In this expanded edition of the first volume of the Clinical Handbook of Pastoral Counseling new chapters have been added on supervision, family systems, ethics, research, and spiritual direction. This comprehensive ecumenical work brings together leading Christian professionals who incorporate basic theory and practice with the use of illustrated examples. It not only introduces the area of pastoral counseling and provides an overview of basic skills, it also focuses on the person doing pastoral counseling and how one works with special populations in a array of settings.