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The psychological assessment of clerics

Jack, Alexander; Wilcox, Daniel T.

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Authors

Alexander Jack

Daniel T. Wilcox



Abstract

The psychological assessment of novice and experienced clerics is an important component of ordination, suitability, and risk evaluation to ensure that representatives of religious organizations are equipped, motivated, and safe for a life commitment to a faith vocation. It is the authors’ opinion that such assessments should be conducted by skilled psychologists with expertise that covers occupational, clinical, and forensic domains. Further, the authors emphasize the importance of an objective and secular assessment to better inform the church.

Citation

Jack, A., & Wilcox, D. T. (2018). The psychological assessment of clerics. Pastoral Psychology, 67(1), 55-64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-017-0784-y

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 26, 2017
Online Publication Date Jul 14, 2017
Publication Date Feb 28, 2018
Deposit Date Jul 7, 2017
Publicly Available Date Aug 13, 2018
Journal Pastoral Psychology
Print ISSN 0031-2789
Electronic ISSN 1573-6679
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 67
Issue 1
Pages 55-64
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-017-0784-y
Keywords Psychological assessment, Religious organizations, Secular, Suitability, Risk
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/868374
Publisher URL https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11089-017-0784-y
Contract Date Aug 13, 2018

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