R. Lanier Britsch and Terrance D. Olson, eds., Counseling: A Guide to Helping Others, 2 vols. [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1983-1985], Volume 2  © 2001, Deseret Book, GospeLink 2001, Used by permission

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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?

Taking up where the previous volume left off, Counseling: A Guide To Helping Others , Volume 2, provides reliable answers to those questions. Written not for the professional but for the lay person who wants to effectively 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 recognizing mental disorders, alcohol addiction, eating disorders, premenstrual syndrome, intercultural marriage, intimacy in marriage, spouse abuse, remarriage and combined families, childlessness and adoption, physical and mental handicaps, retirement, chronic illness, fears and phobias, and financial counseling. 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, "We believe that people have the ability to determine their own mental attitudes, and that they have the power within them to change, to grow, to seek, and to find those ideas and patterns of behavior that can bring peace and happiness."

Counseling, Volume 2, will be welcomed by all who want to help themselves and others live happy, productive lives.

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.