Disclosure for Informed Consent
GraceRenewal provides counseling support to couples and individuals for
- Divorce Intervention,
- Marriage Counseling,
- Parenting Support, and
- Faith Renewal
Phase One: (2-4 sessions) support for Identifying
- the Pain,
- the Problem (unmet needs),
- God’s Provisions for meeting those needs, and
- God’s Plan for connecting to his Resources in (Creation, Community, and especially Christ) through which those needs are met.
Phase Two: (2-4 sessions) support for learning how to
- read the Scripture (in order to)
- hear God 1) communicate Truth and also 2) call us to receive him (in order to)
- experience Christ in quiet-time worship (in order to)
- be supported by him for making scheduled choices each day leading to increased health and happiness (in order to)
- manifest his Likeness into the community beginning with family.
Phrase Three: Classroom support available through the
- Institute for Studies in Grace Concepts (Wednesday 6:00)
THE INITIAL INTERVIEW
What to Expect
- During the Initial Interview, prospective counselees will be
- encouraged to share relevant information about their need and goals for counseling,
- given a copy of The Disclosure for Informed Consent, and
- asked to listen to 101 and 102: PAIN, PROBLEM, PROVISIONS, PLAN: Four Words Guiding GraceRenewal Counseling (two 5-minute videos at OISGC on TheGracePerspective.org website) before scheduling follow-up counseling.
- Expect a 1-2 hour visit.
FOLLOW-UP COUNSELING
What to Expect
- While we support the complex treatment methods sometimes needed to meet counseling needs, GraceRenewal Counseling does not use the term “therapy” or “psychotherapy” to define or represent the counseling we provide.
- Counselees can expect our counseling to be Scripture supported, pastoral, and appropriately friendly, and to increasingly become a teacher-student relationship for learning grace concepts.
- In order to help maximize our time and to help assure that our specific goals for counseling are accomplished, young children should not be present during counseling sessions.
- Expect a 1-2 hour visit.
SCHEDULING
To schedule an initial interview or for follow up counseling, email:
- dlw@GraceRenewalCounseling.org
TIMES (Tuesday thru Thursday)
- Morning: 10:00 and 12:00
- Afternoon: 2:00 and 4:00
- Evening: 6:00 or 7:00
COST
GraceRenewal- is supported by churches, businesses, and individuals (non-counselees),
- provides counseling without charge.
CONFIDENTIALITY
- Confidential information obtained during the pastoral
counseling relationship is protected, privileged communication, and all
records are stored, handled, or disposed of in a way that assures their
security and confidentiality. (The limitations of confidentiality include:
to prevent a clear and immediate danger to a person or persons; when child
abuse is suspected or apparent; and in legal proceedings where pastoral counselors
do not have the privilege.) Also, the specific content of communications
with a client under eighteen years of age is confidential; however, the
minor's guardian(s) have a right to receive general information on the
process of the treatment.
ADDRESS
- Offices
for GraceRenewal are at
