Resources for Interacting with Counselors:
- Communicating with Counselors: For Ministers and Elders
- Guidelines for Referrals to Counseling
- Suggestions for Churches Financially Helping People get Counseling
Resources for Interacting with Individuals
Recommended Christian Books/Workbooks to Teach “How to” Skills.
Authors: Les Carter & Dr. Frank Minirth
This 237-page book offers a unique 13-step interactive program that will help you identify the best ways to handle anger and identify learned patterns of relating, thinking, and behaving in your life that influence your anger.
Authors: Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
This 304-page book is about developing emotional and relational boundaries. It focuses on helping you take responsibility for your own actions and not let others run over your boundaries by using guilt, anger, or manipulation.
Authors: Dr. Henry Cloud
This 336-page book teaches four key skills: bonding to others, separating from others, sorting out good and bad, and becoming an emotional adult. Each skill is reviewed through the lenses of grace, truth and time.
Authors: Les Carter & Dr. Frank Minirth
This 254-page workbook includes a 12-step plan that guides you through the elements that are crucial to forgiveness and healing.
Author: Dr. David Stoop
This 256-page book helps people who grew up in dysfunctional families to find hope, healing and the power to move forward with their lives.
Author: “Chaplain Ray” Guinta
This 256-page workbook walks readers through the step-by-step process of grief and loss. Both tangible and intangible losses are thoroughly covered. *** Contact ACCFS for copies.
Author: William Backus, Ph.D.
This 220-page workbook helps readers to understand their negative self-talk and learn to use scriptural truths to think in a healthier, Christ-like manner. It includes specific chapters on dealing with depression, anxiety, anger, and perfectionism.
