Solution-focused pastoral counseling : an effective short-term approach for getting people back on track - Kollar, Charles Allen, 1953- (Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, 2011)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-278) and indexes.
Keywords: Pastoral counseling; Solution-focused therapy -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Short-term counseling -- Religious aspects -- Christianity