CO105 Introducing Christian Counseling: A Worldview Approach
Overview
In Introducing Christian Counseling: A Worldview Approach (CO105) Dan Zink exposes learners to the foundations and features of Christian counseling, surveying the big ideas of people, problems, change, and help. Dr. Zink addresses questions like, What is the purpose of the gospel? How do thinking and feeling relate to one another and what implications does this have for counseling? What role do emotions play in a well-balanced life? Why is empathy so important and how do we grow in it? and, When is it appropriate for a counselor to break confidentiality?
Top Highlights
“what’s God’s ‘bottom line’? What’s His goal for His people?” (source)
“if you lived honestly, your life would heal itself” (source)
“The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little that we can do to change until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.’” (source)
“under anger is fear. Often, under anger is sadness. Often, under anger is shame.” (source)
“ounseling is not a morality enforcement exercise. It’s not about stopping sin.” (source)
- Title: CO105 Introducing Christian Counseling: A Worldview Approach
- Author: Dan Zink
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2018
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Pastoral counseling; Counseling › Religious aspects--Christianity; Education › Pastoral counseling; Education › Counseling--Religious aspects--Christianity
- Resource ID: LLS:CO105ZINK
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2019-06-21T18:16:22Z
Dr. Daniel W. Zink is Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Counseling at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO. His courses at Covenant have included Intro to Counseling, Marriage and Family Counseling, and Crisis and Transition.
Prior to arriving at Covenant, he served for 11 years as a family counselor, caseworker, and supervisor of public children's services. Dr. Zink was also the founding director and a five-year head of New Hope Counseling Services, a ministry of Chesterfield Presbyterian Church. He has been involved in the Christian education programs of four churches and has served as assistant pastor.
Dr. Zink is an informal consultant to counselors and churches starting church-based counseling centers. He has also written articles and presented widely on aspects of marriage and parenting. He is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Dr. Zink holds a BA in Social Work from Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA; an MSW from Ohio State; an MDiv from Covenant Theological Seminary; and a PhD in Counseling and Family Therapy from Saint Louis University, where his doctoral research focused on enduring marriages of adult children of divorce.