Compassioning: Basic Counseling Skills for Christian Care-Givers

Margaret Ferris teaches basic counseling skills for caregivers who want to incorporate Christian norms and values into their ministry. In Compassioning, she offers a model that integrates basic Christian principles with tested psychological techniques. Chapter exercises instruct the reader in how to monitor and measure listening and responding skills. Compassioning can be used either as a text for training others or as a tool for personal growth in communication skills.