Integration of spiritual practice in helping professions.

Dr Nooria Mehraby

Spiritual healing is an essential element of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and other religious and philosophical systems. This lecture highlights the importance of the integration of spirituality and faith into helping professions with a particular emphasis on the Islamic faith. It argues that religion and spirituality can be a source of healing and can provide strength at critical times, helping people to find meaning in their lives.

While much attention has been paid to the recovery process of individuals within the context of Western cultural values, this lecture reflects on ways in which psychological problems are dealt with within the context of integrating spirituality and religious beliefs in therapeutic healing, when it is appropriate. The presenter draws upon t 14 years of therapeutic practice with highly traumatized populations, particularly those from refugee backgrounds.

Lecture recorded at STARTTS in May 2008, Sydney

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Dr Nooria Mehraby

Nooria Mehraby is a senior clinician at the NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS). Herself a refugee, Nooria has more than 20 years work experience with refugees both overseas and in Australia.

Nooria graduated as a medical doctor from Kabul University Afghanistan in 1983. She worked as a lecturer at Kabul University, concurrently completing her Masters of Pathology (1986), and as a general practitioner until 1987 when she and her family were forced to flee to Pakistan. She arrived in Australia in 1993.

In 1995 Nooria was employed by STARTTS as a bi-cultural counsellor for the Middle Eastern communities. As a trained Trauma Counsellor she continued her education and obtained a Masters of Counselling degree with distinction from University of Western Sydney.
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Nooria is an experienced national and international conference speaker and is the author of multiple publications (including textbook contributions) on refugee trauma, cross cultural counselling and working with children. Nooria is also the editor of Interface Column; a Consideration of Difference, in the National Journal of Psychotherapy in Australia.  Her Particular interest is on developing cross-cultural therapeutic interventions with Refugees.

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