It's no revelation that in today's world many people suffer from some form of spiritual crisis. But, fortunately, there is hope. In Spiritual Crisis: Surviving Trauma to the Soul, you'll discover how you can reverse the impact of spiritual crisis and apply healing balm to the traumatized soul. A comprehensive, real-life approach to spiritual care, it gives you the understanding necessary to put a lid on the daily chaos that seeks to destroy those whose lives have been shattered by tragedy, terror, and disillusionment.

Written from the perspective of a compassionate professional who...

It s no revelation that in today s world many people suffer from some form of spiritual crisis. But, fortunately, there is hope. In Spiritual Crisis: Surviving Trauma to the Soul, you ll discover how you can reverse the impact of spiritual crisis and apply healing balm to the traumatized soul. A comprehensive, real-life approach to spiritual care, it gives you the understanding necessary to put a lid on the daily chaos that seeks to destroy those whose lives have been shattered by tragedy, terror, and disillusionment.

Written from the perspective of a compassionate professional who...

A practical approach to address spiritually crippling disappointment with the church

Feeling disappointment with your church can be spiritually devastating. Living Faithfully with Disappointment in the Church gives you a theological and family therapy approach to disillusionment in the church that is practical and realistic. The author, an ordained minister and a licensed family therapist, discusses with sensitivity and hope the problems and the ways to resolve issues of spiritual disappointment.

Living Faithfully with Disappointment in the Church uses a theological...

Feeling disappointment with your church can be spiritually devastating. Living Faithfully with Disappointment in the Church discusses practical approaches that address personal spiritual disillusionment with the church. The author uses his extensive background and knowledge of theology and psychotherapy to help those feeling hurt and spiritually adrift understand their problems. This sensitive, insightful book focuses on non-simplistic yet hopeful answers to guide individuals through these difficult and spiritually painful disappointments.

A closer look at your patient's family situation can help you develop a more effective treatment plan

Family Behavioral Issues in Health and Illness is a basic but thorough introduction to the impact family dynamics can have on a person's health. Ideal as a supplemental training text for healthcare professionals, this unique book examines the connections between family and health, presenting a concise summary of family systems theory, basic family assessment, and the family life cycle. The book provides an understanding of how the patterns and systems found in a diverse range of...

Foreword (Wayne and June Dysinger) Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. The Changing American Family Definition Family Systems Theory The Family and Its Influence on Health Basic Family Assessment The Family Genogram Chapter 2. The Family Life Cycle The Single Young adult The New Couple The Family with Young Children The Family with Adolescents Launching Children and Moving On The Family In Later Life Chapter 3. Variations to the Family Life Cycle Blended Families Single-Parent Families Gay and Lesbian Families Families with Infertility Adoptive Families Families Without Children Families from...

Learn to apply the lessons found in the Bible to the struggles of day-to-day life

Pastoral Care from the Pulpit connects the head, heart, and soul issues of everyday life, presenting a pastoral care approach to preaching and teaching practical Christianity. This powerful, progressive book gives hope to anyone struggling to survive and thrive as a spiritual person in difficult times. The author, a practicing psychotherapist who is also an ordained minister, explores Biblical stories and passages to find practical motivations for living as a Christian, offering encouragement to those...

Pastoral Care from the Pulpit connects the head, heart, and soul issues of everyday life, presenting a pastoral care approach to preaching and teaching practical Christianity. This powerful, progressive book gives hope to anyone struggling to survive and thrive as a spiritual person in difficult times. The author, a practicing psychotherapist who is also an ordained minister, explores Biblical stories and passages to find practical motivations for living as a Christian, offering encouragement to those suffering from a lack of purpose, identity, or acceptance.