Estadt, Barry K. 1934- Blanchette, Melvin. Compton, John R. text bibliography nju Englewood Cliffs, N.J Prentice-Hall 1983 1st & 2nd ed. monographic eng

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xiv, 304 pages ; 24 cm. "Pastoral Counseling is written for all who are searching for meaning and purpose in life. It is written for those who seek a personal integration involving reconciliation with self, with others, and with God. It is written for all who search for meaning beyond the concrete circumstances of daily life and who reach out for spiritual understanding. Those who have faith that transcends the here and now, and who seek at the same time to explore the richness of their personhood, will find inspiration and direction. With these words Barry K. Estadt introduces this highly personal account of how pastoral counseling is done. The authors represented in this collection write of their experience as pastoral counselors and the meaning it has had for them. This book was written by the faculty of Loyola College master's program in pastoral counselors and the meaning it has had for them. This book was written by the faculty of Loyola College master's program in pastoral counseling. The goal of the program is to assist individuals in becoming knowledgeable and competent practitioners commited to the counseling ministry. Profile of a Pastoral Counselor -- Theological Foundations of Pastoral Counseling -- The Counseling Ministry and Spiritual Direction -- Supervision: From Technician to Artist -- Beyond Theory and Technique: Reflections on the Process of Becoming -- Personal and Professional Growth through Psychological Testing -- The Counseling Pastor -- The Ministry of Crisis Intervention -- Premarital Preparation and Counseling -- Counseling with Couples -- Counseling with Families -- Adult Developmental Counseling -- Counseling the Grieving Person -- Counseling with the Recovering Alcoholic -- Pastoral Group Counseling -- Epilogue: Pastoral Counseling Issues: Current and Future Loyola College Pastoral Counselling Faculty ; editors, Barry K. Estadt and Melvin Blanchette, John R. Compton. Includes bibliographies and index. Pastoral counseling BV 4012.2 .P29 1983 253.5 0136528678 82025495 DLC 830105 20240129102556.0 917186 spa