Islmic 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 Islmic perspective.
This groundbreaking practical framework incorporates Islmic spirituality, religion, and cultural contexts into the therapeutic process. It makes the case that authentic Islmic spirituality, based on submission to God, forms the cornerstone of good mental health. The books foundation focuses on the therapists role and ethical considerations specific to Islmic psychotherapy. It explores the integration of Qurānic teachings and hdths and delves into dream interpretation and the clinical applications of the Siraat Al-Islmic 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 Islmic psychotherapy for Islmic practitioners or clinicians working with Muslim clients.
SECTION I: The Essence of Islmic Therapy: Context and Background
Illuminated
1. Foundation of Islmic counselling and psychotherapy
2. Islmic
counselling and psychotherapy: From faith to psychology
3. Unveiling the role
of the Islmic psychotherapist: Exploring the nature and scope of
psychotherapy
4. Ethical framework in Islmic psychotherapy
5. Navigating the
ethical challenge in Islmic psychotherapy SECTION II: The Intersection of
Islm and Psychotherapy: Understanding Congruent and Non-Congruent
Psychotherapeutic Approaches
6. Illuminating the psyche: An Introduction to
psychoanalytic therapy
7. Harmony and dissonance: Jungian therapy and Islmic
psychotherapy
8. Humanistic therapy: Re-envisioned through an Islmic
perspective
9. Islmic insights into cognitive behaviour therapy: Path to
healing mind, soul, and behaviour
10. Uniting faith and therapy: The Islmic
perspective on solution-focused brief therapy
11. Narrative therapy through
the Islmic lens.
12. Hope therapy: Finding Strength in Faith
13. Before the
Nikah: Islmic perspectives on pre-marital preparation
14. Sacred bonds and
marital challenges Islmic-oriented marital therapy SECTION III: The Healing
Path: Practical Intervention Strategies in Islmic Psychotherapy
15. Healing
hearts and minds: Integrating Qurān and hdths in Islmic psychotherapy
16.
Journey through the night: An Islmic approach to dream interpretation
17.
Challenging boundaries: Hall-Harm considerations in complementary therapies
18. The Siraat Al-Islmic Psychotherapy Practice Model
19. Psychotherapy and
harm-reduction in addiction: An Islmic perspective
20. Clinical applications
of the Siraat Al-Islmic Psychotherapy Practice Model
21. Beyond the couch:
Islmic approaches to research in psychotherapy
22. Islmic psychotherapy:
Tackling challenges, employing strategies, cultivating competence
G. Hussein Rassool, PhD, is Professor of Islmic Psychology, Centre for Islmic Studies & Civilisations, Charles Sturt University, Australia. He is a fellow of the International Association of Islmic Psychology and the Royal Society of Public Health.
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