In the healing process of patients with mental illness, faith plays a vital role.
Essentially, it tends to address loneliness, life satisfaction, and substance addiction disorders. It is through spirituality that complete or partial healing is attained by many of the deprived people. Psychology and other social factors researchers have therefore invested a considerable amount of time examining patients on the grounds of faith. The study found that particular attention given to persons who were originally marginalized or disenfranchised by faith has always contributed to positive outcomes (Hodge 37). These victims have already built self-confidence and the ability to cope with harsh conditions. Faith-based organizations have also proved the importance of spirituality in promoting both mental health and physical health. This places faith-based organizations at a better position to offer rehabilitation services to more vulnerable populations such as impoverished families, homeless individuals, addicted youth, and prisoners. The simplicity and surety of solving psychological issues through spirituality assure the patient quick recovery at minimum costs.
In addition, spiritual assessment helps develop and establish the spiritual life of people with mental problems.
This also includes their denomination affiliation and spiritual beliefs. The assessment is highly comprehensive as it helps determine how often persons with mental illness engage in spiritual or religious practices and the salience of the practices. Hence the spiritual competency which involves a knowledge of one’s own spiritual life, the associated basis, and empathic understanding of persons with mental illness are evaluated. This shows that better intervention strategies that are more appropriate, relevant, and sensitive should be developed. This will in turn make patients more resourceful, resilient, strong, and highly capable of handling complex situations.
The SR method can be used in research in order to develop more accurate strategies (Ferguson, et al. 265).
The method entails the use of keywords in program effectiveness, incorporating a list of potential sources generated by websites, and revisiting previous publications from several research institutes on religion and society. All these three steps lead to a more precise work study that helps in achieving better integration methods.
Finally, the measurement of outcomes includes the use of program logic models to identify and examine central outcomes.
A systematized data gathering, analysis, and reporting is also required. Recidivism, violence, and substance abuse are the frequent target outcomes that are normally solved by spirituality. Spirituality is indeed a psychological remedy when used effectively.
Works cited
Ferguson, K. M., et al. "Outcomes Evaluation in Faith-Based Social Services: Are We Evaluating Faith Accurately?" Research on Social Work Practice, vol. 17, no. 2, 2007, pp. 264-276.
Hodge, David. "Spirituality and People With Mental Illness: Developing Spiritual Competency in Assessment and Intervention." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, vol. 85, no. 1, 2004, pp. 36-44.
