Called to Counsel: Counseling Skills Handbook

by John R. Cheydleur

Called to Counsel is a manual that teaches a variety of counseling tools and techniques to counseling students and trainees. Written from an unambiguously Christian perspective, some of the skills training issues this book covers -Structuring a counseling interview
-Developing advanced listening skills
-Connecting emotions and values
-Using probes and prompts
-Learning about action planning
-Integrating the use of Scripture and prayer in counseling

229 pages, Hardcover

First published December 15, 1999

Reviews

[William Stanger · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a textbook for a course I'm taking. It was a decent enough read, but I felt that sometimes it seemed a little dated and the author seemed to be trying too hard with some of his illustrations. It will be one that I'm sure to return to for reference from time to time.