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ERIC Number: EJ704649
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jun-1
Pages: 8
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1096-2409
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Asian Shades of Spirituality: Implications for Multicultural School Counseling
Hanna, Fred J.; Green, Alan
Professional School Counseling, v7 n5 p326 Jun 2004
In the current practice of school counseling, little consideration is given to the spiritual background of students of Asian cultures. Although there is a body of literature on Asian culture in counseling, the authors could find remarkably few articles pertaining to counseling students in the context of Asian religious and spiritual traditions. In many cases, Asian students can be better served by understanding the spiritual aspects of Asian spiritual and religious traditions. Three specific traditions are outlined in this article: Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. Each tradition is described and a case example that illustrates working with students of these traditions is provided. This article is intended to elucidate the central aspects of several Asian religious and spiritual traditions and relate this knowledge to counseling students. Specifically, described and discussed are Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. At the end of each section a case example in which the respective spirituality played a part in helping a student is provided.
American School Counselors Association, 1101 King St., Suite 625, Alexandria, VA 22314. Web site: http://www.schoolcounselor.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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