The church leader's counseling resource book : a guide to mental health and social problems - Franklin, Cynthia; Fong, Rowena (Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011)
Section 1. Equipping Yourself to be the Best Mental Health Helper : -- 1. Effective ministry with the hurting / Cynthia Franklin and Rowena Fong -- Section 2. Counseling Approaches for Eating Disorders and Addictions : -- 2. To eat or not to eat : eating disorders / Linda Mintle -- 3. Ministry solutions for substance abuse / Dale S. Ryan -- 4. Sexual addiction : finding sexual integrity in a fallen world / Mark R. Laaser -- Section 3. Counseling Approaches for Kids with School and Behavior Problems : -- 5. Help, my teenager is dropping out of school / Cynthia Franklin and Michael S. Kelly -- 6. A world apart : autism spectrum disorders / Karen-Marie Yust -- 7. Authority problems : oppositional and defiant youth / Antoinette Y. Farmer -- 8. Breaking down barriers when teenagers are out of control / Scott P. Sells -- 9. Helping kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder / Freeman M. Chakara -- 10. Positive solutions for pregnant and parenting teens / Mary Beth Harris and Cynthia Franklin -- 11. Stopping self-injury among adolescents / Martell Teasley -- Section 4. Counseling Approaches for Severe Grief, Depression, and Anxiety : -- 12. Helping with loss, grief, and mourning / Allan Hugh Cole, Jr. -- 13. Down and can't get up : serious depression / Jaco J. Hamman -- 14. Extreme trauma and stress : posttraumatic stress disorder / Mo Yee Lee -- 15. Living with panic, worry, and fear : anxiety disorders / Katherine L. Montgomery -- Section 5. Counseling Approaches for Severe Problems with Mood Swings, Psychosis, and Suicide : -- 16. Mood swings : pastoral care for people with bipolar disorder / Daniel G. Bagby -- 17. Hearing voices : pastoral care for people with schizophrenia / Daniel B. Morehead -- 18. Wanting to die : how to prevent suicide / Duane R. Bidwell -- Section 6. Counseling Approaches for Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, and Severe Personality Disorders : -- 19. Stopping domestic violence in families / Karen Oehme and Bruce A. Thyer -- 20. We have a scary secret : sexual abuse in the family / Melody Darlene Palm -- 21. How to prevent child maltreatment / Gary R. Anderson -- 22. Watch out : serious personality disorders / Carol L. Schnahl Schweitzer -- Section 7. Counseling Approaches for Severe Financial and Social Problems : -- 23. Never enough money : helping with financial problems / Kregg Hood -- 24. Community ministry with people living in poverty / Jon E. Singletary -- 25. Starting over : helping immigrants and refugees / Rowena Fong -- Section 8. Counseling Approaches for Elders and for Those with Chronic Health Problems : -- 26. Ministering to those with dementia and Alzheimer's disease / James W. Ellor -- 27. Caregiving with an older parent / Dennis R. Myers -- Section 9. Counseling Approaches for Managing Family Transitions and Stress : -- 28. Pastoral care for veterans and their families / David M. Scheider and Thomas C. Waynick -- 29. Dealing with divorce and irreconcilable difference / Rowena Fong and Kristen Boyd -- 30. Help, I'm a single parent / Sandy Aguilar -- 31. Supporting today's blended family / Christine Anlauf Sabatino and Lynn Milgram Mayer -- 32. Help with kids in foster care and needing adoption / Ruth G. McRoy and Rowena Fong -- Section 10. Counseling Approaches for Church Leaders who Need Help : -- 33. Unholy touch : church leaders and sexual misconduct with adults / Diana R. Garland and Christen A. Argueta -- 34. The minister's meltdown : getting help for yourself / Kevin L. Van Lant -- Section 11. Building Your Church's Mental Health Counseling Resources : -- 35. Today's best pastoral care : church-based mental health and social programs / Ratonia C. Runnels and Mel Stauberr -- Epilogue : Ready to serve those who are hurting / Cynthia Franklin and Rowena Fong -- Appendix A. Self-help books, Christian counseling resources, and training resources --
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Pastoral counseling