Final

Question 1

What is Biblical Counseling?

Answer 1

Biblical counseling is giving the “admonition of the Word of God” to bring about change in lives.

Question 2

Counseling dates back to:

Answer 2

The earliest days of Judeo-Christian history.

Exodus 18:13-26

Question 3

3 words used for “Counsel” in the Old Testament:

Answer 3

Yaw-ats’
Yaw-dad’
Ay-tsaw’

Question 4

Yaw-ats’

Answer 4

to deliberate, resolve, advise, guide, devise, determine, purpose as in Ex. 18:19

Question 5

Yaw-dad’

Answer 5

to sit down together, settle, consult, found, establish, instruct

Question 6

Ay-tsaw’

Answer 6

advise, plan, prudence, advice, counsel, purpose

Question 7

The foundation for biblical counseling is:

Answer 7

The application of the Word of God to the counselee’s heart

Question 8

It is imperative that you have set ______ _______. Individuals who need counseling need to know they can count on seeing the ______at a specific _____and place.

Answer 8

It is imperative that you have set counseling hours. Individuals who need counseling need to know they can count on seeing the counselor at a specific time and place.

Question 9

Safeguards

Answer 9

• Limit the counseling load
• Maintain the appearance of propriety
• Do formal counseling in the office
• Graciously decline gifts

Question 10

As a best practice here at Word of faith, ministers do not counsel:

Answer 10

A person of the opposite sex.

Male ministers counsel males, and female ministers counsel females.

Question 11

A minister at Word of Faith will only counsel a person of the opposite sex under the following circumstances:

Answer 11

• The counselee’s spouse is present

- A minister of the opposite sex is sitting in on the counseling session.

Question 12

Transference is:

Answer 12

when the counselee projects inappropriate feelings and desires on the counselor.

Question 13

Another transference problem is counter-transference. Counter transference is:

Answer 13

when the counselor responds to the client with inappropriate feelings of affection.

Question 14

When storing files, the basic rule is to keep them:

Answer 14

In a locked file cabinet, which is, in turn, kept in a locked room. Access to the cabinet should be restricted to the counselor and possibly a confidential secretary.

Question 15

Counseling records should be kept a minimum of:

Answer 15

10 years - Some churches keep them indefinitely.

Question 16

In general, the minister (counselor) needs to remember that:

Answer 16

It is his/her responsibility to maintain confidentiality in all situations.

Question 17

In a counseling session there are always more than 2 people:

Answer 17

Counselor, counsel, and the Holy Spirit

Question 18

In each counseling session, the Holy Spirit must be:

Answer 18

acknowledged as the principal person.

Question 19

We cannot provide Godly counsel apart from the ____ ____ and His _____. To do so, we would be grievously _______ against the Holy Spirit and the counselee.

Answer 19

We cannot provide Godly counsel apart from the Holy Spirit and His Word. To do so, we would be grievously sinning against the Holy Spirit and the counselee.

Question 20

4 Traits of a Biblical Counselor

Answer 20

• Extensive knowledge of the Scriptures
• Divine wisdom
• Good will toward others
• A person of faith and hope

Question 21

In Biblical Counseling there is ____________authority. The Counselor, as an ordained ________ of God, exercises the full _______ for counseling that Christ gave to the organized church (1 Thes. 5:12-13)

Answer 21

In Biblical Counseling there is divine authority. The Counselor, as an ordained representative of God, exercises the full authority for counseling that Christ gave to the organized church (1 Thes. 5:12-13)

Question 22

Accurate biblical counseling must include:

Answer 22

an organized method of gaining information.

Question 23

5 Tools for Data Gathering:

Answer 23

Use a personal data inventory sheet
Ask probing questions
Be aware of verbal communication
Be aware of non-verbal communication
Listen intently (or you will respond improperly)

Question 24

Prayer represents the ______ side of _______. The Minister’s (counselor’s) _____ show that he/she doe not ultimately rely on his/her _______, ______, or _____, but on God’s _____ to work in a particular situation.

Answer 24

Prayer represents the spiritual side of counseling. The Minister’s (counselor’s) prayers show that he/she doe not ultimately rely on his/her education, skills, or methods, but on God’s Spirit to work in a particular situation.

Question 25

Prayer should be weaved throughout:

Answer 25

the entire counseling session

Question 26

Ways to employ Scripture in Counseling:

Answer 26

• Use Scripture not to condemn but to outline a new direction
• Back into Scripture

Question 27

The Therapeutic Triad consists of:

Answer 27

• Accurate empathy
• non-possessive warmth
• genuineness

Question 28

Confidentiality is probably the most

Answer 28

thorny ethical issue in the counselor-counselee relationship.

Question 29

2 Big dangers in Counseling

Answer 29

• Doing what we, as pastors or counselors, shouldn’t do

- Not doing what we should do

Question 30

Clergy has the responsibility (in most states) to:

Answer 30

Report suspected child abuse cases (whether physical or sexual), regardless of the source of information

Question 31

When a suicide is in progress or when a lethal and workable plan is likely to be implemented, we must:

Answer 31

ACT IMMEDIATELY. We need to determine where the person is and get help to him or her immediately (call the police)

Question 32

What determines whether we will be held liable for negligence?

Answer 32

The general rule is that we will be held to the standard to which a similar practitioner in our role is held. That standard is largely determined by how we market our services.

Question 33

Under the principles of respondeat superior (in which the principal is liable for the acts of the agents), any lawsuit resulting from negligence on the part of a staff counselor acting on behalf of your church may involve: c

Answer 33

the pastor, the church, and the parent denomination.

Question 34

The best medicine for avoiding lawsuits is preventive education, instead of:

Answer 34

corrective litigation’s

So educate yourself on these matters before you get started in counseling