TY - BOOK AU - Kollar,Charles Allen TI - Solution-focused pastoral counseling: an effective short-term approach for getting people back on track SN - 0310213460 (alk. paper) SN - 978031021 AV - BV4012.2 .K67 PY - 1997/// CY - Grand Rapids, Mich. PB - Zondervan KW - Pastoral counseling KW - Solution-focused therapy KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Short-term counseling N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Part I: Theory -- 1. Individual paradigms: a question of focus -- 2. Christian faith: a story of change -- 3. Deficiency language: the world of mental health -- 4. Hidden presuppositions: old wineskins -- 5. Meaning is perception: the constructs that bind us -- 6. dentity formation: the unfolding of God's grace -- 7. Guiding assumptions: a way of thinking -- 8. Personal integrity: ethical guidelines. Part II: Practice -- 9. The counseling interview: suggesting a framework for change -- 10. Attentive listening: a search for clues -- 11. Track options: highlighting change as meaningful -- 12. Vision clarification: a description of life without the problem -- 13. Supportive feedback: promoting and supporting change -- 14. Second and later sessions: Consolidating change --- 15. Bringing it all together: a case example -- 16. Questions and answers: some final considerations. References Index ER -