Mindfulness Techniques and Practices in Islamic Psychotherapy is a guide for Muslim spiritual care providers, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and others who use spiritual and religious concepts, values, and rituals as novel interventions to offer culturally appropriate mental health services. Chapters lay out the practice of muraqabah as a strategy for addressing mental and emotional disturbances such as depression, anxiety, personality disorders, attention‐deficit disorders, and more. Using hermeneutical data, Mindfulness Techniques and Practices in Islamic Psychotherapy presents the processes and ethics of the muraqabah technique in Islamic spiritual care and psychotherapy.
This text outlines for the first time a structured articulation of an emerging Islamic orientation to psychotherapy, a framework presented and known as Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy (TIIP). TIIP is an integrative model of mental health care that is grounded in the core principles of Islam while drawing upon empirical truths in psychology. The book introduces the basic foundations of TIIP, then delves into the writings of early Islamic scholars to provide a richer understanding of the Islamic intellectual heritage as it pertains to human psychology and mental health. Beyond theory, the book provides readers with practical interventional skills illustrated with case studies as well as techniques drawn inherently from the Islamic tradition. A methodology of case formulation is provided that allows for effective treatment planning and translation into therapeutic application. Throughout its chapters, the book situates TIIP within an Islamic epistemological and ontological framework, providing a discussion of the nature and composition of the human psyche, its drives, health, pathology, mechanisms of psychological change, and principles of healing. Mental health practitioners who treat Muslim patients, Muslim clinicians, students of the behavioral sciences and related disciplines, and anyone with an interest in spiritually oriented psychotherapies will greatly benefit from this illustrative and practical text.
Integrating the Islamic faith with modern psychotherapy is at the forefront of the spiritually integrated psychotherapy movement. To bring this work to wider attention and to promote its continuation, Dr. Carrie York Al-Karam has brought together the present volume of nine essays, each of which is written by a Muslim clinician who practices Islamically integrated psychotherapy (IIP)—a modern approach that unites the teachings, principles, and interventions of the faith with Western therapeutic approaches. As delineated in the Introduction, IIP has emerged from a variety of domains including the psychology of religion and spirituality, multicultural psychology and counseling, transpersonal psychology, Muslim Mental Health, and Islamic Psychology. The individual chapters then describe a variety of ways IIP is practiced by Muslim clinicians in their service provision with Muslim clients. The contributors discuss a wide range of topics, such as how Islam can be viewed as a system for psychological wellbeing, or a “science of the soul”; what marital counseling can look like from an Islamically-integrated perspective; Prophet Mohammed as a psycho-spiritual exemplar in a new approach called The HEART Method; the use of Quranic stories in family therapy; as well as using Islamic teachings when working with Muslim children and adolescents. A description of the various approaches is supplemented with discussions of their theoretical underpinnings as well as research-based recommendations for advancing clinical application. What emerges is a vital resource for Muslim and non-Muslim clinicians alike as well as the lay Muslim reader wanting to know more about how the Islamic faith and psychotherapy are engaging with each other in a modern clinical context.
