What is it about?
This article builds upon an Islamic model of the soul (Rothman & Coyle, 2018) to develop a data-grounded, experience-based ‘iceberg model’ of Islamic psychotherapy. The findings and the model offer new insights for the continued development of clinical interventions within an approach to psychotherapy that has Islamic integrity and explicitly values Muslims’ religious orientations and commitments.
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Why is it important?
The study puts forth the foundations of a clinical model for psychotherapy that is informed by spiritual principles from the Islamic tradition. It represents a new domain within in clinical psychology, one that goes beyond mere cultural considerations to putting forth an indigenous approach to psychotherapy with Muslim clients. This is the first systematic approach to the development of theory to inform clinical practice in this burgeoning subfield.
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This page is a summary of: Conceptualizing an Islamic psychotherapy: A grounded theory study., Spirituality in Clinical Practice, September 2020, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/scp0000219.
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Toward a Framework for Islamic Psychology and Psychotherapy: An Islamic Model of the Soul
This article presents an Islamic model of the soul upon which the Rothman & Coyle (2020) study was built. It generated this model through a grounded theory analysis of interviews with 18 key informants with relevant academic or religious expertise. The model elaborates aspects of a mechanism for the development of the soul that constitutes a potential foundation for an Islamic theory of human psychology and has particular relevance for Islamic approaches to psychotherapy.
Conceptualizing an Islamic Psychotherapy: A grounded theory study
This is the accepted manuscript version of the Rothman & Coyle (2020) article which is available to download as a PDF through Open Access.
Rothman & Coyle Iceberg Model
The Iceberg Model of Islamic Psychotherapy generated from the data of the grounded theory study reported in Rothman & Coyle (2020).
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