Counseling category: 2634 books
Strategic Pastoral Counseling
A Short-Term Structured Model
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2003
Therapeutic counseling in a Christian context can be highly effective when it maintains narrowly focused goals in a time-limited setting. The details of this proven model of pastoral counseling are described in this practical guide.
This second edition of Strategic Pastoral Counseling has been thoroughly...
by H. Norman Wright
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 1992
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 1992
In any endeavor, dreams and goals not backed by concrete plans and preparations can result in failure. And marriage is no exception, claims H. Norman Wright. In fact, without solid planning and forethought by engaged couples, we will surely see a continuation of the startling divorce rate among Christians...
by Michael Craig
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2012
The information provided in this book is neither complete nor comprehensive. It is not designed to be all encompassing. Although, the contents are directed to the pastoral or Christian counselor, the purpose is to provide help to all counselors (from the beginner to the well-seasoned therapist), with...
Pastoral Counseling in Africa and the West
Professional Partners in Conversation
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2018
This is the first time an author has listened to pastors in Africa and compared her findings with pastoral counseling from a Western perspective. Pastoral Counseling in Africa and the West presents a practical record of pastoral counseling in Africa. It accounts for the wide difference between pastoral...
Counseling and Christianity
Five Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2012
What does authentic Christian counseling look like in practice? This volume explores how five major perspectives on the interface of Christianity and psychology would each actually be applied in a clinical setting. Respected experts associated with each of the perspectives depict how to assess, conceptualize,...
Christian Counseling Ethics
A Handbook for Psychologists, Therapists and Pastors
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2013
Christian Counseling Ethics
multiple relationships
confidentiality
documentation
therapist competence and character
addressing spiritual and value issues in therapy
teletherapy
individual and couples therapy
counseling with minors
psychological...
by Shannon Hodges, PhD, LMHC
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2018
Praise for the First Edition:
“This excellent career guide will be valuable for students, young professionals, and those interested in a second career in counseling.”--Choice
Fully updated, the second edition of this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide explores the wealth of diverse...
Wake Up Counselors!
Restoring Counseling Services for Troubled Teens
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Providing individual and group counseling for secondary school students was once a major priority for secondary school counselors. However, many guidance programs have abandoned this role, and counselors have become quasi-administrators who spend most of their time scheduling students for classes,...
Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy
Individual and Relational Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2017
Focuses heavily on contemporary approaches and cross-professional applications
This book emphasizes "big picture" frameworks to conceptualize how major theories of counseling and psychotherapy operate and compare. This innovative new text presents theories using an "paradigm" framework: the...
by Stephen P. Greggo
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019
Assessment in counseling—like its biblical counterpart, discernment—is an ongoing and dynamic routine to encourage movement in a productive direction toward what is truly best. In Assessment for Counseling in Christian Perspective, Stephen P. Greggo equips counselors to put assessment techniques...
Pastor as Counselor
Wise Presence, Sacred Conversation
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
This very practical book offers no-nonsense instructions for pastors, chaplains, and ministers whose real specialty is the practice of relational wisdom. Patton provides a helpful, step-by-step template for pastoral counseling sessions and clear guidelines for understanding when to defer and how to...
Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling
An Effective short-term Approach for Getting People Back on Track
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
This groundbreaking book, now updated and expanded, furthers its original, effective, time-saving approach that benefits pastors overtaxed by counseling demands. Dr. Charles Kollar presents a departure in pastoral counseling, showing that counseling need not be long-term or depend on psychological...
Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling
An Effective Short-Term Approach for Getting People Back on Track
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
This groundbreaking book, now updated and expanded, furthers its original, effective, time-saving approach that benefits pastors overtaxed by counseling demands. Dr. Charles Kollar presents a departure in pastoral counseling, showing that counseling need not be long-term or depend on psychological...
by Dr. Tim Clinton, Dr. Mark Laaser
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
One of the foremost counseling needs in our day is help with sexuality and relationship issues. But sometimes those who are faced with helping the hurting could use a little more information about the problems that people bring to them. The Quick-Reference Guide to Sexuality and Relationship Counseling...