Christian Counseling Research Articles

A Narrative Inquiry of the Experiences with Family Cutoffs: Focusing on A Couple of Christian Counselors

A Narrative Inquiry of the Experiences with Family Cutoffs: Focusing on A Couple of Christian Counselors

Prinsip Teologi Kelahiran Sebagai Model Konseling Kristen Kepada Pasangan Suami Istri Yang Belum Memiliki Anak

The increasing number of problems experienced by married couples who do not have children among Christians such as loss of harmony, family violence, infidelity and divorce are important concerns for pastors in the Church. This study uses reference books and articles found through the internet with literature review and bibliological descriptive methods, namely making the Bible as a solution to solve problems that occur. So the conclusion is that household problems must be solved by applying a Christian counseling model based on the principles of Birth Theology. The model is a model of believing with a firm faith, a model of surrendering and repenting to God, a model of making a vow to ask God. The research results showed that through understanding the Theology of Birth which refers to understanding the concept of God as the initiator of birth, God helps the birth process and the birth of a child is a gift from God, and God is also the one who has power over married couples who do not or do not have children. However, Allah is willing to take into account efforts to have children. Thus, through Birth Theology with an approach to the model of faith, surrender, or repentance, even making a vow to God in the hope of obtaining it.

"A Christian Counseling Approach toward Object Relations Theory of Winnicott"

"A Christian Counseling Approach toward Object Relations Theory of Winnicott"

Faithful Integration: The Importance of Worldview, Hermeneutics, and Theology for Christian Counseling

Faithful Integration: The Importance of Worldview, Hermeneutics, and Theology for Christian Counseling

상담 수퍼비전 통합적 모델의 국내·외 연구 동향과 과제 및 기독(목회) 상담에의 적용점 고찰

To investigate domestic and international trends of integrated supervision models, this study analyzed domestic and international journals from 2000 to June 2022. The results of the study showed that the domestic trend is mainly applying the concept of 'developmental model' rather than an 'integrated model' of supervision, and it tends to be used as a guiding framework to illuminate the developmental process of supervisory processes and activities, supervisors and supervisees rather than a model. Internationally, studies have proposed creative and diverse integrative supervision models that incorporate various counseling techniques into supervision theory.And as psychological counseling itself has become more fragmented and specialized, supervision models have also become more fragmented and specialized. Through a comparative analysis of the trends in domestic and international research on integrated supervision models, this paper examines the direction of research on integrated supervision models in Korea and discusses an integrated supervision model for Christian (pastoral) counseling.

The Specter of Female Masculinity: How Women Shaped the Ex-gay Movement in the 1970s and 1980s

Starting in the 1970s, the “ex-gay movement,” a loose collection of conservative Christian counselors and therapists, experienced sizable growth in the United States. Importantly, women played a prominent role in the expansion of the ex-gay movement in the ensuing decades, both as counselors and as counselees. This article highlights the tension that arose between the patriarchal gender norms and the role women counselors played in the ex-gay movement. When read “along the grain,” ex-gay texts demonstrate the production of a gendered hierarchy that not only valued “female femininity” over “female masculinity” but also reified patriarchal authority in the US. Female pastoral counselors, such as Leanne Payne and Elizabeth Moberly, advocated for the conservative gendered vision of the religious right. But as women, these counselors—and their books—could not transcend the patriarchal order of the religiously conservative ex-gay movement.

Grotstein의 이중-경로 이론(dual-track theory)을 바탕으로 재조명해본 자아 구조의 발달에 대한 분석적 고찰: 유아기 대상 경험과 하나님 표상 발달과 관련하여

This study analyzes Grotstein's Dual-track Theory, which applied the perspective of development theory and Neurophysiology based on the object-relations theory that emphasizes the importance of early childhood ego-development, to understand why the key factor in self-cohesion in the infant self-development process is “good enough care,” and based on this understanding, I suggest applications in Christian counseling by linking the effect of early childhood psychological experiences on the formation process of God's representation. I critically reconstructed Grotstein's dual-track theory to analyze why “good enough care” has a key impact on infants' self-development in early childhood. Finally, the limitations of the study and suggestions for subsequent studies were discussed.

