Care and Counseling Research Guides
Explore specialized research guides on pastoral counseling, psychological care, crisis intervention, and family therapy compiled by PKTS library staff.
1. Foundations of Pastoral Care and Counseling
Theological and psychological integration, the role of the pastoral counselor, and ethical boundaries.
2. Counseling Theories and Christian Integration
Comparing secular therapeutic models (CBT, psychodynamic, humanistic) with biblical frameworks.
3. Marriage and Family Counseling
Pre-marital counseling, conflict resolution in marriage, parenting challenges, and family systems therapy.
4. Crisis Intervention and Trauma Care
Providing spiritual and psychological first aid during grief, loss, abuse, disasters, and critical incidents.
5. Mental Health Issues in Ministry
Recognizing and addressing depression, anxiety, addiction, suicide risk, and knowing when to refer to professionals.
6. Grief, Loss, and Bereavement Support
Companioning the dying, conducting memorial support, and navigating stages of human grief from a faith perspective.
7. Adolescent and Youth Counseling
Understanding teenage behavioral changes, identity struggles, peer pressure, and digital age pressures.
8. Spiritual Direction and Soul Care
Guiding individuals through spiritual dryness, faith doubts, deepening prayer lives, and spiritual maturation.
9. Group Counseling and Support Ministries
Facilitating healing circles, recovery groups, and peer support structures within the local church body.
10. Contextual Care and Trauma Counseling in Myanmar
Addressing communal trauma, displacement grief, and culturally sensitive counseling needs in Myanmar's context.