The Religious PsychologicalAssistance and its theoretical Aspects: the Russian Islamic Discourse

The article deals with shaping theoretical basis for the religiously-oriented psychological assistance as well as the prospects of creating the integrative Islamic theory of psychological counseling and therapy. The author offers models of psychological assistance, which could be used by Islamic psychologists and orientated on the client’s personality as well as his/her religious beliefs. The research identifies some basic requirements for the Islamic model of psychological assistance to meet and prospective integrating into the proposed model various conceptual ideas and practices as applied in the Western psychology. 

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