Kollar, Charles Allen,  1953- <br/><br/>
Solution-focused pastoral counseling :  an effective short-term approach for getting people back on track / 
Charles Allen Kollar. 
 - Updated and exp. 
 - Grand Rapids, Mich. :  Zondervan,  c2011. 
 - 287 p. :  graphs ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-278) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>PART 1. Theory. Individual paradigms: a question of focus -- Christian faith: a story of change -- Deficiency language: the world of mental health -- Hidden presuppositions: old wineskins -- Meaning is perception: the constructs that bind us -- Identity formation: the process of God's grace -- Guiding assumptions: a way of thinking -- PART 2. Practice. The counseling interview: a framework for change -- Listening: a search for clues -- Questions: highlighting change as meaningful -- Clarification: a description of life without the problem -- Feedback: promoting and supporting change -- Second and later sessions: consolidating change -- Bringing it all together: a case example -- PART 3. Application. The SFPC model: further development -- Solutions conversation: applied in the life context -- Solution-focused assessment tools: T-JTA and M-BTI -- Counseling models: drawing from the best -- Mental illness: is there hope? -- Personal integrity: ethical considerations. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780310329299 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0310329299 (hbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010043582 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Pastoral counseling<br/>Solution-focused therapy--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Short-term counseling--Religious aspects--Christianity.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BV4012.2  / .K67 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>253.5