So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord (Eph. 2:19-21). 

After reading and meditating on the text’s material, I have a few topics and reflection I will discuss with my peers.  First, I found the graphs and illustrations to be beneficial for my learning and organization of the large amounts of information in Psychological techniques.  For instance “The Helping House” figure on page 8 of the text made sense to me because of the levels of understanding and organization of data, or beliefs (Thomas & Sosin, 2011).   Another illustration I found to be helpful is the truth to belief model found on page 13

(Thomas & Sosin, 2011).  The text has made it clear that truth—after ones’ perception and interpretation of the truth—turns into a commonly held belief (Thomas & Sosin, 2011).  Lastly, the acronym C.R.E.A.T.E.S., (table1.3) found on page 18, reaffirmed my held views about God in a more organized way!   

Second, pleasingly, scripture supported the techniques used in counseling (Thomas & Sosin, 2011).  In chapter two, one would find many techniques involved with the helping relationship.  For example, the facilitation of hope uses scriptures found in Proverbs, the letter to Galatia, and even Old Testament books like Jeremiah (Thomas & Sosin, 2011).  Other forms of the helping aspect of counseling included personal support, changing behavior, assisting clients in making choices—or helping them to think for themselves—and enhancing communication skills between the counselor and client (Thomas & Sosin, 2011). 

Lastly, in chapter three, I felt that this was another informative chapter for counselors.  One of the topics discussed were countertransference, which had many forms this hazard could take on: being a parent, being powerful, needing to be validated (Thomas & Sosin, 2011).  I feel counselors in training need to be aware of these possible problems between the professional relationships.  One of the hardest lessens, we as counselors will need to grasp, is this: the counseling session is about that client and not about our needs.  

References

Thomas, John C., Sonsin, Lisa. (2011). Therapeutic Expedition: Equipping the

Christian Counselor for the Journey.   

            The King James Study Bible. (1988). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers.