The Pastor's Role

• The Pastor's Role As A Generalist
• The Pastor and the Person

When To Counsel, When To Refer

• The Person As Teacher
• Spiritual Concerns
• Using Religion Inappropriately
• Misunderstanding of Religion

Working with People with Mental Illness

• Themes
• A Person's Resistance to a Referral
• Pastor's Resistance to a Referral
• Facilitating A Referral
• Symptomatic Behavior and the Appropriate Responses
• Problem solving ideas that may be of help
• Confidentiality

Working with the Family

• Reaching Out to Families
• Impact of Mental Illness on Families
• Making A Referral to Mental Health Resources
• How Mental Health Resources Can Assist A Family
• Necessity to Assess Treatment Choices and Family Resources