Pastoral Counseling Reference Books
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- Encyclopedia of Counseling, 2008 Provides an overview of theories, models, techniques, and challenges involved in professional counseling. Entries cover the major theories, approaches, and contemporary issues in counseling.
- Encyclopedia of Gerontology, 2007 Covers research on the study of aging. Explores influences ranging from genetics to physiology, sociology, psychology, and anthropology that bring change to individuals over the life span.
- Encyclopedia of Aging and Public Health, 2008 Includes a historical and demographic overview of aging in America, a guide to biological changes accompanying aging, an analysis of the diversity of the U.S. elder population, legal issues commonly affecting older adults, and the ethics of using cognitively impaired elders in research.
- Encyclopedia of Religion, 2d edition, 2005 Presents a cross-cultural approach that emphasizes religion's role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture. Includes articles on important ideas, beliefs, rituals, myths, symbols, and persons that have played a role in the universal history of religions from Paleolithic times to the present day.
- Encyclopedia of American Religions, 7th edition, 2003 Provides comprehensive coverage of more than 2,300 North American religious groups in the U.S. and Canada -- from Adventists to Zen Buddhists. Information is presented in two distinct sections, essays and directory listings describing the historical development of religious families and providing factual information about each group within those families.
- New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2d edition, 2003 Among the 12,000 entries in the encyclopedia are articles on theology, philosophy, history, literary figures, saints, musicians and much more. In addition to providing information on the doctrine, organization, and history of Christianity over the centuries, includes information about persons, institutions, cultural phenomena, religions, philosophies, and social movements that have affected the Catholic Church from within and without.
- Macmillan Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2d edition, 2006 Contains more than 2,100 entries on many philosophical topics, including regional and religious philosophies, bioethics, art and aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, social/political philosophy, the Holocaust, feminism, and philosopher biographies.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Covers philosophy topics in "dynamic" refereed, continuously updated, online reference encyclopedia of philosophy from Stanford University.
- Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods, 2008 Covers survey research methodology, from selecting the sample design and the sampling frame, designing and pretesting the questionnaire, data collection, and data coding, to the issues surrounding diminishing response rates, confidentiality, privacy, informed consent and other ethical issues, data weighting, and data analyses.
[edit] Print Only Sources
Unless otherwise noted, all books are located in the Reference Stacks on the first floor of the library.
- Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling BV4011 .D43 1990
- Encyclopedia of Psychology BF31 .E52 2000
- The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science BR31 .E52 2001
- International Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychoanalysis, and Neurology BF31 .I57 1977
- The Encyclopedia of Philosophy B51 .E5 1967
- Stevens' Handbook of Experimental Psychology F181 .H336 2001
- The Freud Encyclopedia: Theory, Therapy, and Culture BF173 .F6176 2002
- Measures for Clinical Practice BF176 .C66 2007
- Encyclopedia of Clinical Assessment BF698.4 .E5 1980
- Tests and Measurements in Child Development BF722 .J643
- Robinson/Shaver Measures of Social Psychological Attitudes BF698.4 .M3 1980
- Robinson Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes BF698.4 .M38 1991
- Mental Measurements Yearbook LB1131 .B8 (Also available electronically)
- Test Critiques BF176 .T419 1984
- Dictionary of Fundamental Theology BT1102 .D5813 1994
- The Encyclopedia of Religion BL31 .E46 1986
- New Catholic Encyclopedia BX841 .N44 (Also available electronically)
- The Catholic encyclopedia : an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the Catholic church BX841 .C25 1907
