Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part 1: Reason for assessment -- Assessment to navigate change -- Defining the assessment task -- Assessment basics for Christians who counsel -- Part 2: Background information -- Forming a theological foundation -- Multiculturalism and assessment standards -- Cultural identity and habits for holistic assessment -- Case for redemptive validity -- Part 3: Assessment selection and administration -- Artisanship in conducting Interviews -- Connecting in initial consultations -- Therapeutic alliance and the significant self -- Cutting edge of selective therapeutic assessment -- Outfitting the Clinician toolbox -- Part 4: Results and interpretation -- Gauging religious affections -- Calibrating the contours of personality -- Graduation and recommendations -- Appendix 1: Clinical assessment Instrument Christian Evaluation Form (CAICEF) -- Appendix 2 -- START Initial Consultation Report -- Appendix 3: Counseling Partnership Alliance Check (CPAC).

Assessment in counseling--like its biblical counterpart, discernment--is an ongoing and dynamic routine to encourage movement in a productive direction toward what is truly best. In Assessment for Counseling in Christian Perspective, Stephen P. Greggo equips counselors to put assessment techniques into practical use, particularly with clients who are looking to grow in their identity with Jesus Christ. As a Christian perspective on assessment, this book is designed to supplement standard resources and help counselors navigate challenges at the intersection of psychotherapy and Christian ministry. Greggo charts a course for care that brings best practices of the profession together with practices of Christian discipleship.