The Church Leader’s Counseling Resource Book: A Guide to Mental Health and Social Problems 1st Edition, (Ebook PDF)

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0195371631
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195371635
• Author:  Cynthia Franklin Ph.D. (Editor), Rowena Fong (Editor)

This all-in-one guide is designed to better equip clergy and the church leaders to meet their congregations’ needs in a spiritually grounded and scientifically sound manner. Succinct, easy-to-read chapters summarize all a pastor needs to know about a given problem area, including its signs or symptoms, questions to ask, effective helping skills, and, most importantly, when to refer to a mental health professional. Synthesizing what research says about treatment approaches for mental health issues, this user-friendly reference is filled with guidelines, case scenarios, key points to remember, resources for further help, advice on integrating scripture and theology with the best available research, and tips on partnering with others to provide the best possible care for each church member. Each chapter is designed for quick lookup by problem area, empowering church leaders to understand and help meet the challenges facing the children, adults, families, and communities that they serve.

Table of contents:

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 Kelly

6. A World Apart: Autism Spectrum Disorders

Karen-Marie Yust

7. Authority Problems: Oppositonal and Defiant Youth

Antoinette Y. Farmer

8. Breaking Down Barriers When Teenagers are Out of Control

Scott P. Sells

9. Helping Kids with ADHD

Feeman 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: PTSD

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: Solutions 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: Stopping 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. Schnabl 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 Singletary

25. Starting Over: Helping Immigrants and Refugees

Rowena Fong

Section 8: Counseling Approaches for Elders and for Those Who have Chronic Health Problems

26. Ministering to those with Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

James W. Ellor

27. Over-extended: Caretaking of an Elderly Parent

Dennis R. Myers

Section 9: Counseling Approaches for Managing Family Transitions and Stress

28. Pastoral Care for Veterans and Their Families

David Scheider and Thomas C. Waynick

29. Dealing with Divorce and Irreconcilable Differences

Rowena Fong and Kristen Boyd

30. Help I am 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 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 Stauber

Epilogue: Ready To Serve the Hurting

Cynthia Franklin and Rowena Fong

Appendix A: Self-Help Books, Christian Counseling and Training Resources

Jamie Shepherd

Appendix B: Glossary: Learning Mental Health Language

Katherine L. Montgomery and Kristen Boyd

Appendix C: Pastor’s Mental Health Survey