Strategies for Brief Pastoral Counseling (Creative Pastoral Care and Counseling)
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Book Overview
More and more professionals in ministry realized the benefits of brief pastoral counseling-typically three sessions-for addressing the real-life dilemmas of their congregants. In this very helpful resource, eleven leaders in pastoral counseling-both established leaders and new thinkers in the field-offer a convincing rationale. Based on reserach, case studies, and the latest thinking, they lay out (1) the dynamics of the pastor- parishioner relationship, including the need for collaborative, hospitable, future-oriented, and wholistic counseling, and (2) specific strategies, including brief counseling's solution-focused method, its relation to spiritual direction, its focus on people's strengths, and time limits. The volume concludes with a call for the whole field to recognize the contextual, practical character of effective, responsible pastoral counseling.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0800632990
ISBN13:9780800632991
Release Date:February 2001
Publisher:Fortress Press
Length:242 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Excellent resource for pastoral counseling
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Stone's Strategies provides an excellent overview of brief pastoral counseling. This single resource provides enough of both theory and practice to inform readers about this type of pastoral care. I highly recommend this readable resource.
Rev. Scott
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Don't be misled into thinking that just because you counsel people briefly that you are practicing brief counseling. Brief Pastoral Counseling is a methodology for empowering others to create their own solutions, and in so doing, to begin to take charge of their own life. If you are tired of trying to give people answers and having overly dependent relationship with church members, then study this book.
Brief is Great
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Many pastors do indeed provide brief pastoral counseling. I know I do. Often you don't even know you're providing counseling until your in the middle of it. Stone's book helps prepare pastors for this reality, even to embrace it. This is a great book to read if your idea of counseling has been primarily shaped by longer term forms of therapy and/or psychotherapy.
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