Download or read book Pastoral Care of Alcohol Abusers written by Andrew J. Weaver and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 120 million American teens and adults use alcohol at one time or another. While in most situations these individuals are able to use it responsibly and with moderation, no one is immune to its destructive use - which makes it a significant public health issue. Many drinkers find that their otherwise responsible use turns problematic and abusive when faced with depression, trauma, grief, undue social pressures, or other tempting and potentially addictive behaviors. Not all of these people become full-fledged alcoholics, but they do develop an alcohol problem that needs careful and sensitive pastoral care to understand the underlying issues for their alcohol abuse. Because of this, clergy and other pastoral counselors need to develop competence in recognizing alcohol abuse problems, including alcoholism, identifying when to make referrals, helping persons to find available community resources, and training congregational members to provide support to affected individuals and families.
Download or read book Addiction and Pastoral Care written by Sonia E. Waters and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timely resource treating addiction holistically as both a spiritual and a pathological condition Substance addictions present a unique set of challenges for pastoral care. In this book Sonia Waters weaves together personal stories, research, and theological reflection to offer helpful tools for ministers, counselors, chaplains, and anyone else called to care pastorally for those struggling with addiction. Waters uses the story of the Gerasene demoniac in Mark’s Gospel to reframe addiction as a “soul-sickness” that arises from a legion of individual and social vulnerabilities. She includes pastoral reflections on oppression, the War on Drugs, trauma, guilt, discipleship, and identity. The final chapters focus on practical-care skills that address the challenges of recovery, especially ambivalence and resistance to change.
Download or read book Alcohol and Substance Abuse written by Stephen P. Apthorp and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 1990 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Addiction and Pastoral Care written by Nicolas Roberts and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2018-07-27 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addiction can take many forms and there can hardly be a minister, or a prison, college or schools’ chaplain who will not have encountered its damaging effects on individuals, their families and local communities. In the UK in 2014, there were 3,300 drug-related deaths and almost 9,000 alcohol related deaths. 70% of offenders admit to a drug problem before prison and drug use is a major problem throughout the prison system. Besides these, compulsive behaviours of all kinds damage personal and communal wellbeing. Clergy and pastoral workers are often in the front line caring for addicts and their families, usually without any professional training. This handbook from an experienced pastoral practitioner offers: - An exploration of the psychology of addiction - A theological perspective on desire - The nature of pastoral care with addicts - Practical models of pastoral care - Resources for professional care
Download or read book Pastoral Care in Alcoholism alcohol Abuse written by United States. Naval Education and Training Command and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pastoral Care in Alcoholism alcohol Abuse written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hidden Addictions written by Richard L Dayringer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Hidden Addictions: A Pastoral Response to the Abuse of Legal Drugs, you’ll find that beneath the gruesome, more public face of illegal drug abuse lies another less hideous, but just as destructive, layer of addiction--the addiction to prescribed drugs. In this revealing study, you’ll learn how you can confront the hidden malady of legal drug dependency in individuals and ultimately break its chokehold on a world already ravaged by complacency and social-systemic dysfunction. The only book of its kind, Hidden Addictions is a concise, readable pastoral perspective on the creeping epidemic of legal drug abuse. Its illuminating case vignettes show you the social roots of addiction and give you the spiritual and religious resources necessary to put you and your loved ones on the road to holistic recovery. Specifically, you’ll read about: groups most at risk--girls, young women, and older women types of drugs, including tranquilizers, sedatives, antidepressants, and painkillers over-the-counter drugs and look-alike drugs women and the pharmaceutical industry recovery methods, including detoxification, family therapy, and couple counseling spiritual resources and systemic reform In a society already addicted to power, pleasure, and possession, you don’t always see the “warning buttons” being pushed. But this book shows that you can turn back the quiet tide of spiritual sickness and psychochemical dependency that’s sweeping the globe. So whether you’re a pastor whose congregation is suffering, a social worker administering to addicted clientele, or a campus minister, Hidden Addictions will give you the pragmatism and awareness you need to heal the wounded soul.
Download or read book Addiction written by Bucky Dann and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chances are, no church is immune to the drug demographics in America. Pointing out that addiction is a pervasive problem in North American society, Lynn Dann provides pastors and other pastoral caregivers with crucial help in understanding the needs of the addicted, their families, and the congregations of which they are a part. He draws on years of experience as a pastor and a certified alcohol and substance abuse counselor to offer practical guidance on how to recognize the addicted and minister effectively to them. Dann begins by outlining, in clear and accessible terms, the best contemporary thinking on the nature of addiction. From there he moves to a discussion of the particular resources that Christian churches can add to the treatment of addiction and the support of the addicted and their families. Finally, he includes tools for preaching and teaching on the nature of our drug-obsessed culture and biblical themes related to the care of the addicted. Those who are just beginning in pastoral ministry, as well as those who have engaged in it for many years, will find this an invaluable resource for knowing how to deal with this tragic and increasingly prevalent problem.
Download or read book Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Pastoral Clinic written by Angela Garcia and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2010-06-08 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lyrically evoking the Española Valley and its residents through conversations, encounters, and recollections, The Pastoral Clinic is at once a devastating portrait of addiction, a rich ethnography of place, and an eloquent call for a new ethics of care. --amazon.com.
Download or read book Understanding and Counseling the Alcoholic Through Religion and Psychology written by Howard John Clinebell and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book So You Think You Don t Know One written by Nancy Van Dyke Platt and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unpacking a common, but rarely addressed problem—from the theological dimensions of codependency to treatment of the minister and congregation—clergy experts Platt and Knudsen cite real-life experiences with clergy addiction and congregations in crisis in this ecumenical approach to recovery. Chapter 1: The Theological Dimensions of Codependency Chapter 2: How It All Begins: The Seeds of Codependency in a Congregation Chapter 3: Symptoms of Codependency in the Congregation Chapter 4: The Minister and Addiction Chapter 5: Options for Ending the Codependency Chapter 6: Treatment and Early Recovery Chapter 7: Change Chapter 8: Recovery for the Minister and the Congregation Chapter 9: The Search Process, or, How They Find Each Other Appendix
Download or read book Ministering to Alcoholics written by John E. Keller and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishing. This book was released on 1991 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alcoholism affects a person intellectually, physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. No parish pastor or minister can ignore the problems alcoholism creates, and now John Kellor offers practical suggestions to those who find themselves on the front lines. He assists the reader in understanding alcoholism, and emphasizes the importance of looking to God in a recovery process.
Download or read book Pastoral Care Response to Alcoholism in the Armed Forces of the Philippines written by Simplicio Dang-Awan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alcoholism and drug dependency are worldwide problems that cut across national boundaries and social, political, class and sexual distinctions. Statistics in other countries about the widespread nature of alcohol and chemical abuse are alarming. There is no doubt that alcohol consumption is rising on a global basis, especially in a number of developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. In the Philippines, although there is no accurate statistics at present, alcoholism and drug dependency are acknowledged as serious problems affecting Filipinos in all ages and social classes. This book, based on a research project, is an attempt to delineate the role of the chaplain or pastor in pastoral care of alcoholics and substance abusers and their families-- particularly in the Philippine Armed Forces.
Download or read book Alcoholism and Pastoral Ministry written by Steven L. Berg and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Faith Communities written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alcohol and Substance Abuse written by Stephen P. Apthorp and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
