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After Pregnancy Loss: A Guide for Parents, Clergy, and Counselors

Type: BOOK
Author: Franklin, Mary Beth
( Children , Clergy , Counseling , Death/Dying , Family , General , Grief/Death , Parenting , Suffering/Pain )

Many happy and proud moments. perhaps the bonnets and booties, are now thrust aside if you are the parent of a stillborn child or have just experienced a miscarriage before the twentieth week of pregnancy. In one moment, the parent experiences the greatest extremes of human emotion : birth and death. This kind of loss requires a special kind of grieving and recovery. This book is written to help you with grieveing - with depression, frustration, anger, and spiritual desolation. Several...

Alcohol and Substance Abuse: A Clergy Handbook

Type: BOOK
Author: Apthorp, Stephen P.
( Alcohol , Counseling , Drugs , General , Ministry , Pastoral Care )

How does a minister respond to a cry for help when the concern is alcohol or drug abuse? 1 of 8 adults in America is suffering from alcohol dependency, and 1 of 4 families is affected by someone's chemical dependency. Shows how to do intervention and referral. Offers practical methods to help clergy prevent and deal with chemical problems.

Congregation, The; A Community of Care and Healing

Type: BOOK
Author: Presbyterian Network on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
( Abuse , Alcohol , Church Admin/Leadership , Counseling , Drugs , General , Ministry , Welcoming / Reaching Outside the Church )

This is a short booklet that helps raise awareness of congregation members of the human tragedy of alcoholism and other drug abuse. It is designed to equip local leaders to help raise congregational awareness to the urgency of this life and death issue.

Couples Who Cope: Sustaining Love in Difficult Times

Type: BOOK
Author: Ives, Jane P.
( Communication , Conflict Resolution , Counseling , Death/Dying , Family , General , Group Study , Marriage , Reconciling , Separation , Small Groups )

Collection of true stories that explores how adversity affects marriages. Grouped around themes of family crises and concerns, separation caused by career demands, relationship breakdown and recovery, illness of a spouse, and death. Illustrates the importance of communication and conflict-resolution skills. Includes 13 page leader's guide for use with small groups.

Divorce Decision, The

Type: VHS
Author: Richmond, Gary
( Counseling , Divorce , Family , General , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills )

By Gary Richmond, author, pastor and expert in the area of working with couples facing the difficult choice of whether to divorce. In this video, watch a couseling session - for ocuples facing this issue.

Don't Forget the Children!

Type: VHS
Author: Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
( Children , Children at Risk , Counseling , Divorce , General )

Addresses the pain for children of divorce during custody battles. Interviews many people involved in court battles over children from lawyers and judges to parents, counselors and child advocates.

Everybody Rides the Carousel

Type: VHS
Author: Erikson, Erik
( Counseling , Education , General , Mental Health , Older Adult , Parenting , Psycology )

Part 3 of 3 films) The "carousel" and its "8 rides" serve as metaphors for life and its stages as outlined in psychoanalyst Erik Erikson's theory of personality development. This film treats Stage 7: Adulthood (caring for the next generation vs. stagnation), making a contribution to life; concern for others vs. self-absorption and Stage 8: old age (integrity vs. despair; acceptance of death), and the fulfilled life vs. frustration. Each reflects the inner feelings and conflicting emotions...

Five Cries of Parents: New Help for Families on the Issues that Trouble Them Most

Type: BOOK
Author: Strommen and Strommen
( Counseling , Family/Parenting , General , Group Study , Inspiration , Parent/Child Relationship , Parenting , Science/Scientific , Youth )

Book and Leader's Guide. Highly readable, well-written book for parents, clergy, counselors and church youth workers. Info and insights derive from an adolescent-parent scientific study. Topics: understanding themselves as parents, understanding their adolescents, a close family, moral behavior, a shared faith, and outside help.

Friend to Friend: How You Can Help a Friend Through a Problem

Type: BOOK
Author: Stone and Keefauver
( Adult , Caring , Coping , Counseling , Friendship , General , Youth )

Shows a simple step-by-step process that you can use to lead your friend through a problem. This approach works with any age: adult to adult, adult to youth, youth to youth. Now you'll be ready to respond in Christian love when your friends really need you.

