Dr. Tim Clinton, Dr. Archibald D. Hart, and George Ohlschlager, Caring for People God’s Way: Personal and Emotional Issues, Addictions, Grief, and Trauma. Thomas Nelson, 2009.
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Referenced in: Pastoral Counseling
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
This is probably the most comprehensive guide to pastoral counseling. It discusses the theological and theoretical underpinnings, then presents specific strategies on the following issues: helping people forgive, depression and bipolar disorders, stress and anxiety, perfectionism and obsessive-compulsive disorders, anger, personality disorders, sexual addiction, gambling and spending abuse, eating disorders, suicide, loss and grief work, trauma and PTSD, adult survivors of abuse, and abortion.
From the Publisher
Caring for People God’s Way presents Christian counseling in a systematic, step-by-step manner that outlines the process as practically as possible. It then applies the process to the most common issues faced by Christian counselors: personal and emotional issues, trauma, grief, loss, and suicide.
About the Authors
Tim Clinton (EdD, The College of William and Mary) is president of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), executive director of the Center for Counseling and Family Studies, professor of counseling and pastoral care at Liberty University and Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, and a licensed professional counselor. He is the author or editor of many books.
Dr. Archibald D. Hart is a clinical psychologist and senior professor of psychology and dean emeritus of the Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He also serves as the president of the International Network for Christian Counselors. Dr. Hart is an internationally known speaker and author of twenty-four books, including Adrenalin and Stress, Stress and Your Child, and The Anxiety Cure. He and his wife, Kathleen, live very happily in Southern California, surrounded by their children and grandchildren.
George Ohlschlager, J.D., LCSW is the executive director and cofounder of the American Board of Christian Counselors, the national Christian counselor credentialing and program accreditation agency. He is director of policy and professional affairs for the American Association of Christian Counselors and is senior editor of Christian Counseling Today magazine and the Christian Counseling Connection magazine.
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