Summary The journal article, Interventions That Apply Scripture in Psychotherapy was written by Fernando Garzon. It was published in the Journal of Psychology and Theology in 2005. The article acknowledges the challenges of treatment plans that involve any sort of Theology. One of the goals was to advance the awareness of tools available. According to the article, “The first goal was to increase Christian therapists' awareness of the variety of types of Scripture interventions available” (Garzon, 2005, p.113). For so long psychology and Theology were not viewed as disciplines that worked together. Therefore, the article identifies ways to develop treatment plans using the Bible and explores the case study of a client named
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According to the text, “When appropriate ethical and religio-cultural assessment guidelines are followed, the Word of God demonstrates itself a living, powerful resource to be humbly handled by clinicians in their work” (Garzon, 2005, p.120). This was something I used to fear because of lack of knowledge, however, the reward for the client outweighs the fear. An example of a scenario that this would be effective would be for parents that lost a child. Scripture could be used will all interventions when it comes to the death of a child. As humans, the one area that is very difficult to comprehend is the death of a child. It shakes the natural order of life, and the meaning is a struggle to find. The Bible is God’s word and his promises offer hope to the grieving family. Each parent could grieve differently so the therapy would need to be adjusted to fit them accordingly. The father could hold back emotions because he was raised to believe that men don’t cry. However, according to the article, “The psychoeducational intervention around the appropriateness of experiencing his emotions, would be necessary” (Garzon, 2005, p.116). In American culture, men are viewed as strong while women are viewed as weak because of their willingness to express emotions. There could be a lot of anger and different emotions that shake them to the core. Using scripture to show the client that it’s ok to express their emotion. The Bible says, “A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance” (Ecclesiastes 3:4, ESV). Another powerful verse is “Jesus wept” (John 11:35, ESV). He is the Lord of Lords and he showed emotion at the loss of his friend. This is such a good reminder that pain is individual and different to
According to the text, “When appropriate ethical and religio-cultural assessment guidelines are followed, the Word of God demonstrates itself a living, powerful resource to be humbly handled by clinicians in their work” (Garzon, 2005, p.120). This was something I used to fear because of lack of knowledge, however, the reward for the client outweighs the fear. An example of a scenario that this would be effective would be for parents that lost a child. Scripture could be used will all interventions when it comes to the death of a child. As humans, the one area that is very difficult to comprehend is the death of a child. It shakes the natural order of life, and the meaning is a struggle to find. The Bible is God’s word and his promises offer hope to the grieving family. Each parent could grieve differently so the therapy would need to be adjusted to fit them accordingly. The father could hold back emotions because he was raised to believe that men don’t cry. However, according to the article, “The psychoeducational intervention around the appropriateness of experiencing his emotions, would be necessary” (Garzon, 2005, p.116). In American culture, men are viewed as strong while women are viewed as weak because of their willingness to express emotions. There could be a lot of anger and different emotions that shake them to the core. Using scripture to show the client that it’s ok to express their emotion. The Bible says, “A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance” (Ecclesiastes 3:4, ESV). Another powerful verse is “Jesus wept” (John 11:35, ESV). He is the Lord of Lords and he showed emotion at the loss of his friend. This is such a good reminder that pain is individual and different to