A Practical Guide to Rabbinic Counseling (A Jewish Lights Classic Reprint)
Provides the requisite knowledge and practical guidelines for some of the most common counseling situations.
Today's rabbis, in addition to being spiritual leaders of their congregations, are also expected to be competent counselors to members of their community. Yet rabbis often feel inadequately prepared for the difficult challenges of their counseling role.
To many, rabbinic counseling appears deceptively simple, requiring no more than good intuition, fair judgment and sincere empathy. Good counseling, in reality, is a complex process requiring a combination of knowledge, skill, self-awareness and an understanding of human dynamics.
This groundbreaking book—written specifically for community rabbis and religious counselors—reflects the wisdom of seasoned professionals, who provide clear guidelines and sensible strategies for effective rabbinic counseling.
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Book details
- Author
- Yisrael Levitz, Abraham Twerski
- Imprint
- Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Subjects
- Religion › Judaism
Religion › Counseling - Topics
- Judaism · pastoral care · mental health · grief and bereavement · suicide · addiction · domestic abuse · premarital counseling
- ISBN-13
- 9781580235624 (Hardcover)9781681629650 (Paperback)
About the author
RABBI YISRAEL N. LEVITZ, PHD, is a clinical psychologist, ordained rabbi, and Professor Emeritus at Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work, with over three decades of practice as a psychologist. He co-edited A Practical Guide to Rabbinic Counseling with Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, MD.
Levitz held the Bennett Chair in Pastoral Psychology at Wurzweiler and served as the first Dean of Students of both Yeshiva and Stern College. He is a Board Certified Diplomate in Marriage and Family Therapy and a Fellow of the Academy of Family Psychology.
When not writing, Levitz serves as founding dean of the Family Institute of Neve Yerushalayim and heads Wurzweiler’s Psychopathology and Human Behavior departments. His work in rabbinic training includes developing a pioneering curriculum at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.
Yisrael lives in Jerusalem.