Caregiving to Muslims: A guide for chaplains, counselors, healthcare and soc - Paperback

by Dh Willard Dmin (Foreword by), Ibrahim Abdul-Malik (Introduction by), Muhammad Abdul-Rahman (Introduction by)

The main purpose of this book is to assist caregivers in providing culturally competent services to Muslim patients and clients. It may be particularly useful in the education and training of healthcare workers, counselors, mental health professionals, social workers, seminarians, and chaplains. It contains basic information on the religion of Al-Islam, correlates Islamic theology with established psychological theories, and recommends an approach to making spiritual assessments. Additionally the book provides a Muslim perspective on the spiritual roots of conflict, terrorism, gender issues, homosexuality, and substance abuse.

Author Biography

MUHAMMAD HATIM, PH.D, D.MIN., is a respected religious leader, human rights activist, educator, lecturer, and counselor. He retired as an Imam with the Admiral Family Circle Islamic Community (Admiral Family) in New York City after 18 years. He was a longtime student of Shaykh Dr. Abdullah Latif Ali. He directed the Admiral Family Justice Ministry (prisons/courts). As the Admiral Family's Non-Governmental /United Nations (NGO/UN) Representative, he participated in the United Nations religious and human rights activities both here in the US as well as Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Hatim volunteered as a Red Cross Disaster Chaplain after the World Trade Center tragedy in NYC. He is the Imam Warith Deen Muhammad Professor of African American Muslim Studies at the Graduate Theological Foundation in Indiana; Board Certified Clinical Chaplain (BCCC) and Pastoral Counselor (BCPC) by College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapists (CPSP); and both a Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor (CADC) and Certified Co-Occurring Disorder Professional (CODP) in New Jersey.