Conceptualization and Models of Muslim Counseling in Ghana
Ghana is a secular state in which Islam is the second largest religion. Counselors who follow principles in Islam and Muslim culture, comprising imams and followers, serve as de facto mental health providers, but their counseling practices have received limited research at...
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2024-04-01
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| description | Ghana is a secular state in which Islam is the second largest religion. Counselors who follow principles in Islam and Muslim culture, comprising imams and followers, serve as de facto mental health providers, but their counseling practices have received limited research attention. This study examined the conceptualizations and counseling practices of 19 Muslim counselors aged 32–72 (M=57.83; SD=12.95) who follow principles in Islam and Muslim culture in southern Ghana. Qualitative data was obtained using one-on-one verbal interviews. Data was inductively and thematically analyzed. Results were organized around five main areas: (1) counseling inventory, (2) conceptualizations of counseling, (3) counseling models, (4) process considerations, and (5) personal prescriptions. Participants conceptualized counseling primarily as advising. They provided services in nine different languages and utilized advising and mediatorial models of counseling. The counselors attended to religious considerations and socio-gender norms in their counseling. The study fills important gaps in Muslim mental health research. Implications for professional psychology training and practice, as well as mental health research and advocacy, have been discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-36765548b79d4a51a231e68f1b16bef22025-08-20T02:48:41ZengMichigan PublishingJournal of Muslim Mental Health1556-50092024-04-0117210.3998/jmmh.181Conceptualization and Models of Muslim Counseling in GhanaAdjeiwa Akosua Affram0Annabella Osei-Tutu1Health Policy Planning and Management, University of GhanaPsychology, University of GhanaGhana is a secular state in which Islam is the second largest religion. Counselors who follow principles in Islam and Muslim culture, comprising imams and followers, serve as de facto mental health providers, but their counseling practices have received limited research attention. This study examined the conceptualizations and counseling practices of 19 Muslim counselors aged 32–72 (M=57.83; SD=12.95) who follow principles in Islam and Muslim culture in southern Ghana. Qualitative data was obtained using one-on-one verbal interviews. Data was inductively and thematically analyzed. Results were organized around five main areas: (1) counseling inventory, (2) conceptualizations of counseling, (3) counseling models, (4) process considerations, and (5) personal prescriptions. Participants conceptualized counseling primarily as advising. They provided services in nine different languages and utilized advising and mediatorial models of counseling. The counselors attended to religious considerations and socio-gender norms in their counseling. The study fills important gaps in Muslim mental health research. Implications for professional psychology training and practice, as well as mental health research and advocacy, have been discussed.https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/jmmh/article/id/181/Islamic counselinglay counselingpastoral counselingreligion and counselingreligious considerations |
| spellingShingle | Adjeiwa Akosua Affram Annabella Osei-Tutu Conceptualization and Models of Muslim Counseling in Ghana Journal of Muslim Mental Health Islamic counseling lay counseling pastoral counseling religion and counseling religious considerations |
| title | Conceptualization and Models of Muslim Counseling in Ghana |
| title_full | Conceptualization and Models of Muslim Counseling in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Conceptualization and Models of Muslim Counseling in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conceptualization and Models of Muslim Counseling in Ghana |
| title_short | Conceptualization and Models of Muslim Counseling in Ghana |
| title_sort | conceptualization and models of muslim counseling in ghana |
| topic | Islamic counseling lay counseling pastoral counseling religion and counseling religious considerations |
| url | https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/jmmh/article/id/181/ |
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