Psychology of Counseling : Professional Techniques for Pastors, Teachers, Youth Leaders and All Parents

by Clyde Narramore

• ISBN13: 9780310237846
• ISBN10: 031023784X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

The first 26 chapters of the book present the basic concepts and techniques of counseling with interesting and appropriate illustrations. A further chapter gives a thorough-going and inspiring presentation of the effective use of scripture in counseling. Here the reader is challenged to use the Word of God and is shown how to use it effectively. This comprehensive chapter concludes with a list of several hundred of the most appropriate Scripture portions to be used with some 20 different types of personality and spiritual problems.Another section of the book deals with four particular areas of counseling: Counseling with Teen-agers, Counseling with the Emotionally and Mentally Ill, Marriage Counseling, and Counseling about Sex Problems. Realistic situations in each of the above categories are pointed up. Interesting case studies are presented to illustrate the problem; then basic guides in counseling are suggested.Probably o other book contains a more meaningful chapter on terms that counselors should know than does Dr. Narramore's comprehensive work. Each term is defined, explained, amplified, and in many instances, illustrated with appropriate reference to spiritual concerns.The Psychology of Counseling will provide both professional and lay counselors with one of the most comprehensive guidebooks ever published and with the most usable concepts of counseling yet available.

Table of Contents

A Personal Word
Basic Concepts and Techniques of Counseling
The Importance of Counseling	p. 11
To Whom Do They Turn?	p. 14
The Counselor	p. 18
Professional Ethics	p. 24
Counseling Arrangements	p. 30
The Counseling Process	p. 37
Your Best Attention	p. 40
The Value of Discussion	p. 43
Accepting the Counselee	p. 46
Waiting for the Real Problem	p. 50
Recognizing the Therapeutic Process	p. 54
The Significance of Pauses	p. 58
Problems and Their Setting	p. 61
Tracing the Origins	p. 66
Physical Causes	p. 72
Multiple Perspective	p. 78
Motives for Discussion	p. 81
Focusing on the Client's Problem	p. 84
Encouraging Self-Reliance	p. 89
Handling Direct Questions	p. 93
Involvement	p. 96
Responsibility for Referrals	p. 100
Extending Your Counseling Ministry	p. 105
The Great Physician	p. 112
Success in Counseling	p. 118
Growing Professionally	p. 122
Special Areas of Counseling
Counseling with Teen-agers	p. 133
The Mentally and Emotionally Ill	p. 160
Basic Guides in Marriage Counseling	p. 184
Problems of Sex	p. 206
The Use of Scripture in Counseling; Appendix
The Use of Scripture in Counseling	p. 237
Terms	p. 274
Books and Recordings	p. 298
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