The Catholic Chaplain's Professional Resources for Chaplains, Professed Religious, Priests, Social Workers, Supervisors and Catholic Professionals

PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES

The Catholic Chaplain's Professional Resources for Chaplains, Professed Religious, Priests, Social Workers, Supervisors and Catholic Professionals

Assessing Spiritual Needs: A Guide for Caregivers (Guides to Pastoral Care) by George Fitchett List Price: $11.99 Our Price: $9.59 You Save: $2.40 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1993) Fortress.

Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling by David G. Benner (Editor), Peter C. Hill (Editor) List Price: $59.99 Our Price: $41.99 You Save: $18.00 (30%) Hardcover (1998) Baker We will ship it to you when it is released by the publisher.

Behind the Masks: Personality Disorders in Religious Behavior by Wayne Oates List Price: $13.00 Our Price: $10.40 You Save: $2.60 (20%) Within 24 hours Paperback (1991) Westminster John Knox. Easy-read application of DSM to congregational dynamics gives portraits of individuals with the various DSM personality disorders. Make a tentative assessment in religious settings and respond as clergy to each disorder, helpful for those without clinical background.

Chaplain As Administrator: Challenge and Change by Robert L. Davis $8.00 + $1.35 Paperback (1986) College of Chaplains 4-6 weeks. Easy to understand suggestions to put into practice.

Chaplains to the Imprisoned: Sharing Life With the Incarcerated (Haworth Criminal Justice, Forensic Behavioral Sciences & Offender Rehabilitation) by Richard Denis Shaw $39.95 Hardcover (1995) Haworth 4-6 weeks. Based on survey questionnaires sent to local and state jails in New York and throughout the federal prison system. The history of chaplaincy is also reviewed briefly.

Christian Counseling Ethics: A Handbook for Therapists, Pastors, & Counselors by Randolph K. Sanders (Editor) List Price: $22.99 Our Price: $18.39 You Save: $4.60 (20%) 2-3 days. Paperback (1997) Intervarsity. State and federal codes, professional association statements and denominational guidelines to address ethical issues in mental health work.

Clinical Handbook of Pastoral Counseling Vol1 (Integration Books) by Robert J. Wicks (Editor), Richard D. Parsons (Editor), Donald Capps (Editor) List Price: $29.95 Our Price: $23.96 You Save: $5.99 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1993) Paulist.

Clinical Handbook of Pastoral Counseling Vol2 (Integration Books) by Robert J. Wicks (Editor), Richard D. Parsons (Editor) List Price: $29.95 Our Price: $23.96 You Save: $5.99 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1993) Paulist.

Counseling and Psychotherapy of Religious Clients: A Developmental Approach by Vicky Genia $52.95 Hardcover (1995) Praeger 4-6 weeks. A person's faith normally progresses through five distinct stages over the course of a lifetime. Provides psychological profiles of adults who typify each stage and shows how spiritual and psychological problems are intertwined. Emphasizes the importance of childhood experiences in spiritual evolution. A psychological rather than theological approach, designed to help secular therapists and pastoral counselors deal with clients who have gotten stuck in an early stage and are exhibiting unhealthy, destructive faith.

The Desiring Self: Rooting Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Direction in Self-Trancendence by Walter E. Conn List Price: $19.95 Our Price: $15.96 You Save: $3.99 (20%) 24 hours Paperback (1999)Paulist Press.

Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling by Rodney J. Hunter (Editor), John Patton (Contributor), Liston O. Mills (Contributor) List Price: $69.95 Our Price: $48.96 You Save: $20.99 (30%) 2-3 days Hardcover (1990) Abingdon Press. This ecumenical reference by 600 Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, and Jewish contributors provides 1,200 articles on pastoral care and counseling. Includes articles embracing critical perspectives and creative insights.

The Doubting Disease: Help for Scrupulosity and Religious Compulsions by Joseph W. Ciarrocci ist Price: $14.95 Our Price: $11.96 You Save: $2.99 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1995) Paulist Press. Cognitive behavioral treatment of OCD expressed religiously.

Faith Development and Pastoral Care (Theology and Pastoral Care Series) by James W. Fowler, Don S. Browning List Price: $14.00 Our Price: $11.20 You Save: $2.80 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1987) Fortress.

