When Someone Asks for Help: A Practical Guide for Counseling Paperback May 13, 1982

by Everett L. Worthington Jr.

"I have a problem. . . . Could you help me?"Ever hear this plea over lunch or late at night in a dormitory? Someone has come to us for help. "Who, me?" we blurt out and then frantically think, "What can I say? How can I help?"Everett Worthington guides us as we respond to just situations. First he explains what Christian helping really is, what causes problems and how they can be solved. Then he takes us step by step through the five stages of counseling, from understanding what's going on to helping people work through their problems. Throughout, he describes the delicate dynamics of moving into a helping relationship, providing aid, then moving back into the give-and-take of friendship.Here is a book to help Christians put love into action through bearing other people's burdens.

Unknown Binding

First published March 31, 1982

Reviews

[Harmony Zimmerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. This is a book I didn’t know I needed.

“‘I have a problem... could you help me?’
... ‘Who, me?...what do I say? How can I help?’”

I’ve had this kind of frantic thinking in my own mind. I want to be a better listener and communicator. Rarely do I write in books but I had to stand up to get a pencil so I could underline some points. I absolutely love how this book walks through some ways Christian laypeople can counsel their friends/ people around them. The guide is logical and gives concrete examples in counseling.

Also it might have showed me that a future in psychiatry is not totally out of the question... as i thought it once was.