This workshop presents the current state of the Regent Faith Check (RFC) measure, a brief outcome tool designed to assess and monitor spiritual well-being in conventionally Christian clients. The RFC evaluates state-sensitive changes in a person’s self-reported relationship with God, others in their faith community, themselves, spiritual practices, faith-aligned moral conduct, sense of meaning, hopefulness, and the presence of spiritual struggles. Psychologists, licensed mental health professionals, medical professionals, pastors, and coaches will have an overview of the instrument’s psychometric properties, which is developed for use in measurement-based care approaches, the RFC is specifically tailored to integrated clinical practice with Christian clients. Participants will look at the design that integrates Christian integrative psychology, the measurement tradition in the psychology of religion, and evidence-based assessment in clinical psychology. Participants will also identify how other psychology of religion measure exist, how many are not suited for weekly “temperature checks” or clinical utility. This session will identify intended clinical applications of the RFC and discuss case examples.
415 | A Spiritual “Temperature Check” for Christians: The Regent Faith Check Instrument
PRESENTERS
William Hathaway, Ph.D.
CE CREDITS
1.25
Approved For CE
APA, ASWB, NBCC, NAADAC, IBCC, AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, AOA Category 2A Credits, Georgia Nurses Association, AAFP , Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Approved For CME/CEU
LEVEL
Intermediate
Summary
Learning Objectives
1 Differentiate measure-based care approaches to evidence-based practice from alternative forms of treatment.
2 Identify how assessment of clinically relevant spiritual variables is pertinent to each phase of the treatment process.
3 Utilize the Regent Faith Check instrument for spiritually integrated measurement-based care.