The Biblical Basis of Christian Counseling for People Helpers

The Biblical Basis of Christian Counseling for People Helpers
Author: Gary R. Collins
Publisher: Navpress Publishing Group
Total Pages: 285
Release: 1993
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780891097532

Collins presents an accessible, far-ranging approach to counseling. Beginning from the standpoint of "what makes counseling Christian", this book touches on the relevance of theology to counseling and offers readers the theological tools they need to heal spiritually as well as psychologically.

Biblical Concepts for Christian Counseling

Biblical Concepts for Christian Counseling
Author: William T. Kirwan
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 273
Release: 1984-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441206256

Kirwan not only sounds a clarion call for thorough integration of psychology and theology, he demonstrates that it can be done.

Theological Foundations of Counseling

Theological Foundations of Counseling
Author: Thomas Edgington, Ph.D._
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2014-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1304545784

Theological Foundations is designed to give the reader an understanding of a biblical theory of personality. That theory provides a set of "lenses" through which the biblical counselor can look as he/she works with clients. The book begins with presuppositions and a theory of integration which are followed by a description of 7 capacities that make up a theory of personality. The first 2 capacities provide a theory of motivation that help the counselor know what drives people. Tips for counseling are given throughout the book pertaining to each of the capacities described.

The Popular Encyclopedia of Christian Counseling

The Popular Encyclopedia of Christian Counseling
Author: Dr Tim Clinton
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2011-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736943579

Seasoned counselors and professors Tim Clinton and Ron Hawkins provide a landmark reference that offers a capstone definition of the emerging profession and ministry of the Christian counselor. Appropriate for professional counselors, lay counselors, pastors, students, and teachers, it includes nearly 300 entries by nearly 100 top Christian counselors. This practical guide focuses on functional aspects of Christian counseling and explores such important topics as...Christian counseling as a profession, ministry, and lay ministry; Spiritual and theological roots; Social, emotional, and relational issues; Skills and essentials in Christian helping; Ethical and legal considerations; Intake, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning; and Premarital counseling, family therapy, and substance abuse. Counselors will also find up-to-date information on solution-based brief therapy, cognitive therapy and biblical truth, and trauma and crisis intervention. An essential resource for maintaining a broad and up-to-date perspective on helping others.

How to Be a People Helper

How to Be a People Helper
Author: Gary R. Collins
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1995
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780842313858

In this updated and expanded version of How to Be a People Helper, Dr. Gary Collins, a well-known psychologist, shares his insights into how a person can help friends who are hurting, family, and co-workers.

Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling

Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling
Author: Mark R. McMinn
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2012-03-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1414349238

The American Association of Christian Counselors and Tyndale House Publishers are committed to ministering to the spiritual needs of people. This book is part of the professional series that offers counselors the latest techniques, theory, and general information that is vital to their work. While many books have tried to integrate theology and psychology, this book takes another step and explores the importance of the spiritual disciplines in psychotherapy, helping counselors to integrate the biblical principles of forgiveness, redemption, restitution, prayer, and worship into their counseling techniques. Since its first publication in 1996, this book has quickly become a contemporary classic—a go-to handbook for integrating what we know is true from the disciplines of theology and psychology and how that impacts your daily walk with God. This book will help you integrate spiritual disciplines—such as prayer, Scripture reading, confession—into your own life and into counseling others. Mark R. McMinn, Ph.D., is professor of psychology at Wheaton College Graduate School in Wheaton, Illinois, where he directs and teaches in the Doctor of Psychology program. A diplomate in Clinical Psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology, McMinn has thirteen years of postdoctoral experience in counseling, psychotherapy, and psychological testing. McMinn is the author of Making the Best of Stress: How Life's Hassles Can Form the Fruit of the Spirit; The Jekyll/Hyde Syndrome: Controlling Inner Conflict through Authentic Living; Cognitive Therapy Techniques in Christian Counseling; and Christians in the Crossfire (written with James D. Foster). He and his wife, Lisa, have three daughters.

Competent Christian Counseling, Volume One

Competent Christian Counseling, Volume One
Author: Timothy Clinton
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 834
Release: 2002-04-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1578565170

The authoritative new reference guide that equips counselors, pastors and church leaders, and caregivers for an effective ministry of soul care. Under the guidance of the highly respected American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), more than 40 leading Christian professionals have come together to provide this comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date reference guide for professional and lay counselors, pastors, and leaders in training. Competent Christian Counseling offers you: • the best contributions on spiritual formation and pastoral care from Scripture as well as from giants of church history • the latest research, theory, and successful practice methods in Christian counseling • a practical, 21st century model of Christian counseling that is not only “counselor friendly,” but also facilitates effective, biblical client change--all geared to help people mature in the ways and wisdom of Jesus Christ. Competent Christian Counseling, edited by Timothy Clinton and George Ohlschlager, is destined to be regarded for years to come as the authoritative, trustworthy resource for Christian counseling.

The Christian Therapist's Notebook

The Christian Therapist's Notebook
Author: Philip J. Henry
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2012-03-22
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1136862900

Christians are faced with the same range of problems as everyone else. However, Christian therapists understand deeply the unique issues involved with their therapy. The Christian Therapist's Notebook is a single source for innovative, user-friendly techniques for connecting the everyday world of the client with Christian principles and Scripture. This creative, timesaving guide assists therapists in helping clients achieve therapy goals through professionally sound and principled exercises while always maintaining a positive, supportive connection with Christian beliefs. Helpful features include Scripture references relevant to common problems, case studies, vignettes, professional resource lists, client resource lists, in-session exercises, homework exercises, and handouts.

The Second Commandment

The Second Commandment
Author: Joey R. Peyton
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2024-02-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1666788201

In an increasingly broken world filled with hate and violence, God’s plan from the beginning was to save and restore the world to the glory for which he had created it. This simple plan has not changed with the evolution of sin, time, or man’s rejection of his creator. Rather, God’s simple twofold plan of redemption included both a commandment to love the creator with all one’s heart, mind, soul, and strength, and a commandment to love one’s neighbor as one’s self. Neither commandment stands in isolation, for one cannot fully love others without a consuming love for God, and neither can one completely love God without a love for the neighbor created by God. The answer to hate is love; the answer to war is love; the answer to violence is love; and the answer to all of societal disfunction is love. The answer is not a commandment to like God and others, because one only likes others because of likeness. Rather, love is a choice. A choice to love what you don’t like. A choice to love what you don’t understand. A choice to love until the God you love sets everything right in eternity.