Psychology and the church: An exemplar of psychologist-clergy collaboration

Despite the increasing attention being given to clergy-psychologist collabo ration, many psychologists may wonder what clergy-psychologist collaboratio n looks like in actual practice. The authors describe an example of clergy- psychologist collaboration involving a careful needs-assessment phase follo wed by the development of a wide spectrum of preventive, consultative, and direct services. Current challenges include funding, establishment of trust , and the integration of psychology and spirituality. Implications for prof essional psychologists are discussed.