GENERAL COURSE DESCRIPTION Religious and spiritual issues are important to many psychotherapy clients; therapists and counselors, too, are beginning to become aware of the importance of these issues. Research has also consistently shown a positive relationship, albeit small, between being religious or spiritual and better psychological health. However, few counselors and therapists have been adequately trained to deal with these issues. This course provides a framework for understanding what you need to know before working with religious issues, how to incorporate various religious and spiritual interventions into therapy, and an overview of essential ethical issues that therapists should be aware of when working with religious and spiritual issues in therapy. The first article provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of what you should know prior to beginning to work with religious and spiritual issues in therapy. Many therapists put themselves at risk by practicing outside of their competency; this article provides what you need to know to avoid this. The second article builds upon the first article providing a thorough foundation for helping therapists begin integrating religious practices into psychotherapy. It goes into greater detail about types of interventions, when these interventions should be made, and other considerations to be aware of when implementing these interventions. While many of the interventions in the second article focus more on interventions with religious clients from a theistic background, the third article focuses on basic issues in integrating a Buddhist approach into psychotherapy. This article includes a number of case examples to help the reader begin to flesh out the interface of spirituality and psychological health. The final article moves to the topic of suffering, a difficult topic for many religious and spiritual clients. This returns to focusing more on theistic perspectives and incorporates challenges many clients have in their religious experience. By the end of the course, therapists and counselors will have been introduced to material on how to begin working with religious and spiritual issues in therapy and, as appropriate, begin using some basic religious and spiritual interventions in therapy.