Clinical Counselling in Pastoral Settings (Clinical Counselling in Context Series)

Pastoral counselling has had a significant role in the development of the wider British counselling movement over the past thirty years. Yet this role has often gone unacknowledged, and little has been written about the implications of its distinctive identity within counselling. Clinical Counselling in Pastoral Settings fills this gap by offering an exploration of clinical issues that are distinctive to the work of pastoral counsellors in a way that is made clearly relevant to practice, whilst exploring wider issues. Contents include: * Pastoral counselling in multi-cultural settings * Pastoral counselling and the therapeutic frame * Transference within the pastoral counselling relationship * Integrated theology and psychology in pastoral counselling * The promise and difficulties of pastoral counselling Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Series Title......Page 3 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Contributors......Page 7 Acknowledgements......Page 9 Introduction......Page 10 1. Pastoral Counselling in a Postmodern Context......Page 15 2. Pastoral Counselling in Multi-Cultural Contexts......Page 27 3. The Place of Religious Tradition in Pastoral Counselling......Page 39 4. Pastoral Counselling and Prayer......Page 50 5. Establishing the Therapeutic Frame in Pastoral Settings......Page 60 6. Dual Relationships in Pastoral Counselling......Page 72 7. Transference and Countertransference in Pastoral Counselling......Page 84 8. Pastoral Counselling with Those who have Experienced Abuse in Religious Settings......Page 95 9. The Challenge and Promise of Pastoral Counselling......Page 109 Index......Page 124 Pastoral Counselling In A Postmodern Context / David Lyall -- Pastoral Counselling In Multi-cultural Contexts / Emmanuel Lartey -- The Place Of Religious Tradition In Pastoral Counselling / Alistair Ross -- Pastoral Counselling And Prayer / Jessica Rose -- Establishing The Therapeutic Frame In Pastoral Settings / Alan Boyd And Gordon Lynch -- Dual Relationships In Pastoral Counselling / Gordon Lynch -- Transference And Countertransference In Pastoral Counselling / Barrie Hinksman -- Pastoral Counselling With Those Who Have Experienced Abuse In Religious Settings / Ruth Layzell -- The Challenge And Promise Of Pastoral Counselling / John Foskett. Edited By Gordon Lynch. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Publisher description: Highlighting the cultural, spiritual and professional aspects of counselling in pastoral settings, this book explores key issues like the significance of religious tradition, appropriate professional boundaries, and the nature of transference and counter-transference. Other chapters discuss how counsellors can respond therapeutically to survivors of abuse in religious settings and the challenges associated with pastoral counselling work. Combining theory with relevant case material, Clinical Counselling in Pastoral Settings is a useful resource for anyone involved in therapeutic work with a religious dimension Annotation Highlighting the cultural, spiritual and professional aspects of counselling in pastoral settings, this book explores key issues like the significance of religious tradition, appropriate professional boundaries, and the nature of transference and counter-transference. Other chapters discuss how counsellors can respond therapeutically to survivors of abuse in religious settings and the challenges associated with pastoral counselling work. Combining theory with relevant case material, Clinical Counselling in Pastoral Settings is a useful resource for anyone involved in therapeutic work with a religious dimension The book highlights the cultural, spiritual and professional aspects of counselling in pastoral settings. I must begin with a word of explanation - and perhaps of reassurance.