Solution-focused pastoral counseling
Subtitle: an effective short-term approach for getting people back on track
By: Charles Allen Kollar
Edition: Updated and exp.
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780310329299
Subjects: Pastoral counseling; Short-term counseling; Solution-focused therapy; Christianity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-278) and index.
Table of contents: title: Individual paradigms : a question of focus; title: Christian faith : a story of change; title: Deficiency language : the world of mental health; title: Hidden presuppositions : old wineskins; title: Meaning is perception : the constructs that bind us; title: Identity formation : the process of God's grace; title: Guiding assumptions : a way of thinking; title: The counseling interview : a framework for change; title: Listening : a search for clues; title: Questions : highlighting change as meaningful; title: Clarification : a description of life without the problem; title: Feedback : promoting and supporting change; title: Second and later sessions : consolidating change; title: Bringing it all together : a case example; title: The SFPC model : further development; title: Solutions conversation : applied in the life context; title: Solution-focused assessment tools : T-JTA and M-BTI; title: Counseling models : drawing from the best; title: Mental illness : is there hope?; title: Personal integrity : ethical considerations.