The Pastoral Care of People with Mental Health Problems
by Marion L.s. Carson		ISBN: 9780281058662
As a minister or pastoral worker it is highly likely that, at some stage in your ministry, you will find yourself caring for people with psychiatric problems and their families. The Pastoral Care of People with Mental Health Problems provides an invaluable resource to help you provide the best care for those suffering from the most common problems, such as: depression, Alzheimer’s disease, anorexia, addiction to drugs or alcohol, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anti-social personality disorder. As well as outlining the main psychiatric conditions and their treatments, the particular issues facing pastoral workers are examined and some of the ethical issues involved are discussed. Using a wealth of pastoral illustrations, the book offers practical advice and guidance for the care of individuals and families who find their lives turned upside down by psychiatric illness. It addresses questions such as: • How can I help the family of a young girl who cuts herself? • What is the difference between depression and an abnormal grief reaction? • How can I distinguish between a symptom of mental illness and genuine religious revelation? In cases of severe mental illness it will be necessary to work alongside medical, nursing and social work staff, and guidance on how to do this effectively is given.		192 Pages (216×138mm) Paperback (N/A) (One of a series) £12.99

£6.99

Paperback 160 pages
ISBN 9781841015286
Published 21/03/2008

Six gripping true stories of men encountering God and the difference he has made in their lives. Foreword by Francois Pienaar 1. Peak experience A rock climber faces death, survives and then seeks to know what – or who -it was that ’saved’ him. 2. If the hub cap fits A successful businessman and car lover encounters God through his wife’s rediscovery of childhood faith. 3. Spur of the moment A cynical canoeing enthusiast meets God at an outdoor adventure centre. 4. Good friends A lively young man enjoys a string of relationships and then realises that a lot of the nicest girls he knows are Christians… 5. Wholly Spirit An ambitious young man comes from Malaysia, climbs the ladder of social and economic success and is then surprised by the Holy Spirit. 6. How low can you go? An intensely selfish, opportunistic man finds God first reaching out to him when he is on the brink of suicide. Listen to an interview with Brad Lincoln talking about Six Men – Encoutering God

This book is featured within Foundations21. To view all BRF titles in the Foundations21 library, click here.Brad Lincoln lives in Cheshire with his wife Morna and three children. He is a company director and balding Arsenal supporter, who’d love to write like Nick Hornby, but has to content himself with looking like him. He and his family previously spent five years working in Nepal, where he oversaw the International Nepal Fellowship’s work in the western region of the country.

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Seasonal Worship from the Countryside
by The Staffordshire Seven		ISBN: 9780281054466
		260 Pages (223×144x26mm) Hardback £16.99