Managing Spirituality in Solving Family Issues

The decreasing of religious values and the occurrence of conflicts in the family institution are contributing to the existence of social diseases of today. These situations has led to the need for proper treatment in solving family issues. In the Malaysian context, Western approaches have been used for quite some time in the arena of counselling. Apparently, some Western approaches are found inappropriate for local culture with strong traditional Asian roots. Each person carries a set of values and beliefs that may aid in their well-being. There is no denying that religious discussions and spirituality management within therapy can be essential for treatment because Islam provide its followers guidance and procedures on how to live in this world. This paper will examine the religious counselling and spirituality management in solving family issues. This study is also to explore and evaluate the effectiveness of family counselling process by implementing religious values and spirituality management in solving family issues. Furthermore, this study also look into the selected professional counsellors who are involved directly in family counselling on their views and stances in implementing and including the religious values during their sessions with clients.