God and Evil: A Unified Theodicy/Theology/Philosophy by David Birnbaum $25.00 24 hours Hardcover (1989) Ktav Publishing House. Consistent, organized and all encompassing theodicy/theology such that this might be last book you read on this subject. Doesn't ignore other theodicies, discusses all of them while his thesis is consistent with normative Jewish belief.

God Gave Us the Right: Conservative Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, and Orthodox Jewish Women Grapple With Feminism by Christel Manning $20.00 Paperback (1999) Rutgers University Ships when released by the publisher.

A Guest in the House of Israel: Post-Holocaust Church Theology by Clark M. Williamson List Price: $22.00 Our Price: $17.60 You Save: $4.40 (20%) 1-2 weeks Paperback (1993) Westminster John Knox. Williamson challenges church theologians to become aware of the inherited ideology of anti-Judaism on such key matters as Jesus, the Scriptures, the church and God and suggests a constructive alternative.

Handbook for Basic Types of Pastoral Care and Counseling by Howard W. Stone, William M. Clements (Editor)$22.95 Hardcover Revised Edition (1996) Abingdon 3-5 weeks.

Hope in Pastoral Care and Counseling by Andrew D. Lester List Price: $19.00 Our Price: $15.20 You Save: $3.80 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1995) Westminster John Knox. A gifted counselor and clear writer provides guidance in pastoral care.

Legal Issues and Religious Counseling by Ronald K. Bullis, Cynthia S. Mazur List Price: $14.00 Our Price: $11.20 You Save: $2.80 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1993) Westminster John Knox. How religious counselors and clergy, as well as their local and national religious organizations, become legally vulnerable. Examines the three most litigated areas in clergy counseling: breaches of confidentiality; sexual misconduct; and the content and quality of counseling services.

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl List Price: $5.99 Our Price: $4.79 You Save: $1.20 (20%) 24 hours. Paperback Rev edition (1998) Washington Square. Dr. Frankl developed a revolutionary approach to psychotherapy known as logotherapy. At the core of his theory is the belief that man's primary motivational force is his search for meaning. Cited in Dr. Frankl's New York Times obituary in 1997 as "an enduring work of survival literature," Man's Search for Meaning is more than the story of Viktor E. Frankl's triumph: it is a remarkable blend of science and humanism and "an introduction to the most significant psychological movement of our day" (Gordon W. Allport).

Ministry and the American Legal System : A Guide for Clergy, Lay Workers and Congregations by Richard B. Couser List Price: $42.00 Our Price: $29.40 You Save: $12.60 (30%) 2-3 days Hardcover (1993) Fortress. Designed for those who are not lawyers, accountants, or quasi-legal specialists, this book outlines the elements of risk management for congregations and church professionals. Divided into three parts, the guide provides an overview and history of the American legal system, details various areas of the law, and focuses on ways religious organizations can minimize their exposure to legal difficulties.

Our Age: The Historic New Era of Christian-Jewish Understanding by Jack Bemporad List Price: $6.95 Our Price: $5.56 You Save: $1.39 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1996) New City Press. Focuses on the dramatic historical change in Jewish-Catholic understanding. Reveals the progess in Jewish-Christian relations in recent decades.

The Pastor and the Patient: A Practical Guidebook for Hospital Visitation by Kent D. Richmond List Price: $13.95 Our Price: $11.16 You Save: $2.79 (20%) 24 hours Paperback (1992) Abingdon Press. The theological and ethical homework that the pastor must do as preparation for effectively doing hospital ministry. Concluding chapters deal with the patient's needs, the pastor's spiritual resources, the pastoral visit and continued pastoral care after hospitalization.

Pastoral Care a Manual List Price: $14.99 Our Price: $11.99 You Save: $3.00 (20%) Paperback (1997) Send the Light 3-5 weeks.

Pastoral Diagnosis: A Resource for Ministries of Care and Counseling by Nancy J. Ramsay List Price: $18.00 Our Price: $14.40 You Save: $3.60 (20%) 2-3 days. Paperback (1998) Fortress.

The Pastoral Encounter by Brice Avery $15.99 Paperback (1996) Zondervan 4-6 weeks.

Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling (Aacc Counseling Library) by Mark R. McMinn List Price: $24.99 Our Price: $17.49 You Save: $7.50 (30%) 24 hours Hardcover (1996) Tyndale House. This book will help you evaluate how you can effectively integrate prayer, Scripture, confession, forgiveness and redemption into your counseling practice. Part of a professional series by the American Association of Christian Counselors.

Scientific and Pastoral Perspectives on Intercessory Prayer: An Exchange Between Larry Dossey, M.D. and Health Care Chaplains by Larry Dossey (Editor), Larry Vandecreek (Editor) $29.95 2-3 days Hardcover ( 1998) Haworth.

Sharing the Journey: Spiritual Assessment and Pastoral Response to Persons With Incurable Illnesses by Cornelius J. Van Der Poel List Price: $9.95 Our Price: $7.96 You Save: $1.99 (20%) 24 hours Paperback (1998) Liturgical Press. The psychological and spiritual needs of persons with cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis and other incurable diseases and discusses how spirituality is an integral dimension of human existence.

Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling: An Effective Short-Term Approach for Getting People Back on Track by Charles Allen Kollar List Price: $19.99 Our Price: $13.99 You Save: $6.00 (30%) 24 hours Hardcover (1997) Zondervan Publishing House. Pastors can help counselees put solutions into motion speedily.

The Source: A Resource Guide for Using the Creative Arts in Church Services by Nancy Beach List Price: $49.99 Our Price: $39.99 You Save: $10.00 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1996) Zondervan. Directors of music, drama, and other arts-related ministries will find everything they need for creative and relevant programming, including exhaustive listings of drama ideas, music, movie clips and message titles under 130 topic titles, such as faith, mother�s day, fulfillment, and love./TD>

Spiritually Aware Pastoral Care: An Introduction and Training Program by E. and E. Williams List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $11.96 You Save: $2.99 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1991) Paulist Press.

Spiritual Care: The Nurse's Role by Judith Allen Shelly, Sharon Fish List Price: $12.99 Our Price: $10.39 You Save: $2.60 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback 3rd edition (1988) Intervarsity. Drawing on case studies and practical wisdom, describes how health care workers can meet the spiritual needs of sick persons and their families.

The Supervision of Pastoral Care by David A. Steere (Editor) Query, two weeks.

