COUC 506 Quiz #2: The Christian Counselor's ministry and roles | Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024

The lecture talked about internal dissonance as one reason for personal suffering. What can we say about that? - A client may consistently behave in a way that is inconsistent with his/her stated values Brewer's model of spiritual formation emphasizes the necessary relationships in the life of our counselee. What is true of his approach? - It is really important that we have someone for whom we can offer guidance The lectures talked about creating "free space" in the process of counseling suffering clients. What is a true statement from that discussion? - Free space is connected to recognition of God's full knowledge of us What is the idea behind the faith tradition vs. the formation tradition in the context of spirituality; why is focusing on our formation tradition important in counseling? - One active engagement in Christian counseling is to help our clients apply biblical concepts to their daily lives What would a counselor do as an "engineer" as relates to multi-tasking in Christian counseling? - we constantly monitor progress and setbacks What propels a level of professionalism in Christian counseling? - all of the above: God is the first client, we are purpose driven, we recognize our limits as counselor If we take into account the Formation Field approach to spiritual formation in our counseling, what is true? - One way to relate to non-Christians in Christian counseling is by appealing to their transcendent desires—desire to be a part of something bigger, etc. How does the rate limiting factor mentioned in the lecture and by McMinn relate to counseling? - Our own recognition of our strengths and weaknesses as a counselor will relate to the potential rate of change in our counselee