| Description |
1 online resource (194 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Some Personal Reflections About This New Edition; Chapter 1. The Goals of Wholenessor Growth Counseling; The Seven Dimensions of Growth; Growth as a Unified Process; Experiencing the Seven Dimensions of Growth; Chapter 2. The Working Principles of Wholeness Counseling; Potentializing-An Energizing Perspective; Potentializing in Ecological Perspective; The Growth Élan; The Dynamic Power of Hope; Intentionality and Growth; Playful Intentionality; The Growth Perspective; The Growth Formula |
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Crises as Growth OpportunitiesPathology, Evil, and Growth; The Complementarity of Counseling and Education; Mutual Growth Networks; Human Wholeness Centers; Liberating the Liberators; Experiencing Growth as Liberation; Chapter 3. The Flow and Methods of Wholeness Counseling; A Summary of the Dynamics and Methods Used; Chapter 4. Spiritual Growth-The Key to All Wholeness; Facilitating Spiritual Growth; What Is Spiritual Growth?; Transforming Existential Anxiety; Our Planet's Spiritual Crisis; An Enlivening Philosophy of Life; The Need for Creative Values; An Energizing Relation with God |
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Nurturing the Spiritual SelfRenewing a Sense of Belonging; Increasing Awareness of Peak Experiences; A Community of Caring and Nurture; Renewing Your Spiritual Energies; Chapter 5. Biblical and Theological Resources for Wholeness Counseling; Biblical Growth Images; Biblical Affirmations of Human Potentials; The Goals of Growth; The Process of Growth; Resistance to Growth; Growth as Struggle, Death, and Rebirth; Toward a Whole Theology; Using Theology in Growth Work; Chapter 6. Wholeness Counseling Through the Stages of Life; The Development Perspective; The Historical-Cultural Context |
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The Developmental Role of ReligionExperiencing the Growth Problems and Potentials of Your Life Stage; Chapter 7. Summary and Conclusion: Developing Your Own Wholeness-Centered Approaches to Counseling and Therapy, Education, and Life Enhancement; Developing Your Own Unique Growth Approaches; Your Personal-Professional Growth; Notes; Bibliography: For Further Explorationof Growth Counseling; Index |
| Summary |
Counseling for Spiritually Empowered Wholeness is an introduction to Wholeness Counseling (also called Growth Counseling), a whole-person approach to pastoral counseling, psychotherapy, and education as developed by Howard Clinebell. He begins the book by emphasizing how the role of healthy spirituality and reality-based hope is crucial to facilitate healing and growth in all dimensions of life. He encourages readers to apply the principles and methods in the book to their own growth and to develop their own growth-centered approaches--approaches that reflect their particular styles and person |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Clinebell, Howard
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| ISBN |
9781317972327 |
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1317972325 |
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