H.E.Terkelsen's Counseling the Unwed Mother - Successful Pastoral Counseling

This volume is to acquaint the minister and counselor with the cultural, socioeconomic and psychological factors involved in out of wedlock pregnancy. It stresses the fact that understanding and acceptance are the essential parts of the counseling relationship. Rev. Helen Terkelsen demonstrates her text through the use of actual case histories and gives specific explanations and evaluations of the different courses available to the unwed mother. She also provides the techniques of dealing with the family of the unwed mother and the father of the child. Maternity care, foster homes and adoption procedures are also discussed.

Title: H.E.Terkelsen's Counseling the Unwed Mother - Successful Pastoral Counseling