Jay Edward Adams is a Reformed Christian author. He has written over 100 books and these have been published in sixteen languages. He received a Bachelor of Divinity from Reformed Episcopal Seminary, a Bachelor of Arts in Classics from Johns Hopkins University,a Masters in Sacred Theology from Temple University, and a PhD in Speech from the University of Missouri. Adams' book Competent to Counsel launched the nouthetic counseling movement, a movement whose aim was to use strictly biblical counseling methods. He is the founder of the Intitute for Nothetic Studies.
A basic introduction to how to use the Bible in Christian counseling. As always, Adams is very practical. I found it helpful, especially with putting together a plan for how to help someone to change.
This is a great reference for giving the basics about how to use the scriptures in biblical counsel. Lots of bible references for specific counseling situations --- in the back of the book.