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A 12 page analysis of the book Counseling in Times of Crisis by Judson Swihart and Gerald Richardson. This text offers a comprehensive and informative guide for Christian counseling. Their obvious purpose in compiling this guide was to facilitate and encourage the process of pastoral care regarding the emotional and psychological needs of congregations. To accomplish this goal, the authors touched on every conceivable area of crisis that Christians may encounter; and, in so doing, they demonstrate the power and capabilities of pastoral counseling services. No additional sources cited.
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of congregations. To accomplish this goal, the authors touched on every conceivable area of crisis that Christians may encounter; and, in so doing, they demonstrate the power and capabilities of
pastoral counseling services. Quite often ministers are confronted with suffering that they may not have been adequately prepared to deal with from anything other then a theological perspective. A
recipient of ministry may be suffering in ways that the minister has never encountered previously?the death of a child or the devastation of a diagnosis of a terminal illness.
How is a Christian counselor members of a congregation that experiencing marital problems, grief, or depression? Swihart and Richardson address the problems that are intrinsic to Christian-centered counseling. In
so doing this text appears to be essentially a guide to ministerial counseling, it can also serve a guide to the lay person who is also concerned with showing Christian
concern for the problems of others in productive and helpful ways. Communication Skills Communications skills are an essential factor in the success of any form of counseling. The
responses that individuals typically make when confronted with someone elses problems have been characterized in a number of ways by previous literature. However, despite what particular name may have been
designated for a specific category such responses fall into groups that can be labeled as evaluative, interpretive, supportive, probing, or understanding. To this understanding of communication, Swihart and Richardson
bring a sensitivity that emphasizes the complexity of good communication skills. Swihart and Richardson appear to be particularly concerned that the counselor establishes a caring and receptive rapport with the
individual in crisis through responses that mirror the emotional content of the statements being made. This sort of understanding response lets that individual know that their perceptions are being accurately
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