Journal of Pastoral Counseling articles from January 1 2006

Journal of Pastoral Counseling archives from January 1 2006

Introduction.(Editorial)
January 1, 2006... Our issue provides a variety of articles and perspectives. Janna Heyman and her colleagues document that social workers' attitudes towards the role of religion are critical in the delivery of health care. A social worker needs to hear and...

Social workers' attitudes toward the role of religion and spirituality in social work practice.
January 1, 2006... Abstract An important component of social work practice is the assessment of clients' needs. Social workers often work with other professionals, including pastoral counselors, nurses, and physicians, in addressing these needs. The...

Relationships: a mess worth making? With penetrating insight and practical applications, Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp help readers work through the most stubborn problems plaguing contemporary relationships.
January 1, 2006... Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX--From the very first chapter, authors Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp drop the masks of "relationship experts" and "got-it-together professionals" to honestly speak of the difficulties and restoration they have...

When knowledge and faith collide: in his new book, Caught Off Guard, author William P. Smith bridges the chasm between the heart and the head.(Critical essay)
January 1, 2006... Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX--Where is the reality of God in the middle of careers and groceries? Why are so many believers frustrated with the enormous gap between what they know about God and how they actually live? In Caught Off Guard (New Growth...

Reflections on grief and loss, at different points in the process.
January 1, 2006... Please consider all my comments and observations in what follows to be purely descriptive and not prescriptive. I am neither a therapist, nor a pastor. I am not even, like Stuart Smalley, a "caring nurturer." If there were any notion of "ought"...

Being normal: social stigma against the mentally ill and their families.(Report)
January 1, 2006... Abstract The mental health literature documents an unwavering exclusion of the mentally ill from normal society. Yet their wholesale discharge from mental institutions signaled a call to greater inclusion in the community. This paper seeks...

Five steps to senior life assessment: reflection on past and current decisions and relationships.
January 1, 2006... Working with a senior population presents unique challenges to the pastoral counselor. The desire to discuss, define and ultimately resolve issues and relationships can be virtually compelling for some individuals. In approaching the last stage...

A survey of marriage preparation provided by assemblies of God pastors in Oklahoma.(Report)(Survey)
January 1, 2006... Abstract Clergy are strategically positioned to provide marriage preparation interventions, but their effectiveness has been questioned. A mail survey was conducted among pastors of a conservative denomination in Oklahoma to determine the...