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Contemplation and Counseling: An Integrative Model for Practitioners

Contemplation and Counseling: An Integrative Model for Practitioners

Blanton, P. Gregg

Paperback

Series: Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books

Religion General General ChristianityGeneral Psychology

Publisher Price: $26.99

ISBN10: 0830828656
ISBN13: 9780830828654
Publisher: IVP Academic
Published: Apr 2 2019
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

Interest in mindfulness and contemplative thought is growing among Christians, and it's time to consider the place of contemplative prayer within the field of counseling. Can contemplative prayer be integrated into therapeutic work? Can it in fact serve as a foundation on which to build a new approach to counseling?In Contemplation and Counseling Gregg Blanton presents a new paradigm for integrating contemplative prayer with counseling practice. He contends that contemplative prayer can illuminate the purposes of counseling and suggest interventions that help us accomplish these goals. This paradigm builds an alliance between science, theology, and Christian contemplative thought to create a dynamic approach tocounseling and balance various dimensions of the human person: emotion, cognition, and action. And by recognizing the power of both words and silence, it harmonizes their functions.Based on this integrative foundation, Blanton offers eleven fundamental interventions to fit the needs of clients (including silence, empathy, and teaching contemplative prayer) and a practical four-stage process for helping clients change, using examples from his own counseling experience and from the Bible. Ultimately, contemplative prayer leads us to the healing power of love. How we view our clients, the ways that we relate with them, and the strategies that we use to help them change are all informed by our loving search for God in contemplative prayer.Particular topics include

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