Clinical Handbook of Pastoral Counseling, Volume 2 (Integration Books)

Wicks PhD, Robert J

ISBN 10: 0809133253 / ISBN 13: 9780809133253

Published by Paulist Press, 1992

Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers. Seller Inventory # 00093982677

Synopsis:

Building on the groundbreaking original work with the same title, these articles focus on current issues, such as certain life stages, special populations, the devalued and abused, the addicted, and special issues of the 1990's. †

About the Author: Robert J. Wicks strives to open people who are used to giving to the miracle of receiving. He accomplishes this goal by marrying sound psychology and basic spiritual truths that set the stage for profound personal transformation. A popular presenter at workshops and conventions, Wicks is especially appealing to people in the helping professions physicians, teachers, psychologists, and ministers assisting them to integrate the psychological and the spiritual so they can extend their emotional flames to others without burning out in the process. He has worked around the globe from the psychological debriefing of relief workers evacuated to the United States from Rwanda to conducting workshops in Cambodia for members of the international community assigned to help the Khmer people rebuild their nation. Additionally, he delivered presentations at Walter Reed Army Hospital to health care professionals involved in caring for Iraqi war veterans with amputations and severe head injuries. Wicks, a Queens, New York, native, received a master s degree in clinical psychology in 1973 from St. John s University and a doctorate in psychology from Philadelphia s Hahnemann Medical College in 1977. In 1996, Pope John Paul II awarded Wicks a papal medal for his service to the Catholic Church. Wicks has written more than forty books including Streams of Contentment, Riding the Dragon, and Crossing the Desert. He is on faculty at Loyola College, Baltimore. Wicks and his wife Michaele have a grown daughter. They live in suburban Baltimore, Maryland.

Richard D. Parsons, PhD, is a full professor in the Department of Counselor Education, at West Chester University. He has over 37 years of university teaching in counselor preparation programs. He has been the recipient of many awards and honors, including the Pennsylvania Counselor of Year award, and has authored or co-authored over 80 professional articles, book chapters, and books. His most recent books include Counseling Theory: Guiding Reflective Practice" in 2014, Becoming a Skilled Counselor" in 2013 (both with SAGE), and a series of four training texts for school counselors grouped under the title, Transforming Theory into Practice" (Corwin Press). Additional recent works include Fundamentals of the Helping Process" (Waveland Press), Counseling Strategies That Work!: Evidence-Based for School Counselors" (Allyn & Bacon), and Counseling Strategies and Intervention Techniques" (Allyn & Bacon). His current project finds him editing a 35-book series for SAGE Publications, 11 of which cover the common core competencies for counselor preparation as outlined by the Council for the Accreditation of Counselor Education and Related Programs (CACREP), with the remaining books targeting specialty areas.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Clinical Handbook of Pastoral Counseling, ...
Publisher: Paulist Press
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good