‘A Text Book on Pastoral Care and Counselling’ is a joint effort of many authors. It presents the basis of Pastoral care and counselling, functions, basic skills in pastoral counselling and its therapeutic measures. It also tries to highlight the pastoral care and counselling for different stages of life, religious resources which can be utilized. Important psychotherapies and crisis counselling for different situations of crisis also included. This volume will be a valuable resource for counselling students, teachers and pastors for their professional helping ministry of the church and society.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
1. Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counselling
Introduction
1. Pastor
2. Pastoral Care
3. Functions of Pastoral Care
4. Pastoral Counselling
Conclusion
2. Biblical, Theological and Historical Foundations of Pastoral Care and Counselling
Introduction
1. Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Care and Counselling
2. Theological Foundation for Pastoral Care and Counselling
3. Importance of Pastoral Care and Theology in Christian Ministry
4. Historical Foundation for Pastoral Care and Counselling
5. Changing Patterns in the Care of the Tradition: Pastoral Care and Counselling and Postmodern Theologies
Conclusion
3. Functions of Pastoral Care
Introduction
1. Healing
2. Sustaining
3. Guiding
4. Reconciling
5. Liberating
6. Empowerment
Conclusion
4. Basic Skills in Pastoral Counselling
1. Overview of Counselling Skills
2. Personalization-Personalizing Meaning, Problem, Goals, Feelings
3. Facilitative Self-Disclosure
4. Intimacy of Relationship
5. Confrontation
6. Appreciation
7. Contracting
8. Referral
9. Confidentiality
10. Termination and Referrals Skills
Conclusion
5. Stages of Counselling
Introduction
1. Stage One: Attending
2. Stage Two: Responding
3. Stage Three: Personalizing
4. Stage Four: Initiating
5. Stage Five: Evaluation and Conclusion
Conclusion
6. Pastoral Care and Counselling: Different Stages of Life According to Erik Erikson
Introduction
1. Different Stages According to Erikson
2. Early Childhood or Babyhood or Toddlerhood (1 Year To 2 Years)
3. Adolescence
4. Young Adulthood
5. Middle Adulthood
6. Late Adulthood or Old Age
Conclusion
7. Religious Resources for Pastoral Care and Counselling
Introduction
1. Christian Counselling
2. Skills of Counselling
3. Spiritual Resources in Counselling
4. Implication of Relevant Resources in Counselling
Conclusion
8. Important Psychotherapies - I
1. Psychoanalysis
2. Analytical Therapy
3. Client-Centered Therapy
Conclusion
9. Important Psychotherapies - II
1. Transactional Analysis (T.A.)
2. Logo Therapy
3. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Conclusion
10. Crisis Counselling
Introduction
1. Definition of Crisis
2. The Nature and Dynamics of Crisis
3. How a Crisis Develops?
4. Important Principles and Characteristics of Crisis
5. Different Types of Crisis
6. Goals of Crisis Counselling
7. Elements of Crisis Counselling
8. Characteristics of Crisis
9. Crisis Ministry
10. Period of Crisis
11. Crisis Interventions
12. The Bible and Crises
13. Implication
Conclusion
Contributors