Call For Papers
…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).
