Counseling in Times of Crisis

COUNSELING in TIMES of CIRISIS

Editor's Preface 7
Introduction 11

PART I . The Foundation 13
1 . The Dynamics of a Crisis 15
2 . A Biblical View of Crisis 28

PART II . The Framework 39
3 . Health-Related Crises 41
4 . People Crises 66
5 . Life-Cycle Crises 84
6 . Financial Crises 102
7 . Spiritual Crises 119

PART III . The Techniques 137
8 . Counseling Techniques for Crisis Intervention 139
9 . Prevention of crises 164
10 . Lay Church Leadership and Crisis Support 180

Appendix Verses for Encouragement 191
Bibliography 193
Notes 195
Index 205