Faith & Spiritual Wellness

Resources for our clients, clinicians, and faith communities

Spirituality in therapy

Consumers enter our treatment programs at many different levels of spiritual awareness and openness. The Faith and Spiritual Wellness program trains staff to assess the level and importance of a consumer’s spirituality and incorporate it into an outcome based treatment plan and guide them to a stronger sense of spiritual connectivity. Over the course of treatment, our clinicians support consumers’ exploration of spirituality and help them define the role it will play in their recovery. 

Resources for the faith community

The Faith and Spiritual Wellness Program will offer mental health awareness training and support to local faith-based organizations. The goal is to facilitate informed, caring communities and collaborative efforts between clergy and clinician. 

  

Spirituality as a pathway to recovery

The Mental Health Center of Denver recognizes that the sensitive, active support of an individual’s spiritual life can enhance their wellness and recovery. Our Faith and Spiritual Wellness program is designed to help our consumers, our clinicians, and the community in the following ways:

  • To make our consumers more aware of their own spirituality and the important role that it can play in their recovery
  • To help our clinicians develop strategies for incorporating spirituality into clients’ treatment plans
  • To promote mental health literacy within the faith community
  • To start a dialogue between the mental health and faith communities centered upon the common goal of promoting spiritual and mental wellness within the community
  • To provide staff training and support regarding faith and spiritual issues related to consumer treatment and recovery
  • To provide opportunities for consumer, peer and faith community support for anyone who desires to strengthen their faith/spiritual practice
  • To provide relevant mental health awareness training to local faith-based community organizations 

Resources & Related Articles

Facilitating  Spirituality - Brochure 

Healing from Within - A Guide for Assessing Spirituality

Spirituality and Mental Illness  Fact Sheet - Rethinking Mental Illness

Spirituality in the Recovery from Persistent Mental Disorders