Introduction to Christian Counseling (Scott) - Course Study Guide (Print)

The textbook used in this course was selected because it is considered to be one of the most complete and the very best available. Its indepth coverage of counseling ways and methods will be a treasured volume for your library. “Christian Counseling by: Gary R. Collins, Ph. D. contains a wealth of knowledge which will increase your understanding of counseling approaches. As with all books written by men, there may be some things with which you and I would not agree. The principle, “use what is good and discard what is not good” applies to all textbooks used with our courses. Please be wise enough to discard any and all teaching that is not biblical.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Part One: Fundamentals of Christian Counseling

LESSON 1: Guiding Principles of Christian Counseling . . . . . . . . . 1
LESSON 2: The Distinctiveness of Christian Counseling . . . . . . . . . 9
LESSON 3: The Nature of Christian Counseling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
LESSON 4: The Basic Needs of People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
LESSON 5: The Qualities of A Christian Counselor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
LESSON 6: The Preparation of A Christian Counselor . . . . . . . . . . 35

Part Two: Practical Guidelines in Christian Counseling

LESSON 7: Pre-Counseling Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
LESSON 8: The Counselor and Counselee Relationship . . . . . . . . . . 53
LESSON 9: Productive Counseling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
LESSON 10: The Responsibilities of A Counselee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
LESSON 11: Advances In Christian Counseling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
LESSON 12: Questions Counselors Ask . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 87
APPENDIX: ............................................. 100
Bibliography: ............................................ 102

Welcome to this introductory course on Christian Counseling. We will spend many hours together and share many things of common interest. In this introductory lesson we want to consider some guiding principles of Christian counseling. Many of these introductory principles will be developed in the subsequent lessons. We will be looking at guiding principles in three areas:

 

1. Guiding principles in maximizing the course.
2. Guiding principles in helping people.
3. Guiding principles in building a counseling approach.

 

Listen carefully and take good notes to enhance your learning and to get the most
from your work in the Study Guide discussions that follow the twenty-seven minute
presentation.