| Call for Papers |
Call For Papers
ASERVIC Seeks Monographs
…to publish in a book tentatively entitled:
"What Is...?: A Collection of Psychospiritual Experiences and Practices
in Counseling and Psychotherapy"
What if a client discloses that he or she has had a near-death experience, or has recently
begun an adult ed course in Kabbalah, or meditates, or has just joined a group that does Sufi
dancing, or attended a workshop in past life therapy? The proposed book is intended to serve
as a resource providing overviews of spiritual/religious experiences and practices that a
counselor might encounter in the course of, or that might serve as adjuncts to, the counseling
process, and a guide to the best sources for further information on the topic.
The book is not intended to be a training manual for the practice of specific techniques.
However, where appropriate, monographs may include information about where training is
available for a counselor to develop professional competence in the practice.
Topics for which monographs have been already accepted are:
Contemplation
Dark Night of the Soul
Labyrinth
Lucid dreaming
Mandala
Meditation
Meditation: Mindfulness
Native American Sweat
Near-Death Experiences
Psychosynthesis and Dis-Identification
Qigong
Reiki
Shamanic Journey
Topics for which monographs are currently under review are:
Breathwork
Chanting
Dream Interpretation
Hakomi
Induced After-Death Communication
Past Life Therapy
Pictures in the Soul
Transpersonal Experiences: Intuitive, Paranormal, and Mystical
Topics for which the editors are seeking manuscripts are:
A Course in Miracles
Acupuncture
Fasting
Hypnosis
Kabbalah
Massage therapies
Meditation: Concentration
Meditation: Scriptural
Prayer (Centering, Intercessory, etc.)
Reflexology
Shiatsu
Spiritual trek
Sufi dancing
Visualization/Guided Imagery
Yoga
If you know of additional topics not listed above that you believe would be appropriate for
inclusion in this volume, please contact Dr. Jan Holden at jan.holden@unt.edu and/or Ms.
Lezlie Burwell-Pender at Lezlie.Burwell-Pender@unt.edu with your idea.
Manuscript format:
Author’s full name, credentials, academic affiliation, e-mail address, phone, and two sentences
of author information.
APA style (refer to American Psychological Association Manual, 2005), including text citations
and References page.
Content, including both theoretical foundation and relevant research:
Definition/description and brief historical overview of the experience or practice;
Indications: relevance of the experience or practice to, and description of how it may look in,
the counseling process;
Cautions and/or contraindications (if a practice is “unproven” or “developing,” so specify per
2005 ACA ethics);
Suggested resources for further information.
Length: 5 to 8 pages of double spaced text (not counting title page, References, and author
information).
If you are interested in submitting a manuscript, please contact Ms. Lezlie Burwell-
Pender at Lezlie.Burwell-Pender@unt.edu to make sure the topic is still available.
Also submit manuscript(s) to Lezlie as e-mail attachment(s).