Caring for the souls of children, a biblical counselor´s manual by editor Amy Baker - New Growth Press

 Caring for the souls of children by editor Amy Baker - New Growth Press

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This is a book I´d love to have when I was studying counseling. And is a book I will recommend to all my classmates from now on. Edward T. Welch, and Joni Eareckson Tadda are authors that I have enjoyed through the years, so when I saw they were contributors and I had Rob Green as professor years ago, so I wanted to read the whole book. I have taken some courses that focus on children counseling before, the common drawings and figures you show to children, as usual interpretation is very subjective with some methods, in some courses I have taken I didn´t find the ideas/methods very legit or scientific to get to a children´s heart, they just consider behavior or were truly boring (treating children, pre-teens and teens as very immature creatures). Don´t get me wrong, children are indeed immature, but we don´t have to underestimate them, we can communicate and deal with hard issues with good communication, just as we do with grownups it is what Amy also explains. The wisdom and practical ideas this book have to approach a children´s heart, their attention, and what I loved the most: how to help their own parents to help them and involve in the healing/improvement process, I totally agree with that approach (obviously when the parents have mental health and are not toxic. I found that a very valuable approach in this book. 

"For children, the struggles, desires, and hopes are no different than for those of us who are adults. Therefore, the counsel we provide for them should lead them to the same place—the good news of Jesus Christ".

I absolutely recommend this material and can´t way to see how these practices are going to improve future counseling sessions. I´m grateful for all the serious and devoted authors of these chapters. It is a good idea to keep this manual handy.

This is the table of contents

Encouragement and Wisdom
for Counseling Children
New manual equips counselors, parents, and pastors to boldly trust in the sufficiency of Scripture for counseling.

Some counselors are intimidated at the thought of counseling children. If the counselor primarily works with adults, he or she may feel out of their league because they don’t know where to start with relating and providing counsel on a level the child can understand. In Caring for the Souls of Children: A Biblical Counselor’s Manual (New Growth Press/August 31, 2020), editor Amy Baker along with many experienced counselors, authors and pastors help readers prepare to work with children and offer guidance on using the Word of God to help the child face specific struggles.

 

“The core thesis of this book is that the struggles, the desires, and the source of hope for children is no different than the struggles, desires, and source of hope for adults,” writes Baker. “While we often think that children need a different approach to counseling—and we certainly want to tailor our teaching and interaction to the understanding of the child—it’s our observation that children struggle with the same desires adults struggle with, they are lured by the same lies that adults fall prey to, and they find hope in the same source adults find hope—in our Lord and Savior.  The contributors and I want to encourage counselors and parents to boldly trust in the sufficiency of God and his word to help struggling children.”

 

This manual helps counselors share Christ—the way, the truth, and the life—while tailoring interactions and teachings to the understanding of children. The chapters are written by a wide range of contributors who have worked with children for many years including Baker, Julie Lowe, Marty Machowski, Jessica Thompson, Jonathan Holmes, Michael R. Emlet, Garrett Higbee, Edward T. Welch, Kevin Carson, Harvest USA, Charles Hodges, Joni and Friends, Bob Kellemen, and Pam Bauer.

 

Caring for the Souls of Children equips counselors, parents, pastors, and others who work children to boldly trust in the sufficiency of Scripture for counseling. This in-depth resource begins with an overview of foundational principles for counseling children and addresses a different counseling topic in each subsequent chapter. Topics addressed include a wide variety of general and specific issues that children face including anxiety, anger, abuse, suicidal thoughts and actions, self-harm, shame, grief, disability, disease, sexual identity, and many others.

 

Joni Eareckson Tada, founder and CEO of Joni and Friends International Disability Center shares, “In Caring for the Souls of Children, you will find a rich resource of wise insights, seasoned advice, and solid biblical guidance to help children view their limitations from God’s point of view.”

 

“Some books overpromise, but not this one. On all the most pressing issues in counseling (and parenting!) children, Caring for the Souls of Children delivers with grace and wisdom,” CCEF Executive Director Alasdair Groves adds.

Caring for the Souls of Children: A Biblical Counselor’s Manual

Edited by Amy Baker

August 31, 2020 / Retail Price: $29.99

Print ISBN 978-1-645070-63-4

Religion/Christian Ministry/Children

Coming alongside struggling children can feel like an uphill battle. Yet children struggle with the same desires adults struggle with, are lured by the same lies adults fall prey to, and can find hope in the same source adults can find hope--in Jesus. This manual helps counselors share Christ--the way, the truth, and the life--while tailoring interactions and teachings to the understanding of children.

Caring for the Souls of Children equips counselors, parents, pastors, and other helpers who want to love children to boldly trust in the sufficiency of Scripture. Edited by counselor and author Amy Baker, this in-depth resource begins with an overview of foundational principles for counseling children and addresses a different counseling topic in each subsequent chapter. Topics addressed include a wide variety of general and specific issues that children face including anxiety, anger, abuse, suicidal thoughts and actions, self-harm, shame, grief, disability, disease, sexual identity, and many others. Articles are written by a wide range of biblical counselors, authors, and pastors who have worked with children for many years including Amy Baker, Julie Lowe, Marty Machowski, Jessica Thompson, Jonathan Holmes, Michael R. Emlet, Garrett Higbee, Edward T. Welch, Kevin Carson, Harvest USA, Charles Hodges, Joni and Friends, Bob Kellemen, and Pam Bauer.