TY - JOUR
T1 - The Congregation Development Program
T2 - Data-Based Consultation With Churches and Synagogues
AU - Pargament, Kenneth I.
AU - Falgout, Kathryn
AU - Ensing, David S.
AU - Reilly, Barbara
AU - Silverman, Marian
AU - Van Haitsma, Kimberly
AU - Olsen, Hannah
AU - Warren, Richard
PY - 1991/10
Y1 - 1991/10
N2 - The potential for successful consultation between psychological and religious communities is illustrated through one forum, the Congregation Development Program (CDP). A data-based consultation program, the CDP is designed to help churches and synagogues define their strengths and weaknesses and plan for their futures. Congregation life is assessed through participant observation, interviews with clergy and leaders, and a battery of survey instruments designed specifically for congregations. This information is interpreted in collaboration with clergy and leaders in a consultative feedback meeting. The authors describe the phases of the consultation process, from entry and assessment to intervention and evaluation/termination. Illustrations are drawn from work with over 50 diverse congregations. The CDP points to churches and synagogues as sites of challenging opportunity for professional psychology.
AB - The potential for successful consultation between psychological and religious communities is illustrated through one forum, the Congregation Development Program (CDP). A data-based consultation program, the CDP is designed to help churches and synagogues define their strengths and weaknesses and plan for their futures. Congregation life is assessed through participant observation, interviews with clergy and leaders, and a battery of survey instruments designed specifically for congregations. This information is interpreted in collaboration with clergy and leaders in a consultative feedback meeting. The authors describe the phases of the consultation process, from entry and assessment to intervention and evaluation/termination. Illustrations are drawn from work with over 50 diverse congregations. The CDP points to churches and synagogues as sites of challenging opportunity for professional psychology.
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U2 - 10.1037/0735-7028.22.5.393
DO - 10.1037/0735-7028.22.5.393
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000825590
SN - 0735-7028
VL - 22
SP - 393
EP - 404
JO - Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
JF - Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
IS - 5
ER -