기혼 중년여성이 경험한 신흥종교 입탈퇴 과정의 체험성 연구

The purpose of this study is to explore the process of entering and exiting new religious groups as experienced by married middle-aged women and the meaning of the experience. To this end, sub themes that emerged from in-depth interviews with eight married middle-aged women who had experienced new religious group withdrawal were reorganized through van Manen's(1990) experienced existential domains. In conclusion, firstly, there were proselytizing strategies to conceal the identity of the new religious organization during the initiation process, secondly, the participants entered into the new religious group based on the relationship rather than the religion itself, and thirdly, family relationships were the main contextual factors in the process of leaving the new religion. This study is the first one which analyzes psychologically married-aged women’s experiential perceptions of new religious groups and provides meaningful insights for Christian counseling and pastoral practice.

Efektivitas Bimbingan Konseling Kristen Oleh Guru PAK Pada Peningkatan Motivasi Belajar Siswa Kelas XII Berlatar Belakang Broken Home Di SMK Swasta HKBP Sidikalang Tahun Ajaran 2023/2024

This research aims to determine the implementation and effectiveness of Christian Counseling Guidance provided by Effective Christian Religious Education and Character Teachers in Increasing the Learning Motivation of Class This research uses a semi-case study type of research and uses as informants eight students from broken home backgrounds and Christian Religious Education and Character Teachers. The results of this research show that the process of implementing Christian counseling guidance by PAK teachers starts from: service (attending), empathy, giving advice/encouragement, the final stage provides reinforcement and closes with prayer. Christian counseling guidance is considered effective in increasing the learning motivation of students from broken home backgrounds, this is assessed based on the results of the presentation of the students themselves and the Christian Religious Education and Character Education teachers. Changes in students' motivation began to appear after participating in Christian counseling activities, changes in students' motivation, who previously often daydreamed and did not pay attention to the learning process, are now starting to be enthusiastic about learning, starting to show interest in learning by studying more actively, doing homework/assignments, students who have feelings of worry and fear begins to disappear, they don't give up easily, they are happier and more confident in doing things (independently) and students have a commitment to achieving their goals and hopes in the future.

‘원치 않는 침투적 사고’(UIT)에 대응하는 기독교상담적 인지전략

이 연구는 ‘원치 않는 침투적 사고’(unwanted intrusive thoughts: UIT)에 대응하는 기독교상담적 인지전략에 대한 문헌연구이다. 대부분의 사람들은 정신활동 중에 UIT 를 경험하게 되지만, 이것이 나타날 때 매우 당혹스러워한다. 그 이유는 이 생각이 무 의도적, 비의지적, 비자발적으로 자신의 의식에 침범, 침투, 침입한 것이기 때문이다. 게다가 그 내용이 비합리적, 부정적, 충격적, 재앙적 또는 잔인하고, 끔직한 죄악된 생 각일 때 두려움이 발생하기도 한다. 그래서 사람들은 이를 비정상적 증상으로 인식하 고, 자기 나름의 인지전략을 활용하여 억제, 회피하거나 물리치려고 노력한다. 하지만, 인지억제 및 회피전략은 빈번히 역효과가 발생하고, 그것의 실패는 심리정서적 피로 도를 높이고, 질환으로 악화되기도 하며, 삶의 질을 저하시킨다. UIT의 만성화는 강박 장애, 공황장애, 우울증, 불안증, PTSD, 스트레스장애, 조현병 등 신경정신증으로 이 환될 수 있기 때문에 치료해야만 하는 증상이다. 따라서 이 연구의 목적은 첫째, 선행연구 분석을 통해 기독교상담차원에서 UIT에 대한 개념을 정리해보고, 둘째, UIT를 극복하기 위한 인지전략으로서 인지자원(영적 자원) 활용방안을 기독교상담적으로 모색하려는 것이다. 인지전략으로는 1) 수용전략, 2) 집중 산만전략 및 상반행동강화 활용, 3) 인지자원 활용 등에 대해서 다루었다. 수 용전략은 UIT가 나타났을 때 UIT는 많은 사람들이 경험하는 일반적인 현상으로서 죄성을 가진 인간에게 자연스럽게 발생했다고 생각하는 것을 의미한다. 아울러 UIT 가 나타났어도 이에 대한 심리적 유연성을 갖고 비반응적 태도를 취하는 것이 중요하 다. 또한 UIT는 생각일 뿐, 행위로 나타난 것이 아니므로 사고행위융합적으로 인식하 지 않아야 한다. 집중 산만전략은 UIT와 반대되는 다른 생각에 몰두하는 인지전략으 로 상반행동강화의 응용전략이기도 하다. 인지자원 활용은 UIT를 기독교상담적으로 극복하기 위한 ‘영적 자원’ ‘은혜의 방편’의 활용이다.

