The Pastoral Counseling Treatment Planner

An invaluable resource for both religious leaders who provide counseling to parishioners and secular counselors who incorporate spirituality in their practice For pastoral counselors and clergy people seeking to learn about effective therapeutic techniques, The Pastoral Counseling Treatment Planner is a lifesaver. And for secular therapists integrating elements of their client's spiritual beliefs system into the treatment process, this book can guide the way.

Patterned after the bestselling The Complete Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, this resource draws on a variety of Western religious belief systems, and offers step-by-step guidelines on counseling clients and parishioners through a variety of life dilemmas. This sourcebook is organized around 31 of the most common problems people seek counseling for, including life challenges, such as marital conflict, grief, and chronic illness, as well as challenges of faith. For each problem, behavioral definitions and potential counseling goals are provided, along with dozens of suggested interventions -many of which draw upon the client's faith as a source ofhealing. This unique counseling aid also features:

• More than 1,000 well-crafted treatment planning components for many of life's thorniest problems
• A sample counseling plan that can be emulated by both experienced counselors and novices
• Pages afford plenty of space to record customized counseling goals, objectives, and interventions

Format:  Paperback, 172 pages, August 1998
Authors: James R. Kok, Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr
Item#:   978-0-471-25416-9
Price:    $55.00 US

Topics:
Adult Child Disappointment.
Aging Parents.
Anger Toward God.
Chemical Dependence.
Child's Medical Condition.
Chronic Illness.
Death of Child.
Death of Spouse.
Dependent Adult Child.
Depression.
Divorce.
Family Conflict.
Financial Crisis.
Guilt.
Infertility.
Interpersonal Hurt.
Legal Problems.
Loneliness.
Marital Conflict.
Medical Condition.
Mental Illness in Family.
Parent-Child Conflict/Adolescence.
Prayer Struggles.
Premarital Counseling.
Religion/Spirituality Differences.
Sexual Abuse Victim.
Sexual Orientation Conflict.
Spiritual Doubts.
Suicidal Ideation.
Unemployment.
Unwanted Pregnancy.
Appendix.
About the Disk.