A Text Book on Pastoral Care and Counselling

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counselling. 2. Biblical, Theological and Historical Foundations of Pastoral Care and Counselling. 3. Functions of Pastoral Care. 4. Basic Skills in Pastoral Counselling. 5. Stages of Counselling. 6. Pastoral Care and Counselling: Different Stages of Life According to Erik Erikson. 7. Religious Resources for Pastoral Care and Counselling. 8. Important Psychotherapies - I. 9. Important Psychotherapies - II. 10. Crisis Counselling.

‘A Text Book on Pastoral Care and Counselling’ is a joint effort of many authors. It presents the basis of Pastoral care and counselling, functions, basic skills in pastoral counselling and its therapeutic measures. It also tries to highlight the pastoral care and counselling for different stages of life, religious resources which can be utilized. Important psychotherapies and crisis counselling for different situations of crisis also included. This volume will be a valuable resource for counselling students, teachers and pastors for their professional helping ministry of the church and society.