Bu öncü eser, İslam’ın zengin manevi ve etik gelenekleriyle, bilişsel davranışçı terapinin (BDT) kanıtlanmış tekniklerini uygulanabilir bir şekilde birleştiren yenilikçi bir terapötik model sunmaktadır. On iki kapsamlı bölüm boyunca, kitap BDT’nin temel prensiplerini, tarihsel gelişimini ve İslami öğretilerin Müslüman hastalar için terapötik uygulamayı nasıl geliştirebileceğini ve bilgilendirebileceğini ayrıntılı bir şekilde özetlemektedir. BDT’nin temel kavramlarını derinlemesine bir şekilde açıklayarak başlayan kitap, bu kanıt temelli terapinin tanımını, metodolojisini ve pratik uygulamasını aydınlatmaktadır. BDT’nin felsefi köklerini izleyerek, alandaki anahtar figürlerin katkılarını vurgulamakta ve çağdaş uygulamayı şekillendiren çeşitli BDT yaklaşımlarının gelişimini haritalamaktadır. Bu tarihsel bağlam, İslami perspektiflerin psikolojik prensiplerle nasıl uyumlu olduğunu inceleyen kapsamlı bir keşfe zemin hazırlamaktadır. İkinci bölüm, İslami kavramların zihinsel esenlikle entegrasyonuna adanmıştır ve tarihsel bir genel bakış ve temel prensipler hakkında bir tartışma sunmaktadır. Psikolojik sağlık hakkındaki Kur’an ayetleri ve hadisler üzerine yapılan nüanslı bir analizi sunarak, bunları Batı psikolojik modelleriyle diyalog içinde sunmaktadır. Kitap, İslami felsefenin psikolojiye katkılarını, manevi uygulamaların ruh sağlığını teşvik etmedeki rolünü ve stres ve ruh sağlığı sorunlarıyla başa çıkma konusunda İslam’ın sunduğu benzersiz yaklaşımları incelemektedir. Ayrıca, İslam din alimlerinin ruh sağlığı desteğindeki hayati rolünü ele almaktadır, böylece İslami psikolojinin küresel ruh sağlığı çabaları ve eğitimle uyum içinde olduğu bir geleceğin yolunu açmaktadır. Kitabın kalbi, pratik uygulamalarında yatmaktadır. Üçüncü bölüm, İslami prensiplerin terapiye etik ve pratik entegrasyonunu ayrıntılı olarak ele almakta, İslami öğretilerin BDT modellerine uyarlanmasından bireysel ihtiyaçlara göre terapi uyarlamalarına kadar geniş bir yelpazede teknikleri ve uyarlamaları tartışmaktadır. Terapistlerin, terapiyi her aşamada İslami kavramlarla entegre ederken, terapötik modele sadık kalmasını sağlayan adım adım bir rehber sağlayan manüelleştirilmiş protokoller tanıtılmaktadır. Bu bölüm, bilişsel yapılandırmadan davranışsal müdahalelere ve İslami prensiplerle problem çözme stratejilerine kadar ayrıntılı stratejiler sunarak terapistler için önem taşımaktadır. Kitabın merkezinde, etik ve pratik düşünceleri, bilişsel yapılandırma ve davranışsal müdahale tekniklerini, İslami farkındalık ve rahatlama tekniklerini ve İslami ilkelerle problem çözme stratejilerini içeren İslami prensiplerin BDT ile entegrasyonu yer almaktadır. BDT oturumlarının yapısını ve içeriğini, İslami öğretilerin oturumlara nasıl dahil edileceğini ve terapiyi bireysel ihtiyaçlara göre uyarlamayı sağlayan manüelleştirilmiş terapi protokollerini içeren bir bölümle uygulamalı bir yaklaşım sunulur. Terapötik ilişki üzerine odaklanan bölümler, uyum sağlama ve güven inşa etmenin, terapistin rolü ve yetkinlikleri ve manevi tartışmaların ele alınmasının önemini vurgular. Bilgilendirilmiş onam ve gizlilik, çift roller ve etik manevralar gibi etik ve profesyonel konular, terapinin profesyonel standartlara uygunluğunu sağlamak için incelenir. Araştırma ve değerlendirme, İslami- BDT’nin sürekli gelişimi ve güvenilirliği için kritik öneme sahiptir. Kitap, sonuçların değerlendirilmesi, kalite kontrolü ve mevcut araştırmadaki boşlukları belirlemenin önemini tartışır. Terapistler için eğitim ve denetim, gerekli beceri ve bilgiye sahip terapistleri yetiştirmek için etkili eğitim gereksinimleri ve modellerinin önemini vurgular. Kitap, pratikte karşılaşılan zorlukları ve sınırlamaları ele almak için stratejiler sunar ve BDT’nin etkinliğini ve kültürel hassasiyetini korumak için yaygın engelleri nasıl aşılacağını önerir. Sonuç olarak, kitap, İslami-odaklı BDT’nin küresel erişimini genişletme ihtiyacını ve potansiyel katkılarını vurgulayan geleceğe yönelik yönlerini özetler. Bu kitap, hem kanıt temelli BDT’nin ampirik sıkılığına hem de İslam’ın manevi zenginliğine saygı duyan psikolojik iyileşme için bir potansiyele işaret eden, alan için önemli bir katkı sunmaktadır.
This book reviews the research and philosophical foundations for using mindfulness, acceptance, and Buddhist psychology in couple and family therapy. It also provides a detailed and practical approach for putting these ideas into action in the therapy room, including a mindful approach to therapeutic relationships, case conceptualization, treatment planning, teaching meditation, and intervention.
