Psychotherapy and Counselling Arena

The Spiritual Horizon of Psychotherapy

• Edited by William S. Schmidt, and Merle R. Jordan.

Published October 2009

This book explores the wise and conscious use of spiritual resources within counselling and psychotherapy. Written by veteran clinicians from different spiritual perspectives, and from various therapeutic schools of thought, this book provides a broad view of how the spiritual is present within…
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Rediscovering Confession

The Practice of Forgiveness and Where it Leads

• By David A. Steere.

Published May 2009

Rediscovering Confession is about recovering the experience of confession, in danger now of becoming a lost art. It identifies four elements present in psychotherapy and confession: a state of heightened self-awareness, a growing realization that our predicament points in some…
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The Spiritual Work of Marriage

• By David C. Olsen.

Published May 2008

Learn how to help couples to navigate and resolve the spiritual themes present in marriage Statistically speaking, about half of all first marriages fail. The Spiritual Work of Marriage comprehensively discusses an issue that is central to addressing committed relationships and intimacy—the…
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Guide to Ministering to Alzheimer's Patients and Their Families

• By Pat Otwell.

Published May 2008

Learn how to develop an effective Alzheimer’s ministry. The Guide to Ministering to Alzheimer's Patients and Their Families examines the importance of spirituality in dealing with the everyday challenges of this mysterious disease. Not a “how-to” manual with step-by-step instructions or tried and…
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Rising from the Dead

Stories of Women's Spiritual Journeys to Sobriety

• By Patricia Nanoff.

Published September 2007

Bridging the gap between spirituality and the recovering community, Rising from the Dead: Stories of Women’s Spiritual Journeys to Sobriety tells the stories of alcoholic women in long-term sobriety whose faith-based rehabilitation healed and transformed their lives. Using the format adopted by…
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Pastoral Care With Young and Midlife Adults in Long-Term Care

• By Jacqueline Sullivan.

Published September 2007

Learn how to work with people who are in need of long-term care to achieve a higher quality of lifeA person living with a disAbling condition has issues and challenges much different from others. Pastoral Care with Young and Midlife Adults in Long-Term Care puts a needed spotlight on various…
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Counseling Pregnancy, Politics, and Biomedicine

Empowering Discernment

• By Patricia Elyse Terrell.

Published May 2007

Examine the impact and importance reproduction and genetics have on religious valuesCounseling Pregnancy, Politics, and Biomedicine: Empowering Discernment explains the mystery of the God-human relationship so ministers, priests, and pastors can follow the ethics and mechanics of counseling human…
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The Formation of Pastoral Counselors

Challenges and Opportunities

• Edited by Duane R. Bidwell, and Joretta L. Marshall.

Published April 2007

Explore the concept of formation in pastoral counseling from a variety of perspectives Two dozen of the most prominent clinicians and scholars in the field reflect on The Formation of Pastoral Counselors from clinical, theological and theoretical perspectives. This unique book explores the…
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The Christian Therapist's Notebook

Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Use in Christian Counseling

• By Philip J. Henry, Lori Marie Figueroa and David R. Miller.

Published February 2007

Provide professionally sound and principled therapy based on the truth of GodChristians are faced with the same range of problems as everyone else. However, Christian therapists understand deeply the unique issues involved with their therapy. The Christian Therapist’s Notebook is a single…
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Sexual Abuse and the Culture of Catholicism

How Priests and Nuns Become Perpetrators

• By Myra L Hidalgo.
• Foreword by Thomas P. Doyle.

Published February 2007

An inside look at the reasons Catholic priests and nuns commit sexual abuseSexual Abuse and the Culture of Catholicism digs beneath the public scandals to explore the underlying causes of sexual abuse by priests and nuns from the unique perspective of an abuse victim/survivor who is an experienced…
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