Andrew Hetherington's engaging work answers the question, who is Paul? Who is this relentless and zealous persecutor of the church, this attack dog of the Pharisees, this privileged Greek-educated erudite and intrepid Jew who was both a rabbi and a Roman citizen? What power could possibly transform this man into the champion of Christianity, the apostle of the free spirit, the bastion of the early church, the crusading advocate of truth, and the conduit through which the gospel of grace would flow to the Gentile world? Paul's influence on humanity and its history, cannot be overestimated or ignored. His influence was inestimable, his impact incalculable and his legacy indisputable. Perhaps there are no more suitable words to describe the man or his life and ministry than his own words taken from his epistle to the Philippians two thousand years ago "for me to live is Christ, to die is gain." These words would not only define his extraordinary life, but would also exemplify the service of one who wholly and completely embraced the message of free grace. His was a life, that when transformed by God, became a catalyst for a cause that in the centuries to come would not only turn the world upside down, but impact all eternity for the Kingdom of God. Andrew D. Hetherington, (M.A. Multnomah University and Biblical Seminary), is Executive Director of OnPoint Ministries International in Los Angeles, CA and the author of Personal Evangelism: A Practical Guide to Sharing Your Faith. A frequent conference speaker, he also conducts personal evangelism seminars throughout the US.
A clinician faces a multitude of considerations when assessing a child patient. Foremost among these is that caring for the child entails caring for the family members involved with that child. The therapist must balance the competing needs and feelings of the child, parents, and family as a whole. By forming an alliance with all members of the family, the therapist is in a position to strengthen and enhance the ties between child, parents, and family during all phases of assessment and treatment, leading to a more effective therapeutic intervention. Paving the Way for Children's Success offers a model that will help clinicians achieve this alliance. The model presented in this book focuses on ways to integrate child assessment and treatment with that of their parents' and families' level of function. It uses the authors' unique concept of the Zones of Care to help clinicians assess this level of function. In turn, each of the four zones leads to a specific approach to treatment. The authors present how these treatment approaches to current internalizing and externalizing disorders in children and adolescents allow clinicians to integrate a wide variety of techniques to address most DSM-IV categories. Their approach stresses both symptom reduction and the cultivation of coping skills. It also integrates fiscal issues of treatment into the development of the alliance with the parents in resolving the presenting problem. Dr. Ziegler and Dr. Bush present the reader with practical, workable strategies for laying down strong diagnostic foundations for successful treatment, making Paving the Way for Children's Success a valuable resource for any clinician working with children and adolescents.
This volume is designed to guide the reader through the research on close relationships before, during, and after adolescence. It begins with a section on developmental pathways and processes. The next section is devoted to family relationships during the transitions into adolescence and young adulthood. The final two sections concern peer relationships.
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