"This guide sets out to fill the "religion information gap" which often exists between psychotherapists and the Protestant and Catholic clergy, sisters, brothers, and deacons they treat. Chronic and acute secondary stress among those in ministry is high today, and it leads many of them into therapy looking for help. The authors conclude that clinical treatment for religious workers is a multicultural issue, as it is with any diverse ethnic, racial, or otherwise culturally distinct group.

To this end, they frame each relevant psychological issue discussed in terms of its cultural context for those engaged in professional ministry, along with the social context that influences the problem, and the internal psychological set that either predisposes or complicates the issue."--BOOK JACKET.