Jewish Pastoral Care 2/E: A Practical Handbook from Traditional & Contemporary Sources - Tapa blanda

The first comprehensive resource for pastoral care in the Jewish tradition—and a vital resource for counselors and caregivers of other faith traditions.

The essential reference for rabbis, cantors and laypeople who are called to spiritually accompany those encountering joy, sorrow and change—now in paperback. This groundbreaking volume draws upon both Jewish tradition and the classical foundations of pastoral care to provide invaluable guidance.

Offering insight on pastoral care technique, theory and theological implications, the contributors to Jewish Pastoral Care are innovators in their fields, and represent all four contemporary Jewish movements.

This comprehensive resource provides you with the latest theological perspectives and tools, along with basic theory and skills for assisting the ill and those who care for them, the aging and dying, those with dementia and other mental disorders, engaged couples, and others, and for responding to issues such as domestic violence, substance abuse and disasters.

Contributors: Barbara Eve Breitman, MSW, LSW · Anne Brener, MAJCS, MA, LCSW · Rabbi Amy Eilberg, MSW · Rabbi Nancy Flam, MA · Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MSW, MAJCS, BCC · Gus Kaufman, Jr., PhD · Rabbi Myriam Klotz, MA · Rabbi Yaacov Kravitz, EdD · Rabbi Ellen Jay Lewis, NCPsyA · Wendy Lipshutz, LMSW · Rabbi Sheldon Marder · Rabbi Joseph S. Ozarowski, DMin · Simcha Paull Raphael, PhD · Rabbi Stephen Roberts, BCC · Rabbi Rochelle Robins · Rabbi Drorah Setel, MTS · Rabbi Jeffery M. Silberman, DMin · Marcia Cohn Spiegel, MAJCS · Rabbi Karen Sussan · Rabbi Bonita E. Taylor, MA, BCC · Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, CSW · Rabbi David J. Zucker, PhD, BCC

Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MSW, MA, BCC, is a pioneer in forging a fresh vision for the second half of life. She is a spiritual leader, social innovator, scholar, author of Jewish Visions for Aging: A Professional Guide to Fostering Wholeness and editor of Jewish Pastoral Care: A Practical Handbook from Traditional and Contemporary Sources. She founded and directed Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Rabbi Friedman offers training, consulting and spiritual guidance through Growing Older (www.growingolder.co), her Philadelphia-based national practice.

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