Crisis Counseling

by Howard W. Stone

Crisis Counseling unites the historic skills of pastoral care and counseling with current methods of crisis intervention from the fields of psychology and psychotherapy. Like the original edition, the present book is written for ministers - both clergy and lay - who are called upon to care for those in crisis. Its concepts and methods will be of value to mental health professionals and crisis hot-line volunteers as well. Crisis Counseling discusses the minister's role as a crisis intervener, incorporating the understanding of recent crisis intervention theory and exploring how the dynamics of crisis is vital for effective crisis management.

Genres: Counselling

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Howard W. Stone, Ph.D., is a psychologist, marriage and family therapist, a pastoral counselor, the author or editor of many books in the Fortress Press Creative Pastoral Care and Counseling series, and a professor emeritus at Texas Christian University.

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Reviews

[Ronald J. Pauleus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great insight.


“Crisis intervention, whether undertaken by members of the congregation or the clergy, or both, is a core task of ministry aimed at encountering and caring for the many people in each community who experience crises.”

[David Blanchard · Rating 4 out of 5]

A worthwhile resource for pastors to use in crisis.

[Porter Sprigg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Direct, practical and memorable advice about how to lovingly care for a parishioner in crisis

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good stuff in here, despite it being a relatively old resource in pastoral care.

[Rev. Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book from the suggested reading list for a January mester course at Brite Divinity, Pastoral Care in Congregations - Howard Stone is such a fine writer, and provides excellent examples of all his ideas. - From the publisher: "Ministers-both clergy and lay-are often the first recourse for people in crisis, and people expect them to navigate through emergency, tragedy, disaster, loss. Often these persons are paralyzed and they expect help to get in motion again. Crisis Counseling is written for persons who seek to provide such assistance, whether as ministers or hotline volunteers or pastoral counselors. Here, Howard W. Stone unites the historic skills of pastoral care and counseling with the recent methods of crisis intervention from the fields of psychology and psychotherapy. The insights of marriage and family systems also have been incorporated into this book, even though crisis intervention arose out of individual psychotherapeutic theory and practice. This thoroughly revised book includes new material on suicide, working with the family of Alzheimer patients, crisis counseling by telephone, intervention in volatile or hazardous situations, and the minister's personal safety."

[Greg · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's an older pamphlet, but an excellent resource for those who are entering pastoral care. If you regularly enter crisis situations you should have an idea of what to look for and how to connect with the individual to help them move through the crisis.

[Don Terry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helpful and practical

Crisis Counseling provides practical examples and advice to help care givers counsel others through crisis situations. Howard Stone manages to give great advice without using overly technical jargon, making his book an easy read for the uninitiated.

[Brett Marko · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a concise description of crisis counseling. I benefited from reading but can't say I was bowled over by this book. It was short and sweet however.