포스트 팬데믹시대 가족의 변화와 적응에 관한 기독상담적 고찰

본 논문은 팬데믹 시대 가족에게 미친 변화를 가족생활 주기별로 살펴보고 팬데믹 이후 가족의 역할 변화와 적응의 방향성과 기독상담의 역할을 고찰한다. 가족이 가족 생활 주기로 유아기, 아동기, 청소년기, 청년기, 장년기, 노년기 삶의 발달과정을 통해 위기 스트레스 상황에서 겪게 되는 다양한 경험들 가운데 우리 사회가 코로나19 관련 연구를 통해 관심을 기울인 주제들을 문헌고찰 함으로써, 현시대 주요 가족현상을 드 러내고 기독상담이 교회공동체와 더불어 이 사회에 기여할 수 있는 가족돌봄의 역할 과 연대를 고민하고자 하였다. 팬데믹 시기 가족 내 주요 현상은 돌봄 스트레스의 과 중과 역할분담 불공평, 경제적 사회적 지원의 감소, 고립, 우울, 불안 등의 심리적 영 향의 증가 등으로 나타났다. 기독상담사가 위기를 경험하는 가족을 돕기 위해 관심을 기울여야 할 세 가지 영역을 살펴보았다. 첫째, 기독상담사는 가족 구성원들의 역할부담과 연결되는 심리적 역동에 관심을 기울이고 가족 스트레스 요인을 이해해야 한다. 가족이 구성원들 간의 공평한 상호관 계 형성을 통해 유연한 적응과 연결을 유지하도록 돕는 것이다. 둘째, 기독상담은 청 년세대나 노인세대의 1인가구가 증가되는 현실에서 소외되는 가족 형태에 대한 개방된 관점이 확장되고 그들을 위한 정신건강 돌봄이 구체적으로 이루어지도록 실천적 노력을 기울여야 한다. 셋째, 기독상담은 상황에 맞는 다양한 가족을 위한 맞춤형 심 리적 돌봄을 개발하고 활용해야 한다. 이를 통해 기독상담은 사회적 불확실성에 직면 해 심리적 어려움을 경험하는 개인, 부부, 가족이 변화하는 가족의 형태와 기능에 적 응하며 가족돌봄이 심리적 안정과 유대로 확장해 나가도록 도울 수 있다.

Wounded Healers: Abortion and the Affective Practices of Pro-Life Health Care.

For some post-Roe abortion providers, the emotional cost of their abortion practice was untenable. By the 1980s, former abortion providers had become prominent anti-abortion advocates. Although physicians such as Beverly McMillan grounded their pro-life conversions in medical technologies and "fetological" research, affective connections to the fetus animated their activism. McMillan explained that through abortion practice, the medical profession - her vocation - had gone astray, and her pro-life activism was the cure to the resulting emotional damage. For these physicians, emotional well-being could only be recovered through principled attempts to right the perceived wrongs of the medical profession. Another group of emotionally-engaged pro-life health workers emerged from their pasts as abortion patients. Myriad post-abortion narratives followed the same trajectory: the woman reluctantly underwent an abortion, and was subsequently plagued by apathy, depression, grief, guilt, and substance-use disorders. Pro-life research came to understand this cluster of symptoms as Post-abortion Syndrome (PAS). Some women, such as Susan Stanford-Rue, opted to heal from their pain by becoming PAS counselors. Just as the "reformed" physicians combined their affective experiences with their medical expertise to argue against abortion, the counselors merged emotion and psychiatric language to redefine what it meant to be an "aborted woman" and therefore a PAS counselor. Examining pro-life publications, Christian counseling manuals, and activist speeches, this article argues that, for these activists, science and technology provided the rationale to make abortion unthinkable, but it was the activists' emotional framework that made this rationale pro-life in the first place.

