Islamic Psychotherapy and Spiritual Care Theory and Practice

This course introduces helping professionals to approaches and techniques of Islamic psycho-spiritual therapy to address Muslim Mental Health in a North American context. Islamic psycho-spiritual therapy is practiced in a variety of settings (private practice, institutional, congregational, and public agencies). The subject matter is located at the intersection of Islamic theology and the social and human sciences, addressing developmental theory, grief theory and gender studies. This course emphasizes multidimensional assessment and different applications of psycho-spiritual, therapeutic, supportive, educational, and resource management strategies for individuals.
Contextual factors such as migration, gender, Islamophobia, and mental health issues, along with professional ethics and professional identity, particularly in relation to the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC), will also be examined in depth in this course.