Shifting The Paradigm: Decolonising Psychology Knowledge.- Chapter 4: The Anatomy of Islmic Psychotherapy.- Chapter 5: Fitrah: The Spiritual Nature of Human Behaviour.- Chapter 6: The Psychology of the Soul (Part 1): The Nafs and the Rûh.- Chapter 7: The Psychology of the Soul (Part II): The Qalb and the 'Aql.- Chapter 8: Psychological Approaches: Congruence or Dissonance with Islmic Spirituality-Part I.- Chapter 9: Post -Modern Therapies: Congruence or Dissonance with Islmic Spirituality.- Chapter 10: Islmic Foundation on Emotional Health and Healing.- Chapter 11_The Healing Power of Compassion (Rahmah)Forgiveness (Istighfar), Gratitude (Shukr), Hope (Amal), and Patience (Sabr).- Chapter 12: Synthesis and Consolidation of Spirituality and Islmic Psychotherapy.