{"product_id":"psychology-theology-and-spirituality-in-christian-counseling-353","title":"Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling","description":"\u003cb\u003eRevised and Updated for the 21st Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat happens in your Christian counseling office? How do you integrate your spiritual life with your psychological expertise and theological understanding?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince its first publication in 1996, \u003ci\u003ePsychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling\u003c\/i\u003e has quickly become a contemporary classic—a go-to handbook for integrating what we know is true from the disciplines of psychology and theology and the impact it has on our everyday walk with God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will help you evaluate how you can effectively integrate prayer, Scripture, confession, forgiveness, and redemption into your own life and your counseling practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter years of discussion about the relationship between psychology and theology, it is time to move the discussions to a more intimate level: what actually happens in the Christian counseling office? It is here that counseling becomes intensely personal, reflecting counselors’ spiritual lives as much as their psychological preparation and theological sophistication.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis updated landmark book looks at what happens in two secret places in counselors’ lives: behind the closed doors of their counseling offices and in their own spiritual lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt asks such probing questions as\u003cbr\u003eHow can we move into the frontier of interdisciplinary integration, where the practical implications of responsible psychology, Christian theology, and spiritual growth are seen in every counseling interaction?\u003cbr\u003eWhat challenges do we face as we critically evaluate dominant views of mental health, establish a scientific base, and define relevant ethical standards for Christian counseling?\u003cbr\u003eHow can we adapt our definitions of training?\u003cbr\u003eHow can we nurture our own spiritual lives so that Christ will be revealed through us?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt also asks practical questions, such as\u003cbr\u003eIs it wise to pray with a particular client?\u003cbr\u003eUnder what circumstances should I use Scripture memory as part of counseling?\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the proper role of confession in the therapy process?\u003cbr\u003eIs forgiveness a reasonable goal in a specific situation?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark R. McMinn is professor of psychology at George Fox University, where he teaches and serves as the director of faith integration in the Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology. Mark holds a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University, is a licensed psychologist in Oregon, and is board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and a past president of the APA’s Psychology of Religion division.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark has received teacher-of-the-year awards at both George Fox University and Wheaton College, where he taught from 1993 to 2006. He was recently awarded the 2010 Graduate Researcher of the Year award at George Fox. Much of his research and all his clinical work in recent years have focused on clergy health and finding effective ways for mental health professionals and clergy to work well together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark’s wife, Lisa, is a sociologist and an author. Together they raised three daughters, who are now grown. Mark and Lisa live in rural Oregon, where they attend Newberg Friends Church, tend honeybees and chickens, and run a small Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do you integrate your spiritual life with your psychological expertise?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is part of the professional series that offers Christian counselors the latest techniques, theory, and general information that is vital to their work. While many books have tried to integrate theology and psychology, this book takes another step and explores the importance of the spiritual disciplines in psychotherapy, helping counselors to integrate the biblical principles of forgiveness, redemption, restitution, prayer, and worship into their counseling techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its first publication in 1996, this book has quickly become a contemporary classic―a go-to handbook for integrating what we know is true from the disciplines of theology and psychology and how that impacts your daily walk with God. This biblical counseling book will help you:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrate spiritual disciplines―such as prayer, Scripture reading, and confession―into your own life and into counseling others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNavigate the tension between your Christian worldview and professional practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand how spiritual formation and emotional healing are intertwined\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark R. McMinn, Ph.D., is professor of psychology at Wheaton College Graduate School where he directs and teaches in the Doctor of Psychology program. A diplomate in Clinical Psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology, McMinn has thirteen years of postdoctoral experience in counseling, psychotherapy, and psychological testing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tyndale","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44252238479495,"sku":"978-0-8423-5252-9","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":44252238512263,"sku":"978-1-4143-4923-7","price":18.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/0811\/0727\/files\/978-0-8423-5252-9_acdd48ae-8abd-4986-ba6c-01ef56cfc497.jpg?v=1774426610","url":"https:\/\/tcr-dev.checkout.tyndale.com\/products\/psychology-theology-and-spirituality-in-christian-counseling-353","provider":"Tyndale Dev","version":"1.0","type":"link"}