QUESTION: I just graduated with a BA in Psychology. We were taught that people with paranoid schizophrenia must first be medicated to break past the delusions, odd speech patterns, etc., before they can talk with a counselor. Do you think what I was taught is true?
One beauty of a Christian approach to people, including extremely disturbed people, is that you can always talk with anyone. No guarantees that they’ll listen, of course—just as there are no guarantees that “normal, undisturbed” people (who also have madness in their hearts: Ecclesiastes 9:3) will listen.
Dr. David Powlison and Winston Smith respond to the question: "Does a troubled past disqualify someone to be a counselor?" You can submit your own question here.
Here is a letter from another one of our students who is surpassing me.
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Dear Ed,
I'm writing to fulfill a promise. Yesterday I bumped into a woman whom I had counseled a couple months ago, and she asked, "Did you tell him yet?" And I had to confess that I had not, but promised to send an email this week. So, here's the story:
Dr. David Powlison and Winston Smith respond to the question: "Does a troubled past disqualify someone to be a counselor?" You can submit your own question