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Creating Space to Engage Black Pentecostal Clients in Multicultural Counselling Practices

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The Pentecostal worship tradition has been a neglected topic in literature on religious diversity. This tradition, including the practice of speaking in tongues (glossolalia), plays an essential role in the lives of Black Pentecostals. The goal of this paper is to acknowledge the importance of worship practices in the formation of religious and spiritual identities of Black Pentecostals. Key strategies for working with this faith group are outlined, with suggestions for multicultural counselling.

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Dixon, S., Arthur, N. Creating Space to Engage Black Pentecostal Clients in Multicultural Counselling Practices. Int J Adv Counselling 37, 93–104 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-014-9228-x

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