Biblical Counseling in the Spanish-Speaking World

Abstract Spanish translations of Jay Adams’s pioneering works slowly attracted pastors and counselors in Spain and Latin America to biblical counseling. Beginning before the turn of the millennium, the content of the biblical counseling courses of Westminster / Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF) were taught in Mexico, where CCEF faculty books were increasingly translated. As new centers for biblical counseling training arose at Westminster West, California, at Faith Church in Lafayette, Indiana, and through the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors, their international students began to take biblical counseling education to their home countries, many Spanish speaking. Finally, through the internet, biblical counseling training and practice have spread rapidly in Latin America and more slowly in Spain. KEYWORDS: Biblical counseling, consejería bíblica, Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF), Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC), Spanish-speaking, training, seminary

A Review of Bowen’s Family System Theory from the Perspective of Christian Counseling

본 연구는 기독교 상담에서 Bowen 가족상담의 유용한 이론과 치료기법을 활용하기 위해 기독교 상담 관점으로의 통합을 시도하는데 목적이 있다. 본 연구에서는 기독교 상담과 Bowen 가족체계이론의 이론적 배경의 차이를 기독교 초자연주의와 자연주의로 살펴봄으로써 Bowen 이론의 이론적 배경의 한계를 드러냈다. 기독교 초자연주의 관점에서 볼 때, Bowen 가족체계이론의 자연주의는 자연법칙에 따라 세계가 자정적으로 서로 맞물려 움직이고 자체적으로 설명될 수 있다고 주장하나 인간의 ‘추론 행위’, ‘도덕적 판단 행위’, ‘삶의 의미를 묻는 실존적 질문’에 대해서는 인과적이고 논리적으로 설명할 수 없는 한계를 보였다. 또한 Bowen의 이론의 주요 개념을 기독교 상담에 활용하기 위해 재해석 및 새로운 통합을 시도하였다. 기독교 상담 관점에서 볼 때, Bowen 이론의 핵심 개념인 정서적-관계체계와 지적체계는 결국 인간 자신의 생존과 건강이라는 자기-중심성에 목적이 있음을 드러냈다. Bowen 이론이 간과한 영적 존재로서 인간이 하나님과 가족(이웃)과의 관계에서 온전한 개별성과 연합성을 이루는 영적-관계체계로 확장시키는 변형을 시도하였다. 이에 대해 Bowen의 가계도와 삼각관계를 기독교 상담으로 통합하여 영적 가계도와 영적-관계체계로 확장한 삼각관계를 설명하였다. 본 연구의 시사점은 기독교 상담과 Bowen의 가족체계이론의 근본적인 이론적 배경의 차이점과 함께 Bowen의 이론에 대한 실제적인 비판과 기독교 상담으로의 적용 가능성까지 살펴본 점이다.This study aims to utilize Bowen's Family Theory by integrating with the perspective of Christian counseling. In this study, the difference between Christian counseling and Bowen's theory was examined as Christian super-naturalism and naturalism. The basis of naturalism theory explains that the universe operates itself according to the law of nature but it is not able to logically explain human's ability to reason, ethically judge, and answer existential questions regarding the meaning of life. Furthermore, this study aims to reinterpret and integrate the key concepts of Bowen's family system theory. There is limitation in applying Bowen's main concepts, emotional-relational system and intellectual system, into Christian counseling because both systems eventually aim to achieve one's own survival and health. Therefore, the present study suggests to broaden the system into a spiritual-relational system by examining one’s spiritual genogram and using the triangulation based on spiritual-relational system.

A Study on the Participation of Christian Counselors in the Social Counseling Service : Focusing on the Counseling Project of Korean Counseling Service Network

A Study on the Participation of Christian Counselors in the Social Counseling Service : Focusing on the Counseling Project of Korean Counseling Service Network

Etika dan Profesionalitas Konselor Kristen pada Konflik Keluarga

Counseling crisis is experienced by many people because of a lack of trust in Christian counselors. One of the current arguments is that the counselor is not an expert or a graduate in the field of counseling study. Not to mention the moral problems the counselor shows to the person being served, both in speech and even to the point where someone commits sexual harassment. From this, the lack of trust in counselors occurs, even though many families need the help of a counselor with their family problems, such as divorce. This study uses the method used is a literature review. Literature reviews discuss published information in a particular field of research and sometimes knowledge in a specific study area over a certain period. The results of this study are, first, Christian counseling services as a representative of the Lord Jesus Christ. Second, there is special attention to church pastors. Third, the right solution amid increasingly complex changes and developments. Fourth, it is implemented proactively. Fifth, good cooperation between the church (the pastor and workers) and the entire congregation, especially husband and wife.

