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Table 3 Descriptive analysis on engagement in R/S integrated clinical practice

From: Mental health professionals’ perspectives on the relevance of religion and spirituality to mental health care

 

M

SD

% Often

% Very often

% Often + Very often

How frequently you actually have done each of the following in your clinical practice?

     

1. Use of R/S empirically supported interventions

2.30

1.15

10.2

4.9

15.1

2. Seek out R/S consultation

2.49

0.92

9.8

2.1

11.9

3. Read R/S research on mental health to guide practice decisions

2.60

1.07

14.6

4.5

19.1

4. Read about integration ways of clients’ R/S to guide practice decisions

2.77

1.03

17.5

5.1

22.6

5. Link clients with potentially helpful R/S resources

3.28

1.18

27.4

16.9

44.3

6. Conduct full bio-psycho-social-spiritual assessment with clients

3.28

1.46

19.0

29.7

48.7

7. Help clients consider R/S meaning and purpose of current life situations

3.44

1.13

32.1

18.9

51.0

8. Involve clients in deciding about R/S treatment integration

3.50

1.21

25.3

26.0

51.3

9. Help clients consider ways their R/S support systems may be helpful

3.75

0.96

40.2

23.2

63.4

  1. Note. Items appear in ascending order based on mean scores. Item values correspond to 1 = Never, 2 = Rarely, 3 = Some of the time, 4 = Often, 5 = Very often