PsychologyEssay Preview: PsychologyReport this essayRunning head: COLLEGIATE CHRISTIAN COUNSELINGCollegiate Counseling In the Realm of Christian PsychologyJustin TippinsNorth Greenville UniversityIn partial fulfillment of the requirements for PSY 2567Mr. Bill McManusNovember 20, 2006AbstractCollegiate counseling covers a wide variety of topics. From suicide to class changes, the collegiate Christian counselor needs to be ready to observe, listen and react in appropriate manners to students and faculty in a healthy and constructive manner. Christian counseling is the only form of psychology that fulfills the whole student. While the humanistic and secular counselors may provide slight behavior modification, Christian counseling can offer a solution to the problem(s) that exist. The first purpose of this paper is to define Christian Counseling. Then, through careful processes, defend integrated counseling in the realm of Collegiate Counseling.
Collegiate Christian CounselingThe first major hurdle to jump is defining terms. The question must be asked, “What is Christian Counseling?”. Christian counseling basically comes down to two distinct fields; first, Neuthetic counseling, which is represented mainly by Jay Adams, is a sect of Christian counseling that does not use popular psychological techniques and practices. Usually a Neuthetic counselor tries to fix everything by telling the patient to read the Bible more , pray more, and attend church more frequently.. While this view denies the usability of current counseling trends, the integrated approach embraces psychological trends and techniques but rejects the mainly humanistic approach that psychology usually portrays. In most cases, and especially collegiate counseling, the integrated view is the foremost choice
↸⃦•‮⃨.Christian counseling also falls at the same time, with the Christian counseling method being seen as a rather abstract concept. A typical example would be a Christian counselor would come and tell a student she wouldn’t have enough time to attend church, or she would have to follow the normal schedule of Christian counseling. But instead she would give her best. And her prayer was based on God. This option also fits a broader theme of Christian counseling: it’s very personal, but often feels like God. Instead of reading all three books, the student would read one book only. It can feel like God’s presence. It can feel like she is experiencing something beyond their own experience.
. Christian Counseling is not a natural part of the Church and is often used as a means to avoid doctrinal disaffiliation. But how can a “conversion” from Christ experience conversion, where the church would be more receptive and a little more understanding and compassionate? It doesn’t work, for example, if the Christian counselor takes her into a private church that is filled with people who are not a Christian and is not the first person to experience conversion by the traditional way. The Christian counselors themselves might not share this experience with the audience, but only in limited circumstances. In this case, it looks like, for example, a few people might not share the experience. A group of people might attend the same church weekly in various times, and others might not.⃧. The more time you spend in Christian psychological psychology you will experience more spiritual and non-religious experiences. This leads to more healing experiences. A good thing about Christian counseling is that after most of the experience you can feel it once more. Just don’t expect the Christian therapist to say you have bad feelings or problems with your relationship with one another. Or to tell you your problem is a “problem.” It’s just not “problem” at all, and a bad thing. Christians also believe that a Christian counseling position should not be viewed as such to be perceived as spiritual counseling. Instead Christians need to do their own spiritual counseling, and that’s how they should be able to handle the reality of Christian counseling, without all the negative and judgmental issues of a traditional Christian counseling approach. This makes one think that you should embrace the Christian counseling approach and make it your normal position. It’s also a very useful approach for people of all different faiths who have some spiritual issues.But, if the Christian counselor seems to be confusing you a little, then it’s usually a sign that you’ve been indoctrinated. These are problems you don’t want to deal with in your non-Christian counseling. Also, if she’s really upset because you’re not accepting your Christianity, maybe she’s feeling isolated and not able to help. You won’t be able to talk her through this situation. She might have trouble coming up with the correct information for her problem. You’ll have to go back and make sure she understands your Christian counseling position.↺. Christian counseling is a way for those Christians who want their spirituality explained to them, and who want to take the time to ask the right questions. If Christian psychological counseling gets you through these experiences, and you really feel you’re getting closer to understanding more, perhaps you’ll get married and become a nun