Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

"The sequel and companion volume to Competant to counsel.".

Includes bibliographical references.

Part 1: The persons: The persons involved in counseling -- The Holy Spirit is the principle person -- The human counselor -- The Counselee
Part 2: The presuppositions and principles: Presuppositions and principles basic to counseling -- Hope -- Prayer: The base for Christian counseling -- The Reconciliation/ Discipline dynamic -- Reconciliation -- Presuppositions and methodology -- Technique
Part 3: The practice and process: The language of counseling -- The language of emotion and action -- Sin is the problem -- Love in counseling -- Support, Sympathy and empathy -- The motivation for change -- Effecting Biblical change -- Elements of Dehabituation and Rehabituation -- Getting started -- Goals and terminal dates -- The commitment of the counselee -- Is there a problem? -- Two basic approaches -- Ways of gathering data -- Asking questions -- Helping through homework -- An analysis of Homework -- Ways of using homework -- Gifts that differ -- How to handle anger -- Dealing with envy, brooding, fretting and self-pity, Envy -- Helping depressed persons -- Helping the "Schizophrenic" -- Resolving sexual difficulties -- Helping those who fear -- Counseling those who fear that they have committed the unpardonable sin -- Conclusion