Naming The Pain And Guiding The Care

Part I. The Structure Of Diagnosis

Chapter 1: The Purpose Of Diagnosis

Chapter 2: The Types Of Diagnostic Systems

Chapter 3: Is It Diagnosis Or Assessment?

Chapter 4: Non-Clinical Diagnostic Systems

Part II. Ethical Guilt: The Feeling Of Blame

Chapter 5: Realistic And Subjective Guilt

Chapter 6: Punishment And Seeking Redress

Chapter 7: Forgiveness, Reconciliation And Restoration

Chapter 8: Illustrative Vignettes

Part III. Idolatry: The Feeling Of Betrayal

Chapter 9: Knocking On Heaven’s Door

Chapter 10: Feeling Terror And Expressing Rage

Chapter 11: Confession, Lament, And Hope

Chapter 12: Illustrative Vignettes Resumed

Part IV. Dread: The Feeling Of Defilement

Chapter 13: Waking Up In Gomorrah

Chapter 14: Feeling Abandoned And Receiving Cleansing

Chapter 15: Communion, Vocation And Joy

Chapter 16: Illustrative Vignettes Concluded

Part V. Special Considerations For Special Cases

Chapter 17: What About Children?

Chapter 18: What About Substance Abuse?

Chapter 19: What About Stress Disorders?

Chapter 20: What About Mass Bereavement?

Part VI. Summary

Chapter 21: Wither DSM-V And Axis VI?

Chapter 22: Secular Counseling In A Spiritual Society

Additional Info
Naming the Pain and Guiding the Care takes seriously the need for a humane and common sense way of talking about human suffering. This book bridges the language of counseling professionals with the ordinary experience of people trying to help one another. Psychiatrists, psychologists, pastoral counselors, social workers, and licensed professional counselors will find that this book integrates diagnostic categories with the resources of religion and theology. Students in general psychology classes and graduate students focused on gaining professional competence will find this book a helpful adjunct to introductory volumes and specialist volumes on diagnosis, religious counseling, and the use of spiritual resources. Individuals who have an interest in learning more about the topics of guilt, betrayal, and dread will find new ways of understanding these wounds on the human heart and life.