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The Christian Counselor's Manual is a companion and sequel to Dr. Jay Adams' influential Competent to Counsel, which first laid out a vision of "e;nouthetic"e; counselinga strictly biblical approach to behavioral counseling and therapy. This practical guide takes the approach of nouthetic counseling introduced in the earlier volume and applies it to a wide range of issues, topics, and techniques in counseling, including:Who is qualified to be a counselor?How can counselees change?How does the Holy Spirit work?What role does hope play in therapy?What is the function of language in a counseling session?How do we ask the right questions?What often lies behind depression?How do we deal with anger?What is schizophrenia?These and hundreds more questions are answered and explained from a biblical perspective in this comprehensive resource for the Christian counselor.A full set of indexes, a detailed table of contents, and a full complement of diagrams and forms make this an outstanding reference book for and Christian counselor.