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Incidental psychotherapy within Christian relationships [electronic resource] : mental health benefits from therapeutic alliances built on the caring love of Christians / E. Rae Harcum.

By: Publication details: Lanham, Md. : Hamilton Books, c2011.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 88 p.)ISBN:
  • 9780761853985 (electronic bk.)
  • 0761853987 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Incidental psychotherapy within Christian relationships.DDC classification:
  • 253.5
LOC classification:
  • BR115.C69 H37 2011eb
Online resources:
Contents:
The therapeutic alliance -- Responsibility for "cure" -- The Christian connection -- Guidelines for connecting -- Branded by our walks -- Friendship and marriage -- Confrontation and forgiveness.
Summary: This work points out the close similarity between the loving connections of Christians and therapeutic relationships between psychotherapists and clients. Thus, a simple Christian connection has an incidental therapeutic value for a troubled friend. Yet, the author continuously emphasizes that a Christian connection is never forged for the purpose of restoring mental health, but to obey the Christian mandate to love.
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The therapeutic alliance -- Responsibility for "cure" -- The Christian connection -- Guidelines for connecting -- Branded by our walks -- Friendship and marriage -- Confrontation and forgiveness.

This work points out the close similarity between the loving connections of Christians and therapeutic relationships between psychotherapists and clients. Thus, a simple Christian connection has an incidental therapeutic value for a troubled friend. Yet, the author continuously emphasizes that a Christian connection is never forged for the purpose of restoring mental health, but to obey the Christian mandate to love.

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