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PaperbackCounseling Couples in Conflict
A Relational Restoration Model
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by James N. Sells and Mark A. Yarhouse
Most therapeutic approaches, especially those of a cognitive orientation, are not very effective in dealing with high conflict relationships--couples often heading toward divorce by the time they seek help. Counseling Couples in Conflictis a resource for pastors and counselors who want to be ready for these uniquely difficult cases. Utilizing a relational conflict and restoration model ...
HardbackCouple Therapy
A New Hope-Focused Approach
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Jennifer S. Ripley and Everett L. Worthington Jr.
Following the successful Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling, Jennifer Ripley and Everett Worthington Jr. have written a new book that expands upon their previous theoretical approach while describing in detail new practical interventions for couple counseling and enrichment.Weaving together classic cases outlined in Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling and over 75 brand new practical ...
PaperbackEvidence-Based Practices for Christian Counseling and Psychotherapy
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
Edited by Everett L. Worthington Jr., Eric L Johnson, Joshua N. Hook, and Jamie D. Aten
Are Christian treatments as effective as secular treatments? What is the evidence to support its success?Christians engaged in the fields of psychology, psychotherapy and counseling are living in a unique moment. Over the last couple decades, these fields have grown more and more open to religious belief and religion-accommodative therapies. At the same time, Christian counselors and psychotherapists ...
PaperbackChristianity & Psychoanalysis
A New Conversation
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
Edited by Earl D. Bland and Brad D. Strawn
Unsurprisingly, given Sigmund Freud's understanding of religion, the conversation between Christianity and psychoanalysis has long been marked by mutual suspicion. Psychoanalysis originated within a naturalist, post-Enlightenment context and sought to understand human functioning and pathology--focusing on phenomena such as the unconscious and object representation--on a strictly empirical basis. ...
EbookPsychology and Spiritual Formation in Dialogue
Moral and Spiritual Change in Christian Perspective
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
Edited by Thomas M. Crisp, Steven L. Porter, and Gregg A. Ten Elshof
Can the phenomena of the human mind be separated from the practices of spiritual formation—of growing to have the mind of Christ?Research into the nature of moral and spiritual change has revived in recent years in the worlds of psychology on one hand and theology and philosophy on the other. But psychology and spiritual formation draw upon distinct bodies of research and theory ...
PaperbackThe Learning Cycle
Insights for Faithful Teaching from Neuroscience and the Social Sciences
by Duane H Elmer
How teachers teach is not necessarily how learners learn. Educators focus on content delivery, but much of the learning process involves affective and behavioral factors.
Veteran educators Muriel and Duane Elmer provide a holistic model for how learning takes place. Their learning cycle moves beyond mere recall of information to helping learners value and apply learning in ...
PaperbackAuthentic Human Sexuality
An Integrated Christian Approach
by Judith K. Balswick and Jack O. Balswick
Sex pervades our culture, going far beyond the confines of the bedroom and spilling over into the workplace, the church and the media. Yet despite all the attention and even obsession devoted to sex, human sexuality remains confusing and even foreboding. What, after all, is authentic human sexuality?That is the question Judith and Jack Balswick set out to answer in this wide-ranging and probing ...
PaperbackTending Soul, Mind, and Body
The Art and Science of Spiritual Formation
Center for Pastor Theologians Series
Edited by Gerald L. Hiestand and Todd A Wilson
Throughout his ministry, Jesus consistently demonstrated his concern and love for the whole person: soul, mind, and body.
That task is carried forward today by pastors and church leaders, who are called to care for people inthe midst of individual circumstances as well as seismic cultural shifts. How might that calling be informed by recent developments in psychology? How ...
HardbackTreating Trauma in Christian Counseling
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
Edited by Heather Davediuk Gingrich and Fred C. Gingrich
Traumatic experiences are distressingly common, and the risks of developing posttraumatic stress disorder are high. But in recent years the field of traumatology has grown strong, giving survivors and their counselors firmer footing than ever before to seek healing. This book is a combined effort to introduce counseling approaches, trauma information, and Christian reflections to respond to the ...
PaperbackChristian Counseling Ethics
A Handbook for Psychologists, Therapists and Pastors
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
Edited by Randolph K. Sanders
A client raises spiritual questions. Can a Christian therapist working in a government agency talk with a client about faith?A young couple with two children asks a Christian counselor to help them negotiate an end to their marriage. What responsibility does the counselor have to try to repair the relationship?A youth group member confidentially reveals to the pastor that he is taking drugs. Should ...
