The Heart of Pastoral Counseling: Healing Through Relationship, Revised Edition

by Dayringer; Richard L

• ISBN13: 9780789001726
• ISBN10: 0789001721
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-03-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The relationship between pastor and parishioner is the essence of pastoral counseling--a simple truth with profound implications. Dr. Richard Dayringer explores these implications in The Heart of Pastoral Counseling: Healing Through Relationship, Revised Edition to help pastoral counselors understand how to use the relationship to bring about the desired ends in the therapeutic process. Drawing on research from the disciplines of psychiatry, psychology, marriage counseling, family therapy, and pastoral counseling, this book lays the foundation for utilizing the pastoral counseling relationship to bring about positive change as it explores topics such as observation, listening, communication, handling transference, and termination of therapy. Because the interpersonal relationship is the vehicle of therapy, it is critical that pastoral counselors understand the psychological assumptions that play a large part in the characteristics of relationships as well as the factors requiring attention in order to establish a secure counseling relationship. The Heart of Pastoral Counseling will help you attain this understanding as you also improve your knowledge on: how pastoral relationships may be applied outside the therapeutic hour in general pastoral work eclectic methods for clarifying feelings, developing intellectual insight, interpreting, questioning, and assigning certain behavior employing the problem-oriented record in pastoral counseling distinguishing relationship from transference and countertransference the unique problem that counseling acquaintances presents personality traits that attract people to the minister/pastoral counselor counselor attitudes that foster relationship how a client "s view of the counselor has an impact on the effectiveness of therapy The Heart of Pastoral Counseling brings a solid base of research to pastoral counselors, seminary students, graduate students in counseling, professors of counseling, and specialists in pastoral psychotherapy so that you might better understand the nature of pastoral counseling relationships and how they are helpful and constructive in people "s lives. You will be challenged to rethink your role in initiating and carrying out therapeutic change and realize why you should build your ministry on relationships, rather than on friendships.

Author Biography

Richard Dayringer, ThD, is Professor Emeritus and former Director of Psychosocial Care in the Department of Medical Humanities and Professor and Chief of Behavioral Science in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Southern Illinois University in Springfield.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
What is the Pastoral Counseling Relationship?	p. 5
A Philosophical Foundation for the Pastoral Counseling Relationship	p. 7
An Understanding of Individuals	p. 8
An Eclectic View of Counseling	p. 11
A Theology of Relationship	p. 16
A Theoretical Framework for the Pastoral Counseling Relationship	p. 21
A Definitive Description	p. 21
The Relationship-Focused Pastoral Counselor	p. 33
The Client and the Setting	p. 38
How is Relationship Used in Pastoral Counseling?	p. 45
Initiating the Process of Counseling	p. 47
Developing Rapport	p. 48
Pastoral Appraisal	p. 50
Covenant Making	p. 54
Using the Pastoral Role	p. 57
The Dimensions of the Ministerial Role	p. 57
Difficulties with the Pastoral Role	p. 60
Amplifying the Use of the Ministerial Role	p. 61
Building the Relationship	p. 63
Counselor Attitudes That Foster Relationship	p. 64
Techniques to Promote Relationship	p. 68
Hindrances to Establishing Relationship	p. 74
Observing and Listening	p. 77
Eyes That See	p. 77
Ears That Hear	p. 80
Communication	p. 83
Reflective Communication	p. 84
Silence and Pauses	p. 87
Dealing with Negative and Positive Feelings	p. 89
The Dimensions of Negative Feelings	p. 89
A Description of Positive Feelings	p. 92
Handling Transference and Countertransference	p. 97
Transference	p. 97
Dealing with Transference	p. 99
Countertransference	p. 101
The Use of Christian Resources	p. 105
Confession and Forgiveness	p. 105
Prayer	p. 107
Scripture	p. 109
Utilizing Problem-Oriented Records	p. 111
Database	p. 112
Problem List	p. 115
Initial Plans for Each Problem	p. 116
Progress Notes	p. 118
Conclusion	p. 120
Closing and Termination	p. 123
Closing the Counseling Session	p. 123
Terminating the Counseling Relationship	p. 125
What are the Implications of Relationship for Pastors?	p. 129
Counseling Acquaintances: A Unique Problem for the Minister	p. 131
Precounseling Contacts	p. 131
Counseling Acquaintances	p. 134
Postcounseling Contacts	p. 138
Pastoral Work	p. 143
General Pastoral Relationships	p. 143
Dynamic Pastoral Communication	p. 145
Christian Worship	p. 147
Pastoral Care and Visitation	p. 149
AAPC Membership Information and Requirements	p. 151
AAPC Code of Ethics	p. 155
Multiaxial Evaluation Report Form	p. 173
Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale	p. 175
References	p. 177
Bibliography	p. 191
Index	p. 199
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