Non-Professionals as Effective Helpers for Pastoral Counselors
Reports on research of 44 pastoral counseling clients to test the hypothesis that a combination of professional pastoral counseling with the use of non-paid, nonprofessional lay helpers would result in a more favorable increase in self esteem for clients than would private, professional work only. R...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1985
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| In: |
The Journal of pastoral care
Year: 1985, Volume: 39, Issue: 2, Pages: 165-172 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Reports on research of 44 pastoral counseling clients to test the hypothesis that a combination of professional pastoral counseling with the use of non-paid, nonprofessional lay helpers would result in a more favorable increase in self esteem for clients than would private, professional work only. Results support the hypothesis; and it is suggested that pastoral counselors would do well to consider the use of non-professional resource persons in their therapeutic activities. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Journal of pastoral care
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/002234098503900208 |