Lay Counseling, Revised and Updated

Siang-Yang Tan, Ph.D (McGill University), is Professor of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary and Senior Pastor at First Evangelical Church Glendale in Southern California. He is the author of Coping with Depression and Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Christian Perspective.   Eric Scalise, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT, is the Vice President for Professional Development with the American Association of Christian Counselors. A Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 33 years of clinical and professional experience in the mental health field he specializes in professional/pastoral stress and burnout, marriage and family issues, leadership development, addictions, and lay counselor training. Dr. Scalise and his wife Donna have been married for 33 years, have twin sons who are combat veterans serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, and three grandchildren.  

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. Why Do We Need Lay Counselors?
2. Biblical Basis for Lay Counseling
3. Models from Scripture
4. Reviewing Current Trends
5. Building a Ministry
6. Selecting Counselors
7. Training and Equipping Counselors
8. Supervision of Lay Counselors
9. Evaluating the Ministry
10. What is the Role of the Local Church?
11. Potential Pitfalls

Conclusion

Appendices and Forms
Effective Listening and Communication Skills
Trauma and Abuse
Grief, Loss, and Mood Disorders
Addictions and Strongholds
Liability, Ethics, and the Law
Marriage Counseling and Parenting