TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kollar,Charles Allen
TI  - Solution-focused pastoral counseling: an effective short-term approach for getting people back on track 
SN  - 9780310329299 (hbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - BV4012.2 .K67 2011
U1  - 253.5 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Mich.
PB  - Zondervan
KW  - Pastoral counseling
KW  - Solution-focused therapy
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Short-term counseling
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-278) and indexes; 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
ER  -