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Jay Adams

Handling Failure

Journal of Biblical Counseling 6:3

In this article, Jay Adams discusses the issue of failure in a counseling relationship, specifically, when a counselee leaves a counseling relationship. Adams discusses the tendency of counselors to enter cycles of self-pity or blame when faced with counseling failure. He proposes a way forward for counselors when faced with counseling failure that engages God, the counselee and themselves.

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