Ethnic and religious identity as a client’s resources in working with a psychologist

Abstract

This article is a part of series of articles, and demonstrates positive dynamics of psychological work within the framework of a specific case activity based on Ingush culture and religious values. In the first article of the series “Multicultural approach in psychological counseling: ethnoreligious aspect (analysis of case)”, using the example of father-daughter relationship, we described the content of the process of psychological counseling, performed considering ethno-cultural and spiritual characteristics of a client. In the second article, “Consulting in the client’s ethno cultural and spiritual context (case analysis)”, the process of culturally oriented counseling is revealed on the example of the Father-Son relationship. The results of the study revealed that the multicultural competence of a therapist, based on the use of ethno-religious resources, serves as a bed for a high level of trust from a client and displays a professional approach based on the use of ethno-religious resources in therapeutic work. This article describes the process of culturally oriented counseling on the example of a woman treated on the basis of analysis of her attitude to the fact of her missing husband.