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assess and treat mental health and spiritual health issues. In the past our focus has been on understanding the human brain, the physical structures and functions, chemotherapy and treatment for psychiatric issues and several approaches to therapy. Spiritual Direction has made advances in bringing more awareness to spiritual experiences as well as offering differing approaches to spiritual direction. However, what has been lacking is any form of treatment facilities that could be utilized for individuals experiencing spiritual emergencies, awareness and support for children and youth having increasing spiritual experiences and integrating these experiences. In addition there are few if any spiritual learning resource centers.

Few if any programs exist to educate professionals such as MD's PhDs, Mid-Level Providers and Practitioners. Beginning these education strategies for future providers and professionals to include increasing dialogue, research, assessment and implementation is a step in changing practice and promoting healing. Review, revision and integration of assessment strategies to include representation from all disciplines in formulating assessment and diagnostic criteria for such professional tools as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, and ICD9codes. Through more standard assessment tools, insurance company providers, state and federal health insurance agencies will be readily educated and willing to include benefits in insurance packages. Coordinated research into these areas will provide improved care, integration and improved well being for the individual. Providing more education and information to the public will create more awareness and dialogue while also assisting in improving overall health and well being as well the potential for less personal dissatisfaction fewer incidence of misdiagnosis, and possibly a decrease in use of addictive drugs and behaviors.

Beside our obvious external appearances, few if any talk about looking at the soul and condition of the soul. Sadly in modern medicine do we rarely discuss preventative psychiatry. Perhaps in western medicine this would be viewed as "on the fringe" and would not necessarily be readily " measurable" in research. However, it appears there is a shift occurring in our research values as well. More and more professionals are seeking funding to assess and implement spiritual markers in clinical settings. More and more professionals are beginning to educate within their career. However

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