Is client religious or spiritual functioning adequately addressed in clinical practice? Two studies are presented that address this issue. Each study was informed by an endogenous view of spirituality as a clinically relevant functional domain. The first study surveyed clinicians at 4 exemplar clinics. The second study was a national survey of 1,000 clinical psychologists. Both studies found that psychologists believe client religiousness/spirituality to be an important area of functioning. Yet most do not routinely assess the domain or address it in treatment planning. The article concludes by examining the clinical implications of an endogenous perspective on client spirituality and religiousness.
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