Spirituality and religion in group counseling: A literature review with practice guidelines.

There has been increased discussion of the need to attend to clients’ spirituality and religion as a part ofthe counseling process, but much of the literature to date has focused on individual counseling. How dothe research and resulting practice implications apply to group counseling? This article provides arationale for attending to spirituality and religion in counseling, explores the opportunities and barriersin attending to spirituality and religion in group counseling, and reviews the literature on the growingnumber of group interventions with a spiritual or religious focus. The article ends with specific guidelinesfor when and how to incorporate spirituality and religion into group counseling.