Area of Discipline / Professional Expertise
- Counseling psychology
- Spirituality and religion in education or counseling
Research
- Religion, mental health, and personality
- Psychotherapy process and outcome
- Spiritual and religious issues in psychotherapy
- Eating disorders, spirituality and treatment outcomes
Education
- Ph.D., Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology, University of Minnesota, 1988
- M.A., Counseling and Guidance, Brigham Young University, 1983
- B.S., Psychology, Brigham Young University, 1981
Affiliations
- Counseling Psychology - Primary
Selected Publications
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"Theistic counselling and psychotherapy: Conceptual framework and application to counselling practice.", Counselling and Spirituality, Richards, P. S., & OGrady, K. A., Volume 26, Issue 2, Pages 79-102, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December, 2007
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"Outcomes of Religious and Spiritual Adaptations to Psychotherapy: A Meta-Analytic Review.", Psychotherapy Research, Smith, T. B., Bartz, J. D., & Richards, P. S., Volume 17, Pages 643-655, Routledge, London, October, 2007
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"The role of spirituality in the treatment of trauma and eating disorders: Recommendations for clinical practice.", Eating Disorders: Journal of Treatment and Prevention, Berrett, M. E., Hardman, R. K., OGrady, K. A., & Richards, P. S., Volume 15, Pages 373-389, Taylor and Francis, July, 2007
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"Spiritual approaches in the treatment of women with eating disorders", P. SCOTT RICHARDS, Randy K. Hardman, Michael E. Berrett, Edition 1st, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, July, 2007
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"Theistic psychotherapy", AMCAP Journal, Richards, P. S., Volume 30, Pages 10-22, Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists, Salt Lake City, October, 2006
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"Comparative efficacy of spiritual, cognitive, and emotional support groups for treating eating disorder inpatients", Eating Disorders: Journal of Treatment and Prevention, P. SCOTT RICHARDS, Michael E. Berrett, Randy K. Hardman, Dennis L. Egget, Volume 14, Pages 401-415, Taylor & Francis, New York, November, 2006
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"Theistic integrative psychotherapy", Richards, P. S., Edition 1st, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, L. Sperry & E. Shafranske, January, 2005
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"The integration of spiritual and religious issues in racial-cultural psychology and counseling", Smith, T. B., & RICHARDS, P. S., Volume vol. 1, Wiley, New York, R. Carter, January, 2005
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"Development and validation of the Theistic Spiritual Outcome Survey", Psychotherapy Research, Richards, P. S., Smith, T. B., Schowalter, M., Richard, M., Berrett, M. E., & Hardman, R. K., Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages 457-469, Routledge, October, 2005
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"A Spiritual Strategy for Counseling and Psychotherapy (2nd ed.)", P.S. Richards & A.E. Bergin, Edition 2nd. edition, American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., July, 2005
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"Treating the religiously committed client", Psychologists Desk Reference, Richards, P.S. & OGrady K.A., Edition 2nd, Oxford University Press, New York, G. P. Koocher, J. C. Norcross, & S. S. Hill, 2004
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"A theistic inpatient treatment approach for eating disorder patients: A case report", Casebook for a spiritual strategy in counseling and psychotherapy, Hardman, R. K., Berrett, M. E., & Richards, P. S., Edition 1st, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, Richards, P. S., & Bergin, A. E., 2004
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"Examining the relationship between religious orientation and eating disturbances", Eating Behaviors, Smith, M. H., Richards, P. S., & Maglio, C. J., Volume 5, Pages 171-180, 2004
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"The impact of exposure to the thin-ideal media image on women", Eating Disorders: Journal of Treatment and Prevention, Hawkins, N., Richards, P. S., & Granley, H. M., & Stein, D., Volume 12, Pages 35-50, 2004
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"Casebook for a spiritual strategy in counseling and psychotherapy", P.S. Richards & A.E. Bergin, Edition 1st., Americal Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., January, 2004
Experience
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Professor, Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education, Brigham Young University, 2000
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Licensed Psychologist and Research Director, Center for Change, 1992
Professional
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President, Division 36 (Psychology of Religion) of the American Psychological Association, 2005-2006
Awards
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Research Grant, Brigham Young University School of Education, 2000
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William C. Bier Award, American Psychological Association, 1999
P Scott
Richards
Counseling Psychology and Special Education, Department of
Education, David O. McKay School of
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