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Authors: Charles Allen Kollar
ISBN-13: 9780310213468, ISBN-10: 0310213460
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Zondervan
Date Published: June 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Dr. Charles Allen Kollar is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and the lead pastor at Innovation Church in Cresco, PA. He is the author of Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling (Zondervan, 1997).
This approach to pastoral counseling focuses on solutions rather than problems and is typically short-term, requiring only one to four or five sessions.
Preface | 7 | |
Introduction | 9 | |
Acknowledgments | 11 | |
1 | Individual Paradigms: A Question of Focus | 15 |
2 | Christian Faith: A Story of Change | 19 |
3 | Deficiency Language: The World of Mental Health | 25 |
4 | Hidden Presuppositions: Old Wineskins | 39 |
5 | Meaning Is Perception: The Constructs That Bind Us | 47 |
6 | Identity Formation: The Unfolding of God's Grace | 53 |
7 | Guiding Assumptions: A Way of Thinking | 67 |
8 | Personal Integrity: Ethical Guidelines | 95 |
9 | The Counseling Interview: Suggesting a Framework for Change | 105 |
10 | Attentive Listening: A Search for Clues | 109 |
11 | Track Options: Highlighting Change As Meaningful | 119 |
12 | Vision Clarification: A Description of Life Without the Problem | 141 |
13 | Supportive Feedback: Promoting and Supporting Change | 159 |
14 | Second and Later Sessions: Consolidating Change | 179 |
15 | Bringing It All Together: A Case Example | 189 |
16 | Questions and Answers: Some Final Considerations | 205 |
References | 216 | |
Index | 219 |