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To JoAnn and Karen
About this Book
Many people find themselves in the role of counselor, even
when they do not ask for the responsibility. In such cases, what should they do?
How should they act? What should they say to those who need their help?
provides reliable answers these questions. Written not
for the professional but for the lay person who wants to serve others, it gives
perspectives and ideas that can be used to help people understand themselves and
overcome their problems. Included are chapters on many topics, such as
depression, child abuse, suffering and pain, stress, loneliness, loss,
self-esteem, conflict, marriage, morality, disciplining children, adolescence,
divorce, parenting alone, aging, death, and sexual assault. The chapters have
been written by professional and lay counselors who are members of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and who are experts on their topics.
The editors write, "Counseling sometimes means
nothing more than being a good friend who is willing to listen. A willingness to
advise people within the bounds the Lord has set while supporting them by an
outpouring of love is the key to counseling success." Counseling will
be welcomed by all who want to improve their ability to love and to serve
others.
About the Author
Dr. R. Lanier (Lanny) Britsch, professor of history and
coordinator of the Asian studies program at Brigham Young University, received
his bachelor's and master's degrees from Brigham Young University and his Ph.D.
from Claremont Graduate School.
He has served in the Church as first counselor in the
Orem, Sharon Stake presidency. He has also served as a high councilor, president
of the BYU Asian Students Branch, and elders quorum president.
He and his wife, JoAnn, are the parents of six children.
Dr. Terrance D. Olson, professor of family sciences at
Brigham Young University, obtained degrees in sociology and family relations
from that institution and his Ph.D. in marriage and family living from Florida
State University.
He has spoken on strengthening the family to a
subcommittee of the U.S. Senate and to sessions of the White House Conference on
Families. He is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and
Family Therapy and a member of the National Council on Family Relations.
He has served in branch and district presidencies, on high
councils, as a bishop and bishop's counselor, as a Cubmaster, and on a Church
writing committee.
