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A Study on Christian Educational Approach for Enhancement of Resilience of Youth in Crisis in Church

  • Journal of Counseling and Gospel
  • Abbr : Jocag
  • 2012, 18(), pp.43-75
  • DOI : 10.17841/jocag.2012.18..43
  • Publisher : Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Pastoral Counseling
  • Received : April 11, 2012
  • Accepted : May 15, 2012

Kang, Yeon Jeong 1

1고신대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research is to investigate for the possibility of Christian educational counseling approach in order to help Christian youth in crisis to adjust and function more effectively in churches,families, schools and society by improving resilience, which is their inner resource to overcome and recover from crisis or problem situations in their lives. Based on the understanding on the youth in crisis and resilience, this researcher outlined the possibility of Christian educational counseling and its methodology, and then finally surveyed educational counseling approach to the Christian youth’s crisis and their response modality. This research categorized 5 types of crisis situations in the youth’s life: family/relational crisis, educational/vocational crisis,psychological/emotional crisis, social/cultural crisis, and spiritual/faith life crisis. By dealing with educational counseling approach to these crisis situations from the three dimensions, which are therapeutic-oriented response, growth-oriented response, and prevention-oriented response,this research seeks to secure the possibility of educational counseling in churches where they can help and improve the resilience of the Christian youth in crisis and thereby suggest specific educational counseling programs and methods.

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