Strategies for Brief Pastoral Counseling (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780800632991)

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.

Author: Howard W. Stone
ISBN-10: 0800632990
ISBN-13: 9780800632991
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2001
Pages: 242
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.11h x 6.10w x 0.52d
Award: Book of the Year - Winner