Attitudinal Healing, a psycho-spiritual application of the text, A Course in Miracles, is being used throughout the world to assist people who have life threatening or chronic illnesses, as well as people who are in need of emotional or spiritual support. Attitudinal Healing may be viewed as a meta-theory that is inclusive of other psychological and spiritual thought systems. It empowers individuals to explore universal psychological and spiritual themes in nondogmatic ways. The intent of this research was to gain an understanding of how a six month study of Attitudinal Healing would affect the personal and professional lives of a group of mental health workers. A phenomenological perspective was used. In-depth unstructured interviews were conducted over the course of the study. Findings were related to each of the Twelve Principles of Attitudinal Healing. Shifts in consciousness, belief systems, and individual behaviors occurred as a result of the six month study group. These personal shifts, in turn, affected the professional lives of the mental health workers.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UMASS/oai:scholarworks.umass.edu:dissertations-6081 |
| Date | 01 January 1991 |
| Creators | Osgood, David Aldrich |
| Publisher | ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst |
| Source Sets | University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Source | Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest |
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