David Switzer

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  Pastoral Care Emergencies

  $29.00

  Drawing from 40 years of pastoral experience, Switzer discusses the attitude and act of caregiving, covering hospital calls, the dying and bereaved, suicide, divorce, domestic violence, psychiatric disorders, and more. The crucial question of when and how to refer is also addressed. Highly practical, yet sensitive to theological issues. You’ll reach for this book often!

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  Pastoral Care Of Gays Lesbians And Their Families

  $20.00

  Advisory: Some of the views put forth in this book challenge the traditionally accepted teachings on the issue of homosexuality and the Christian faith. Fills a gap in the Creative Pastoral Care and Counseling series, addresses the needs of both gays and lesbians and their families, and involves congregations in the pastoral ministry to gays, lesbians, and their families.

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  Coming Out As Parents

  $28.00

  How do parents respond to the knowledge that their child is gay or lesbian? David Switzer, in a complete revision of his best-selling “Parents of the Homosexual”, helps parents understand their feelings and reactions to that knowledge and clarifies what it means to be a homosexual. He explores recent scientific, social, and biblical information about homosexuality, emphasizes the need for reconciliation, and deals with common parental responses to child’s disclosure. He also provides a listing of addtional resources for further assistance. This book is for parents of gay or lesbian children as well as for pastoral counselors and clergy engaged in family outreach. Children, too, can benefit as well, from understanding their parents’ struggles with this issue.

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  Minister As Crisis Counselor (Revised)

  $27.99

  Chapter Titles Include:
  The Minister, The Congregation, And Community Crisis Services
  Intervening In The Suicidal Crisis
  The Minister And Divorce Crises
  Intervening In A Pathological Grief Reaction: A Case Study
  The Minister’s Role And Functioning In The Crisis Of Grief
  Intervening In Family Crises
  Intervention Procedures
  Methods Of Crisis Counseling
  Crisis Theory: Definition, Description, Dynamics
  The Minister As Crisis Counselor.

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  Long recognized as the definitive crisis-counseling volume for the active minister, The Minister as Crisis Counselor is now thoroughly modernized to incorporate recent contributions to the field. David K. Switzer offers a comprehensive examination of both the theory and the method of crisis counseling as it relates specifically to active working pastors.

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