Abstract:

The mutual relationship and unbreakable bond between family and religion has drawn attentions studies on family and religion. In Turkey, the Presidency of Religious Affairs (DIB) has established Family and Religious Guidance Offices (ADRB) to protect and support the family. This study presents an example of psycho-education in order to increase the Professional competence of experts and the quality of the offered counseling, and provide to interdisciplinary work. Psycho-education program (7 modules) named “Family, Psychology and Religion” prepared by the researcher was applied to ADRB experts. After the psycho- education, semi-structured interviews were conducted with ADRB experts (N:61), and the obtained data were analyzed by descriptive analysis method. The findings are presented under two themes: “The Professional Competence of Experts and Evaluations on Psycho-education” and “Assessments on Psychology and the Relationship Between Psychology and Religion”. As a result of the study, it has been seen that psycho-education has beneficial for both Professional competence and personal development of experts, and this type of education has been a necessity rather than an option.

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