Counseling Survivors of Traumatic Events: A Handbook for Pastors and Other Helping Professionals

by John D. Preston, Andrew J. Weaver, Laura T. Flannelly

Book Overview

What do you do when the call comes from a distraught parishioner who needs help in dealing with a murder, rape, traffic accident, miscarriage, or the effects of a natural disaster or war? How can students of pastoral care and counseling learn in a seminary setting how to think about and counsel in those situations? An extraordinary number of survivors of such catastrophic events turn to clergy for help to deal with their stress. The effects of such...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0687052432
• ISBN13: 9780687052431
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.9"