L. A. Rynasko, Board Certified Chaplain
Association of Professional Chaplains

	Assessing Spiritual Needs: A Guide for Caregivers (Guides to Pastoral Care) by George Fitchett List Price: $11.99 Our Price: $9.59 You Save: $2.40 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1993) Fortress.
	Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling by David G. Benner (Editor), Peter C. Hill (Editor) List Price: $59.99 Our Price: $41.99 You Save: $18.00 (30%) Hardcover (1998) Baker We will ship it to you when it is released by the publisher.
	Behind the Masks: Personality Disorders in Religious Behavior by Wayne Oates List Price: $13.00 Our Price: $10.40 You Save: $2.60 (20%) Within 24 hours Paperback (1991) Westminster John Knox. Easy-read application of DSM to congregational dynamics gives portraits of individuals with the various DSM personality disorders. Make a tentative assessment in religious settings and respond as clergy to each disorder, helpful for those without clinical background.
	Chaplain As Administrator: Challenge and Change by Robert L. Davis $8.00 + $1.35 Paperback (1986) College of Chaplains 4-6 weeks. Easy to understand suggestions to put into practice.
	Chaplains to the Imprisoned: Sharing Life With the Incarcerated (Haworth Criminal Justice, Forensic Behavioral Sciences & Offender Rehabilitation) by Richard Denis Shaw $39.95 Hardcover (1995) Haworth 4-6 weeks. Based on survey questionnaires sent to local and state jails in New York and throughout the federal prison system. The history of chaplaincy is also reviewed briefly.
	Christian Counseling Ethics: A Handbook for Therapists, Pastors, & Counselors by Randolph K. Sanders (Editor) List Price: $22.99 Our Price: $18.39 You Save: $4.60 (20%) 2-3 days. Paperback (1997) Intervarsity. State and federal codes, professional association statements and denominational guidelines to address ethical issues in mental health work.
	Clinical Handbook of Pastoral Counseling Vol1 (Integration Books) by Robert J. Wicks (Editor), Richard D. Parsons (Editor), Donald Capps (Editor) List Price: $29.95 Our Price: $23.96 You Save: $5.99 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1993) Paulist.
	Clinical Handbook of Pastoral Counseling Vol2 (Integration Books) by Robert J. Wicks (Editor), Richard D. Parsons (Editor) List Price: $29.95 Our Price: $23.96 You Save: $5.99 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1993) Paulist.
	Counseling and Psychotherapy of Religious Clients: A Developmental Approach by Vicky Genia $52.95 Hardcover (1995) Praeger 4-6 weeks. A person's faith normally progresses through five distinct stages over the course of a lifetime. Provides psychological profiles of adults who typify each stage and shows how spiritual and psychological problems are intertwined. Emphasizes the importance of childhood experiences in spiritual evolution. A psychological rather than theological approach, designed to help secular therapists and pastoral counselors deal with clients who have gotten stuck in an early stage and are exhibiting unhealthy, destructive faith.
	The Desiring Self: Rooting Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Direction in Self-Trancendence by Walter E. Conn List Price: $19.95 Our Price: $15.96 You Save: $3.99 (20%) 24 hours Paperback (1999)Paulist Press.
	Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling by Rodney J. Hunter (Editor), John Patton (Contributor), Liston O. Mills (Contributor) List Price: $69.95 Our Price: $48.96 You Save: $20.99 (30%) 2-3 days Hardcover (1990) Abingdon Press. This ecumenical reference by 600 Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, and Jewish contributors provides 1,200 articles on pastoral care and counseling. Includes articles embracing critical perspectives and creative insights.
	The Doubting Disease: Help for Scrupulosity and Religious Compulsions by Joseph W. Ciarrocci ist Price: $14.95 Our Price: $11.96 You Save: $2.99 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1995) Paulist Press. Cognitive behavioral treatment of OCD expressed religiously.
	Faith Development and Pastoral Care (Theology and Pastoral Care Series) by James W. Fowler, Don S. Browning List Price: $14.00 Our Price: $11.20 You Save: $2.80 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1987) Fortress.
	God and Evil: A Unified Theodicy/Theology/Philosophy by David Birnbaum $25.00 24 hours Hardcover (1989) Ktav Publishing House. Consistent, organized and all encompassing theodicy/theology such that this might be last book you read on this subject. Doesn't ignore other theodicies, discusses all of them while his thesis is consistent with normative Jewish belief.
	God Gave Us the Right: Conservative Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, and Orthodox Jewish Women Grapple With Feminism by Christel Manning $20.00 Paperback (1999) Rutgers University Ships when released by the publisher.
	A Guest in the House of Israel: Post-Holocaust Church Theology by Clark M. Williamson List Price: $22.00 Our Price: $17.60 You Save: $4.40 (20%) 1-2 weeks Paperback (1993) Westminster John Knox. Williamson challenges church theologians to become aware of the inherited ideology of anti-Judaism on such key matters as Jesus, the Scriptures, the church and God and suggests a constructive alternative.
	Handbook for Basic Types of Pastoral Care and Counseling by Howard W. Stone, William M. Clements (Editor)$22.95 Hardcover Revised Edition (1996) Abingdon 3-5 weeks.
	Hope in Pastoral Care and Counseling by Andrew D. Lester List Price: $19.00 Our Price: $15.20 You Save: $3.80 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1995) Westminster John Knox. A gifted counselor and clear writer provides guidance in pastoral care.
