Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling: Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications

The Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling, founded in 1947, has had over 70 years of continuous publication. As of 2015, the journal is published as a partnership venture between SAGE and Journal of Pastoral Care Publications Inc. (www.JPCP.org) which owns JPC&C.  

The Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling advances theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective literature on pastoral and spiritual care, counseling, psychotherapy, education, and research. All material submitted to JPC&C must reflect the ethical standards of the organizations that are Member Associations of JPCP Inc. These standards are available on the associations' websites.

JPC&C publishes articles such as the following:

• Concrete and detailed reports of significant areas of pastoral/spiritual care work, with discussion
• Research Studies of importance to the pastoral/spiritual care mission of religious communities
• Articles advancing understanding of the practice of Clinical Pastoral Education and Pastoral Counseling/Psychotherapy
• Articles that explore the distinctive as well as the common characteristics of Ministry/Spiritual Care in relation to other helping professions and/or institutions

Reference to trade names, commercial organizations and their products and the inclusion of advertisements in the journal does not imply endorsements by SAGE, its society publishing partners, the editors, or the editorial board. While every effort has been made to ensure that the contents of this publication are factually correct, neither the authors nor the publisher accepts, and they hereby expressly exclude to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, any and all liability arising from the contents published in this publication, including, without limitation, from any errors, omissions, inaccuracies in original or following translation, or for any consequences arising therefrom. Nothing in this notice shall exclude liability which may not be excluded by law. Approved product information should be reviewed before prescribing. Please promptly inform the editors of any errors.

Material published in Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling including but not limited to articles, opinion pieces, podcasts, and digital materials, and all other products (collectively referred to as the Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling) are for informational purposes only and should not be used to make medical diagnosis, give medical advice or prescribe medical treatment. Content and material within the journal includes facts, views, opinions and recommendations of their authors, which are deemed by Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling and SAGE Publishing to be of educational interest to readers.

Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling and SAGE Publishing make no guarantee or warranty regarding the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of such content or material, nor do they make any endorsement in connection with use of such third party content or material. Similarly, statements and opinions in Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling are provided as guidelines only and should not be construed as official policy and Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling, SAGE Publishing AND ITS SUPPLIERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY ACTION TAKEN IN RELIANCE ON THESE STATEMENTS OR OPINIONS.

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

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