Disturbed by Mind and Spirit: Mental Health and Healing in Parish Ministry

Author:   The Reverend Gavin Knight ,  Dr Joanna Knight
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9780826427755


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   09 April 2009
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   The Reverend Gavin Knight ,  Dr Joanna Knight
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.220kg
ISBN:  

9780826427755


ISBN 10:   0826427758
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   09 April 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Language:   English

Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Story-telling Chapter 1: A Priest's Story Chapter 2: A Psychologist's Story Part II: Frameworks Chapter 3: The Drama of the Liturgy Chapter 4: Mapping out Clinical Psychology Part III: Starting Out Chapter 5: The Preparation-Gathering Chapter 6: Psychological Assessment Part IV: Listening and Meaning Chapter 7: The Liturgy of the Word Chapter 8: Psychological Formulation Part V: Transformations Chapter 9: The Liturgy of the Sacrament Chapter 10: Psychological Intervention Part VI: Moving On Chapter 11: The Dismissal Chapter 12: Psychological Evaluation Epilogue Note: Each section ends with questions which can be used either for individual reflection, or as a starting point for group discussion.

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A gentle, yet honestly written and at times painfully open book it has much to offer to help deepen our understanding of the gift of the Eucharist. thegoodbookstall.com


Author Information

Gavin Knight worked for Saatchi & Saatchi before reading theology at St Andrew's University. Since training for ordination at Cuddesdon, he has served in parishes in Birmingham and London and is currently Chaplain of Monmouth School. He has a post-graduate Masters Degree in Applied Theology from Oxford.Gavin and Jo live in Monmouth with their three boys. They are co-authors of Disturbed by Mind and Spirit: Mental Health and Healing in Parish Ministry (Continuum, 2009). Joanna Knight read English at Cambridge before training as a Clinical Psychologist. She specialises in child psychology and has worked for the NHS with children and their families in London, the South East and Warwickshire.  She currently works for a charity, which she helped establish, which offers a training service for parents and professionals living or working with children with autistic spectrum disorders.

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