Student Reflections on the Essential Role of the Holy Spirit in Counseling Education

This article examines the unique position in which emerging counselors find themselves, as they seek to enter the professional field amidst a worldwide pandemic and numerous other national and global hardships. From a student perspective, the authors survey the distinctive traits of Christian counseling education, Christian counseling, generally speaking, and the importance of theological and spiritual formation for the emerging counselor. More specifically, the authors discuss three theological concepts that have been identified as critical in the development of their Christian counselor identity, foundation, and future practice. The first theological consideration is the essential role and ministry of the Holy Spirit who provides supernatural peace, joy, and comfort, aiding emerging counselors in their ability to be competent therapists in tenuous times; bridging the gap from education to practical application. The second concept considered is the imago Dei, as the hermeneutical lens by which the Christian counselor affirms the worth of all human beings created in the image of God, enabling the counselor to provide empathy and unconditional positive regard for all clients. The third consideration is the missio Dei, or mission of God, as a core conceptual belief by which to understand the role of the Christian counselor, and counseling profession, as a redemptive participation in and with the Spirit of God.

The Spirit Empowering Counselors to be Culturally Competent in a Racially and Ethnically Changing Society

Significant change in the counseling field begins in counselor education programs. Concerns of biased, incompetent, and ineffective counseling services for culturally diverse clients plague the mental health profession (ACA, 2021; Sue & Sue, 2016). Rapid shifts in the racial and ethnic demographic composition of American society and the overt expression of hate and violence on the lives of People of Color place a greater demand on mental health professionals to pursue and acquire multicultural competencies (Brown, 2020; Embrick, 2015). Cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills are needed to establish meaningful therapeutic relationships, to provide effective treatment, and to effectively advocate for culturally diverse clients (CACREP, 2016; Sue & Sue, 2016). These competencies assist counselors in positively impacting client relationships, therapeutic progress, and overall well-being. Counselor education programs should be taking the lead in preparing students to effectively serve these increasingly diverse populations. Christian counselors and Christian counselor educators have an even greater responsibility in this endeavor which is fundamentally rooted and anchored in the commandments and principles of love (AACC, 2014).

Identity, Schemas, and Adaptive Change: Self-Affirmation for Use by Spirit-Empowered Christian Counselors

Recent dramatic events, coupled with increased connectivity via technology, have led to many shifts in global culture. These shifts have been accompanied by an increased awareness of mental health needs, including those of Christians. Although people may realize they need to make important life changes for their mental and behavioral health, it is not always clear where they should begin. Moreover, when they recognize a need for change, this experience is often perceived as threatening. People’s innate discomfort with uncertainty then requires that they fight both the temptation to avoid the truth about themselves and the practical obstacles that naturally make growth difficult. Many Christian counselors and clients acknowledge their need for help from the Holy Spirit to discern what changes need to be made and also how to implement these changes for their health and well-being. This process often requires transforming schemas to accommodate clients’ new insights into the self and interactions with the environment. Self-affirmation consistent with an applied biblical hermeneutic can help focus these clients on Christ-like values and steady them in the face of ambiguity and change. Grounding themselves in God’s truth can thus be instrumental for clients actively seeking to renew their minds and motivate themselves to pursue necessary change as they seek God’s best for their lives.

The Ethics of Spirit-Centered Counseling

At present, no ethical standards exist for Spirit-centered counselors. This article is an initial delineation of these standards. Professional ethical standards are reviewed, and specific guidelines identified. Attention is given to value ethics as “nonobligatory ideals to which professionals aspire” and to principle ethics as a set of obligations and a method that focuses on moral issues with the goal of solving a particular dilemma or set of dilemmas and establishing a framework to guide future ethical thinking and behavior. Standards for Christian counseling ethics as identified by Sanders (1997) and the AACC are compared and contrasted with professional counseling ethics as postulated by professional counseling organizations. Finally, using 1 Corinthians 13 & 14, as well as Galatians 6, specific ethical attitudes and actions that should govern Spirit-centered counseling activities are described.