Solution-Focused Pastoral Conseling An Effective Short-Term Approach for Getting People Back on Track

Name: Solution-Focused Pastoral Conseling An Effective Short-Term Approach for Getting People Back on Track
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ISBN: 9780310329299

ISBN-10: 0310329299

ISBN-13: 9780310329299

Edition: 2nd 2011

Authors: Charles Allen Kollar

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The idea of the book is to enable effective counseling that does not overtax a pastor's time and avoids long-term counseling. Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling presents a new departure in pastoral counseling. It does not depend on psychological manipulation. Rather, it is based on grace and on a natural and spontaneous view of Christian maturation. SFPC rejects the notion that counseling must primarily focus on the counselee's problem. Its starting point is the fact that God is already active in the counselee and that the church counselor (whether pastor or counselor) should look for clues to discover this activity. SFPC is short-term---typically one to five sessions. The counselor seeks…

Book details

List price: $31.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication date: 5/7/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.30" long x 0.95" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Theory



Individual Paradigms: A Question of Focus



Christian Faith: A Story of Change



Deficiency Language: The World of Mental Health



Hidden Presuppositions: Old Wineskins



Meaning Is Perception: The Constructs That Bind Us



Identity Formation: The Process of God's Grace



Guiding Assumptions: A Way of Thinking



Practice



The Counseling Interview: A Framework for Change



Listening: A Search for Clues



Questions: Highlighting Change as Meaningful



Clarification: A Description of Life without the Problem



Feedback: Promoting and Supporting Change



Second and Later Sessions: Consolidating Change



Bringing It All Together: A Case Example



Application



The SFPC Model: Further Development



Solutions Conversation: Applied in the Life Context



Solution-Focused Assessment Tools: T-JTA and M-BTI



Counseling Models: Drawing from the Best



Mental Illness: Is There Hope?



Personal Integrity: Ethical Considerations


Acknowledgments


References


Subject Index


Name Index