	Legal Issues and Religious Counseling by Ronald K. Bullis, Cynthia S. Mazur List Price: $14.00 Our Price: $11.20 You Save: $2.80 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1993) Westminster John Knox. How religious counselors and clergy, as well as their local and national religious organizations, become legally vulnerable. Examines the three most litigated areas in clergy counseling: breaches of confidentiality; sexual misconduct; and the content and quality of counseling services.
	Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl List Price: $5.99 Our Price: $4.79 You Save: $1.20 (20%) 24 hours. Paperback Rev edition (1998) Washington Square. Dr. Frankl developed a revolutionary approach to psychotherapy known as logotherapy. At the core of his theory is the belief that man's primary motivational force is his search for meaning. Cited in Dr. Frankl's New York Times obituary in 1997 as "an enduring work of survival literature," Man's Search for Meaning is more than the story of Viktor E. Frankl's triumph: it is a remarkable blend of science and humanism and "an introduction to the most significant psychological movement of our day" (Gordon W. Allport).
	Ministry and the American Legal System : A Guide for Clergy, Lay Workers and Congregations by Richard B. Couser List Price: $42.00 Our Price: $29.40 You Save: $12.60 (30%) 2-3 days Hardcover (1993) Fortress. Designed for those who are not lawyers, accountants, or quasi-legal specialists, this book outlines the elements of risk management for congregations and church professionals. Divided into three parts, the guide provides an overview and history of the American legal system, details various areas of the law, and focuses on ways religious organizations can minimize their exposure to legal difficulties.
	Our Age: The Historic New Era of Christian-Jewish Understanding by Jack Bemporad List Price: $6.95 Our Price: $5.56 You Save: $1.39 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1996) New City Press. Focuses on the dramatic historical change in Jewish-Catholic understanding. Reveals the progess in Jewish-Christian relations in recent decades.
	The Pastor and the Patient: A Practical Guidebook for Hospital Visitation by Kent D. Richmond List Price: $13.95 Our Price: $11.16 You Save: $2.79 (20%) 24 hours Paperback (1992) Abingdon Press. The theological and ethical homework that the pastor must do as preparation for effectively doing hospital ministry. Concluding chapters deal with the patient's needs, the pastor's spiritual resources, the pastoral visit and continued pastoral care after hospitalization.
	Pastoral Care a Manual List Price: $14.99 Our Price: $11.99 You Save: $3.00 (20%) Paperback (1997) Send the Light 3-5 weeks.
	Pastoral Diagnosis: A Resource for Ministries of Care and Counseling by Nancy J. Ramsay List Price: $18.00 Our Price: $14.40 You Save: $3.60 (20%) 2-3 days. Paperback (1998) Fortress.
	The Pastoral Encounter by Brice Avery $15.99 Paperback (1996) Zondervan 4-6 weeks.
	Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling (Aacc Counseling Library) by Mark R. McMinn List Price: $24.99 Our Price: $17.49 You Save: $7.50 (30%) 24 hours Hardcover (1996) Tyndale House. This book will help you evaluate how you can effectively integrate prayer, Scripture, confession, forgiveness and redemption into your counseling practice. Part of a professional series by the American Association of Christian Counselors.
	Scientific and Pastoral Perspectives on Intercessory Prayer: An Exchange Between Larry Dossey, M.D. and Health Care Chaplains by Larry Dossey (Editor), Larry Vandecreek (Editor) $29.95 2-3 days Hardcover ( 1998) Haworth.
	Sharing the Journey: Spiritual Assessment and Pastoral Response to Persons With Incurable Illnesses by Cornelius J. Van Der Poel List Price: $9.95 Our Price: $7.96 You Save: $1.99 (20%) 24 hours Paperback (1998) Liturgical Press. The psychological and spiritual needs of persons with cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis and other incurable diseases and discusses how spirituality is an integral dimension of human existence.
	Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling: An Effective Short-Term Approach for Getting People Back on Track by Charles Allen Kollar List Price: $19.99 Our Price: $13.99 You Save: $6.00 (30%) 24 hours Hardcover (1997) Zondervan Publishing House. Pastors can help counselees put solutions into motion speedily.
	The Source: A Resource Guide for Using the Creative Arts in Church Services by Nancy Beach List Price: $49.99 Our Price: $39.99 You Save: $10.00 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1996) Zondervan. Directors of music, drama, and other arts-related ministries will find everything they need for creative and relevant programming, including exhaustive listings of drama ideas, music, movie clips and message titles under 130 topic titles, such as faith, mother�s day, fulfillment, and love./TD>
	Spiritually Aware Pastoral Care: An Introduction and Training Program by E. and E. Williams List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $11.96 You Save: $2.99 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1991) Paulist Press.
	Spiritual Care: The Nurse's Role by Judith Allen Shelly, Sharon Fish List Price: $12.99 Our Price: $10.39 You Save: $2.60 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback 3rd edition (1988) Intervarsity. Drawing on case studies and practical wisdom, describes how health care workers can meet the spiritual needs of sick persons and their families.
	The Supervision of Pastoral Care by David A. Steere (Editor) Query, two weeks.