Star Book For Pastoral Counseling

Rev. Dr. Jason Curry brings his experience as pastor, university chaplain, and pastoral counselor to bear in offering church leaders a compact and comprehensive overview of pastoral counseling as a critical aspect of pastoral care. Topics include:

A foundational definition of pastoral counseling
Unique considerations in counseling women, African Americans, and others
The most common types of pastoral counseling in the parish setting (premarital, grief, addictions)
Group dynamics in counseling couples and families
This pocket-sized volume provides categories for the intake interview, suggestions for planning the counseling session, instructions for creating a genogram, and brief discussions of legal and ethical issues. Includes a chapter about designing a pastoral counseling program in your own church!