Islamic counselling is a form of counselling which incorporates spirituality into the therapeutic process. Until now there has been little material available on the subject with no one agreed definition of Islamic counselling and what it involves. There has also been a rapidly growing population of Muslims in Western societies with a corresponding rise in need of psychological and counselling services. Islamic Counselling: An Introduction to theory and practice presents a basic understanding of Islamic counselling for counsellors and Islamic counsellors, and provides an understanding of counselling approaches congruent with Islamic beliefs and practices from a faith-based perspective. The book is designed as an introduction for counsellors, its goal is to inform the reader about how the diverse roles of the Islamic counsellor fit together in a comprehensive way and to provide the guidelines that can be potentially integrated into a theoretical framework for use. The book is divided into two parts. Section one: Context and Background, and Section two: Assessment, Models and Intervention Strategies. Islamic Counselling encompasses both current theory, research and an awareness of the practice implications in delivering appropriate and effective counselling interventions with Muslim clients. It will be essential reading for both professionals and students alike.
This book attempts to bridge the considerable gaps that exist between spiritual philosophies and evidence-based medicine and between the psychotherapeutic models of the East and the West. Based on the insights of both the ancient wisdom and modern medicine, this book presents Yogic science not just as a set of physical exercises or religious rituals but as theories about the mind that have bio-psycho-social implications in relation to health and illness. Drawing on his years of monastic training and his extensive experiential, clinical and research knowledge on the utility of Yoga meditation in standardized and evidence-based medicine protocols, the author describes symptom-specific clinical applications of Yogic/meditative techniques using standardized protocols for the various psychiatric and psychosomatic conditions. In addition, he explains the value of these techniques in reducing stress and improving quality of life in healthy populations. Dr. Pradhan names the proposed integrative model of psychotherapy Yoga and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (Y-MBCT). Unlike other models, Y-MBCT uses Yoga in its entirety (all eight limbs, including meditation) rather than piecemeal. The standardized and evidence-based format of Yoga meditation described in this book will help all aspiring Yoga practitioners and will hopefully also provide the impetus for multicenter research studies on the value of this ancient wisdom.
Islāmic Counselling and Psychotherapy: An Introduction to Theory and Practice provides foundation-level knowledge of and perspective on the fundamental principles and practices of counselling and psychotherapy from an Islāmic perspective. This groundbreaking practical framework incorporates Islāmic spirituality, religion, and cultural contexts into the therapeutic process. It makes the case that authentic Islāmic spirituality, based on submission to God, forms the cornerstone of good mental health. The book’s foundation focuses on the therapist’s role and ethical considerations specific to Islāmic psychotherapy. It explores the integration of Qur’ânic teachings and hādīths and delves into dream interpretation and the clinical applications of the Siraat Al-Islāmic psychotherapy practice model. This thoroughly revised new edition also highlights advances and developments in scholarship and evidence-based practices and introduces postmodern psychotherapy approaches like narrative and hope therapy. This text provides a clear understanding of the nature, scope, and process of Islāmic psychotherapy for Islāmic practitioners or clinicians working with Muslim clients.
Using evidence-based creative mindfulness techniques (CMT), this book acts as a useful guide for clinical mental health practitioners seeking to build resilience levels in clients recovering from trauma. It examines the effectiveness of the CMT approach, providing applicable art therapy techniques to enhance the therapist’s toolbox for clinical effectiveness. Combining a psychodynamic and neurobiological clinical lens, this book helps practitioners recognize and utilize creativity in dealing with trauma exposure, its cultural considerations, and its consequences on the individual, family, and the system. It also provides insights into the neurophysiological impact of mindfulness techniques on the brain. Chapters explore the clinician’s role in the treatment of trauma, wellness, and the building of resiliency, creativity, and alternative approaches to changing neural pathways, positive psychology, and more. A collection of narrative case studies and guidance for specific activities to be used with diverse clients ensures easy practical usage of the theories explored. Clinical mental health practitioners who work with clients suffering from PTSD, clinical trauma, stress, and anxiety will find this book essential. Readers may also be interested in Healing from Clinical Trauma Using Creative Mindfulness Techniques: A Workbook of Tools and Applications, which can be used on its own or as a companion to this book.
Through an array of detailed case studies, this book explores the vibrant digital expressions of diverse groups of Muslim cybernauts: religious clerics and Sufis, feminists and fashionistas, artists and activists, hajj pilgrims and social media influencers. These stories span a vast cultural and geographic landscape-from Indonesia, Iran, and the Arab Middle East to North America. These granular case studies contextualize cyber Islam within broader social trends: racism and Islamophobia, gender dynamics, celebrity culture, identity politics, and the shifting terrain of contemporary religious piety and practice. The book's authors examine an expansive range of digital multimedia technologies as primary “texts.” These include websites, podcasts, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube channels, online magazines and discussion forums, and religious apps. The contributors also draw on a range of methodological and theoretical models from multiple academic disciplines, including communication and media studies, anthropology, history, global studies, religious studies, and Islamic studies.
