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Does Pastoral Counseling Work? A Pilot Study of Delinquent Boys
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This is a study of the relationship between pastoral counseling interventions and recidivism in a small sample of 16 delinquent adolescent males in residential treatment programs where such interventions were routinely available. One or more of three pastoral counseling protocols were utilized with the youths who were assessed as demonstrating one or more of the spiritual needs addressed by the protocols and who were open to the intervention. Analysis showed a significant Spearman correlation (r = .588; p = .008) between pastoral counseling and low recidivism (measured as re-arrests since discharge at the time of the follow-up contact) suggesting that the pastoral counseling may be a contributing factor to successful treatment.
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“Youths who receive supportive pastoral counselling during custody are less likely to reoffend when released and returned to the social community (see Hausmann & Spooner 2009:216).”
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“Studies that focus specifically on how to improve pastoral care and chaplaincy in the penal systems of Africa are scarce (see Brault 2014;Hausmann & Spooner 2009:215;Kusada 2014:iv).”
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- Authors
- Hausmann, E., & Spooner, M.
- Affiliations
- Editor, NCAYR Digest Clinton, MI
- University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hausmann, Eugene
- Spooner, Mary
- Venue
- Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling: Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009-09
- Volume
- 63
- Issue
- 3-4
- Pages
- 1-6
- ISSN
- 1542-3050 (ISSN-L)
- 2167-776X
- OpenAlex
- W1893165510
- Cited by
- 12
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 14.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Keywords
- pastoral counseling, juvenile delinquency, recidivism, delinquent adolescents, residential treatment programs, spiritual needs, rearrest, treatment outcomes
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Attitude to Health, Dangerous Behavior, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Juvenile Delinquency, Male, Pastoral Care, Pilot Projects, Residential Treatment, United States, Treatment Outcome, Spirituality
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