Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling: An Effective Short-Term Approach for Getting People Back on Track Book

Contents

Preface....................7
Introduction....................9
1 Individual Paradigms: A Question of Focus....................13
2 Christian Faith: A Story of Change....................16
3 Deficiency Language: The World of Mental Health....................21
4 Hidden Presuppositions: Old Wineskins....................37
5 Meaning Is Perception: The Constructs That Bind Us....................43
6 Identity Formation: The Process of God's Grace....................48
7 Guiding Assumptions: A Way of Thinking....................61
8 The Counseling Interview: A Framework for Change....................89
9 Listening: A Search for Clues....................92
10 Questions: Highlighting Change as Meaningful....................102
11 Clarification: A Description of Life without the Problem....................123
12 Feedback: Promoting and Supporting Change....................139
13 Second and Later Sessions: Consolidating Change....................157
14 Bringing It All Together: A Case Example....................166
15 The SFPC Model: Further Development....................181
16 Solutions Conversation: Applied in the Life Context....................193
17 Solution-Focused Assessment Tools: T-JTA and M-BTI....................227
18 Counseling Models: Drawing from the Best....................234
19 Mental Illness: Is There Hope?....................255
20 Personal Integrity: Ethical Considerations....................267
Acknowledgments....................273
References....................274
Subject Index....................279
Name Index....................286