Shared grace : therapists and clergy working together / Marion Bilich, Susan Bonfiglio, Steven Carlson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bilich, Marion.

Contributor:

Bonfiglio, Susan.

Carlson, Steven, 1959-

Series:

Haworth religion and mental health

The Haworth Pastoral Press religion and mental health

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adult child abuse victims--Pastoral counseling of--Case studies.

Adult child abuse victims.

Abused women--Pastoral counseling of--Case studies.

Abused women.

Multiple personality--Patients--Pastoral counseling of--Case studies.

Multiple personality.

Adult child abuse victims--Counseling of--Case studies.

Abused women--Counseling of--Case studies.

Multiple personality--Patients--Counseling of--Case studies.

Psychotherapy--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Psychotherapy.

Multiple personality--Patients.

Abused women--Counseling of.

Adult child abuse victims--Counseling of.

Multiple personality--Patients--Pastoral counseling of.

Abused women--Pastoral counseling of.

Adult child abuse victims--Pastoral counseling of.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

vii, 230 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Haworth Pastoral Press, [2000]

Summary:

Shared Grace provides a framework within which mental health professionals and clergy can work together to provide appropriate psychological services and spiritual interventions to those in need of them. The book will help therapists and clergy alike, enabling each to obtain the support, education, and training to make interdisciplinary collaboration successful.

Shared Grace is also a book about the healing power of love. It is the very personal, intense account of the authors' work to help a woman who suffered from dissociative identity disorder heal from the effects of her childhood abuse. This poignant story shows that adding a spiritual dimension into psychotherapy brings increased richness and depth to the therapeutic process. This guide offers proven and tried methods and models for the treatment of dissociative identity disorder due to child abuse.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Our Story: Beginnings 1

Chapter 2. Healing the Effects of Severe Childhood Abuse 31

Basic Assumptions About Therapy 33

Effects of Severe Childhood Abuse 43

Goals of Treatment 50

Chapter 3. The Benevolence Model 55

Principle 1 God Is Love 61

Principle 2 God Loves Us 64

Principle 3 God's Love Is Unconditional 65

Principle 4 God's Forgiveness Is Always Available to Us 67

Principle 5 We Are Called to Love God, Ourselves, and Others 74

Principle 6 We Were Created to Be in Relationship with One Another 77

Chapter 4. Implementation of The Benevolence Model I: Transforming Images and Experience 81

Healing Images of God 83

Transforming Experience 99

Chapter 5. Implementation of The Benevolence Model II: Healing Through Relationship 111

Extending Divine Love into the World 113

Holy Regard 118

Transforming Power of Love 122

Chapter 6. Working Together: Guidelines for Therapist/Clergy Collaboration 129

Types of Collaboration 130

Benefits of Collaboration 133

Guidelines for Therapists 136

Guidelines for Clergy 141

Overcoming Obstacles to Collaboration 144

Chapter 7. Establishment of Support Groups 151

Benefits of the Support Group 152

Guidelines for Establishing Support Groups 157

Guidelines for Support Group Members 160

Pitfalls to Avoid 162

Chapter 8. Healing Interventions 165

Metaphors 166

Imagery 167

Stories and Parables 178

Rituals and Ceremonies 181

Chapter 9. Therapists and Clergy Growing Together 187

Steven 187

Susan 191

Marion 192

Appendix A Teresa's Personality Structure 195

Appendix B Resources for Therapists 197

Appendix C Resources for Clergy 201

Appendix D Resources for Support Group Members 205

Appendix E Resources for Survivors 207

Appendix F Resources for Guided Imagery 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218) and index.

ISBN:

0789008785

0789011107

OCLC:

43391169