approval by the VA legal department could be obtained, additional problems might arise if treatment was attempted. Given the differences in the religious upbringing (Roman Catholic vs Pentecostal) that could be assumed between the client and the therapist, it would be important for the therapist to have respect for the religious and spiritual beliefs (Garzon, 2005, p. client’s 114). When considering the utilization of scriptures in counseling, Garzon (2005) warns that will have a mixture of experiences with the Bible based on their particular “clients religio-cultural (p. 115). Given the assumed contrast between Roman background” Catholic and Pentecostal upbringings, it may be extremely difficult for the therapist to treat the client in a fashion that would not adversely affect the quality of care and client’s his treatment outcome (Garzon, 2005, p. 115). Given the issues mentioned above with regard to informed consent, setting factors, and differences in religious upbringing, it would probably be more appropriate in this situation for the therapist to utilize scriptures than “implicitly” rather “explicitly” (Garzon, 2005, p. 115). So-called of scriptures might involve silent “implicit” integration prayer on the part of the therapist or sharing aspects of the personal spiritual therapist’s life (Tan, 1966a; as cited in Garzon, 2005). However, for purposes of discussion, if we assume, hypothetically, that it was ethically possible to treat the client by using scriptures, a number of interesting explicitly therapeutic interventions might be possible. For example, the PTSD might be addressed and behaviorally cognitively client’s through the utilization of a This technique technique called “cue-controlled” relaxation. involves using an interval vibration (from a device resembling a pager) to prompt the user to take a slow deep breath (at regular intervals throughout the day). As the client inhales,
approval by the VA legal department could be obtained, additional problems might arise if treatment was attempted. Given the differences in the religious upbringing (Roman Catholic vs Pentecostal) that could be assumed between the client and the therapist, it would be important for the therapist to have respect for the client’s religious and spiritual beliefs (Garzon, 2005, p. 114). When considering the utilization of scriptures in counseling, Garzon (2005) warns that “clients will have a mixture of experiences with the Bible based on their particular religio-cultural background” (p. 115). Given the assumed contrast between Roman Catholic and Pentecostal upbringings, it may be extremely difficult for the therapist to treat the client in a fashion that would not adversely affect the client’s quality of care and his treatment outcome (Garzon, 2005, p. 115). Given the issues mentioned above with regard to informed consent, setting factors, and differences in religious upbringing, it would probably be more appropriate in this situation for the therapist to utilize scriptures “implicitly” rather than “explicitly” (Garzon, 2005, p. 115). So-called “implicit” integration of scriptures might involve silent prayer on the part of the therapist or sharing aspects of the therapist’s personal spiritual life (Tan, 1966a; as cited in Garzon, 2005). However, for purposes of discussion, if we assume, hypothetically, that it was ethically possible to treat the client by explicitly using scriptures, a number of interesting therapeutic interventions might be possible. For example, the client’s PTSD might be addressed behaviorally and cognitively through the utilization of a technique called “cue-controlled” relaxation. This technique involves using an interval vibration (from a device resembling a pager) to prompt the user to take a slow deep breath (at regular intervals throughout the day). As the client inhales,
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