Friend to Friend: How You Can Help a Friend Through a Problem

Type: BOOK
Author: Stone and Keefauver
( Caring , Counseling , General , Healing , Spiritual Growth , Youth )

Designed for youth to read, this book shows you a simple step-by-step process that you can use to lead your friend through a problem. It works with any age, so you'll be ready to respond in Christian love when your friends really need you.

Growing Love in Christian Marriage

Type: BOOK
Author: Hunt and Hunt
( Counseling , General , Marriage , Relationships , United Methodist )

For couples planning to be married - official marriage manual of the UM church. Can be used as a couple, a group of couples, or as a supplement to interviews with minister. Enables couples to examine their relationships and to grow as partners in marriage.

Growing Love in Christian Marriage - Pastor's Manual

Type: BOOK
Author: Smith and Smith
( Counseling , General , Marriage , Pastoral Skills , Relationships , United Methodist )

Pastor's manual for the official marriage manual of the United Methodist church.

Growing Together: Building a Marriage that Lasts

Type: VHS
Author: Wangerin, Walter, Jr.
( Communication , Counseling , Faith , Family , Forgiveness , General , Group Study , Listening , Marriage , Relationships , Unity )

For marriage enrichment classes, retreats, personal use, pre-marital counseling: Walt Wangerin tells it like it is! In his own style Wangerin offers scripture, experience and wise counsel for newlyweds and those married for years. Grab your pens and a notebook, this 10 week course will take some in-depth thought and prayer. 75 minutes, 9 separate segments, study questions.

Hearing Beyond the Words

Type: BOOK
Author: Emma J. Justes
( Counseling , Pastoral Care )

Pastors listen all the time. Or do they? Listening is more than a task; it is an awesome gift of hospitality offered to others. According to Dr. Emma Justes, hearing beyond the words signifies an intimate relationship charaterized by humanity, thoughtful availabilty, vulnerablity, and reciporcity. Listening requires focused attention and openness. To help the reader learn essentials, the author includes exercises at the end of each chapter to build needed compentency for this healing ministry.

Is Human Forgiveness Possible? A Pastoral Care Perspective

Type: BOOK
Author: Patton, John
( Counseling , Forgiveness , General , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills )

Offers an effective way of the struggle of forgiveness by giving the forgiveness issue an entirely new focus. Scraps our past understanding of forgiveness…it's not something we do, it's something we discover. Actively demonstrates his new solution to the forgiveness problem.

It's My Move: A Guide for Older Adults, Their Families and Friends

Type: BOOK
Author: Gager, Dorothy
( Change , Counseling , Family , General , Older Adult , Pastoral Care , Small Groups )

Brief companion guide to "It's Your Move" is a resource for older adults and their families or friends. Can be used in a small group setting or used as a workbook and counseling tool in the pastor's/social worker's office when individuals seek advice and help with the needs and problems that face older adults.

It's Your Move: A Guide for Clergy, Counselors and Social Workers

Type: BOOK
Author: Gager, Dorothy
( Change , Counseling , General , Older Adult , Pastoral Care )

Older Adults Choose How to Live. Clergy, older adults, social workers, and the children of older adults can use this book and he companion guidebook while looking together at alternative housing arrangements and extended care. Helps you choose the best services and solutions which match the needs and problems that face older adults. Goes through medical, financial, social/emotional, environmental, and self-help needs that face older adults.

Justice 4 All: Restorative Justice and Youth

Type: VHS
Author: Wildman, David
( Attitude , Conflict Resolution , Counseling , Discipline , General , Global , Meditations , Peace , Witness , Youth )

What happens when young people come into contact with the criminal justice system? Basic resource for youth study on Restorative Justice. Features youth narrator and youth addressing talking about this topic. Segments include: police/youth and youth/youth meditation, youth witness on international peace issue, youth peer counseling in high school. Each segment has discussion questions for presentation, discussion and action. Good for adult viewing as well.

Living Through Separation

Type: BOOK
Author: Webb, Larry E.
( Counseling , Divorce , Family , General , Group Study , Inspiration , Personal Growth , Self-Esteem , Separation )

Leader's guide and participant's guide for this group study for persons who are separated from their spouses.

Living Through the Death of a Spouse

Type: BOOK
Author: Williams, Marna B.
( Counseling , Death/Dying , Family , General , Grief/Death , Group Study , Guidance , Inspiration )

Leader's guide and participant's guide for this group study for persons whose spouses have died.
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