Gary Sibcy, Ph.D.
Counselors not only need to know what to do in a session, but also how to accomplish identified goals. This session describes six essential ingredients related to change including safety, emotional containment and enhancement, client education, restructuring, and engagement. It explores concepts that need to be addressed from the counselor’s perspective and articulates the spiritual components of helping people change.
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Forgiveness: Letting Go of the Past a...
Everett L. Worthington, Jr., Ph.D.
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The Spiritual Disciplines in Counseling
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Christian counseling often incorporates one or more of the spiritual disciplines, such as prayer and inner healing prayer, the use of Scripture, silence and solitude, confession, and forgiveness. Additionally, authentic disciplines or circumstantial spiritual disciplines—i...
