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Assessing Well-Being In A Pastoral Counseling Program, Neil B. Dodson
Assessing Well-Being In A Pastoral Counseling Program, Neil B. Dodson
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The goal of this project is to assess the efficacy of The Henry First Counseling Program by demonstrating the change in life satisfaction and client well-being. The Judson Baptist Association operates two Ministry Centers to serve persons in Henry County, Alabama, who are unserved, underserved, and marginalized. The Centers provide food assistance, moderately priced clothing and household goods, and spiritual resources for clients within the Judson Baptist Association of Henry County.
Individual Pastoral Counseling In Combination With Celebrate Recovery Group Experience, Stephen F. Curtis
Individual Pastoral Counseling In Combination With Celebrate Recovery Group Experience, Stephen F. Curtis
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered twelve-step program in which participants benefit from testimonies and mutual sharing of their struggles and victories. However, “cross-talk” and giving advice is not permitted in the group. Some participants may need or desire individual counseling. This thesis project focused on a Celebrate Recovery ministry in a rural setting where travel and economic obstacles create an impediment to access the services of a licensed therapist. Individual pastoral counseling was combined with the Celebrate Recovery group experience to ascertain whether the combination of these two approaches would yield enhanced and accelerated recovery as perceived by the participants. …