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Helping Those Who Hurt: A Handbook for Caring and Crisis [Paperback]

Barbara Roberts
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Book Description

March 1, 2009
Whether you’re a layperson or a professional counselor, Helping Those Who Hurt will help you care for others encountering life crises such as:

• illness, hospitalization, and death
• a troubled marriage
• addiction
• suicide

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From the Back Cover

Life’s struggles affect everyone at some time. Whether you’re a friend of someone who hurts, a layperson in ministry, or a professional counselor, you need guidance and practical advice during the pain of a crisis. Get the wisdom and direction you’re looking for in Helping Those Who Hurt.

Barbara Roberts offers lists, step-by-step directions, Scripture, and dozens of tips from her own experience as the director of a large Caring Ministry department. Written in a practical, conversational manner, this book lends support for the crises you encounter.

About the Author

Barbara M. Roberts has directed the Caring Ministry department for Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church in Englewood, Colorado, for more than twenty years, helping many families and individuals through grief and loss, death, suicide, addiction, and all other life crises discussed in Helping Those Who Hurt. She is a conference speaker and teacher on these and other Caring Ministry subjects.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: NavPress (March 1, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1600063829
  • ISBN-13: 978-1600063824
  • Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 5.4 x 7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Ready Help When I Didn't Know What to Say August 18, 2009
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When I learned that a co-worker's son had taken his life I turned to Helping Those Who Hurt. Because no announcement was made at my workplace, how do you announce something like that, few of our staff knew, but I wanted to make contact with my co-worker. How could I address the unimaginable, the unthinkable? On p. 85 of Helping Those Who Hurt,`Helpful Information for Those Who Lose Someone to Suicide', I found a list of the normal reactions my coworker, the survivor, might be experiencing: shock, headaches, loss of appetite, inability to sleep, anger, guilt ("If only ____"), the need to tell her story, fear of crying, a need for permission to get professional help, a need to laugh, the realization that the lives of friends and co-workers may return to normal, but this loss was her new and permanent normal. On p. 106 of the book I read: ". . . grief and mourning take as long as they take. The length of the grieving process is as variable as the number of people who experience it. It often depends on the willingness of those grieving to `work' on the grief and the willingness of family members and friends to give each other permission to grieve and to accept that there is no shortcut to working on the process of grief. We probably don't ever `recover' from grief; instead we learn to manage and cope." Also, on p. 106, a few lines that gave me courage to reach out to her: "Many people feel uncomfortable with other people's pain and don't know what to say to those in grief. The more comfortable you are with grief as a natural process, the better able you will be to accept grieving people right where they are and effectively minister to them." The list, `Helpful Things To Say to People Who Are Grieving', on p.107, was very useful, and freeing. I realized I did not have to be eloquent or creative. From this list I understood that simplicity was the best guide to what to say: "I am very sad about your loss." "I don't know what to say, but I do care about you very much." "How are you doing at this moment?" "I understand if I do not hear from you. Please do not feel you have to respond to me anytime soon." "What may I do to help you get through today?" "I've never been where you are, but I can imagine you are in incredible pain right now." "I have not forgotten you." Helping Those Who Hurt is an easy to use, ready guide for a person who wishes to reach out to someone in crisis with understanding and sensitivity.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have August 14, 2009
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I have been training Stephen Ministers to care for people in crisis since 1993, and am so grateful for this easy resource to pass on to them as they complete their training. Barbara Roberts' new book, "Helping Those Who Hurt", is a compact referral guide for most every crisis that these lay caregivers may be called to. I have used it as a graduation gift to give them as they complete their training and they are already telling me how helpful this book has been.
Barbara's book should be a "must have" for professionals and nonprofessionals who have a desire to walk alongside people who are in pain. For those of us who find ourselves in the difficult place of supporting friends or family in their time of need, you will want to have this book on hand.
Every time I have loaned this book out to a pastor or fellow minister it has not been returned, I think it has somehow become part of their own resource library.
Callae Dykstra, Englewood, Colorado
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5.0 out of 5 stars Handy and Helpful August 13, 2009
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If you have ever worried that you might say the wrong thing so you say nothing to the friend in crisis, you need to get this handbook. It's size (easy enough to fit in a jacket pocket or purse) and easy-to-use format make it a must to have handy. So many of us are called on to "be there" for people in crisis whether in ministry or not. A ready tool when those times come will make it easier to respond with the right heart as well as the right words.

The author relies strongly on faith and Scripture to direct the reader which makes those of us, who are not professionally trained, realize that God wants to use us to walk along side those who are hurting.

Since I am facing the aging of a parent, I relied heavily on the insights offered in this book. You will find situations addressed, I guarantee, that will find you unprepared.

I have purchased several copies and given this book to others. In the words of the old song, "Little is much when God is in it," this little book offers much to its reader.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must-have book for those who care!
Barb Roberts' "Helping Those Who Hurt" is the most practical book on caring I have ever read. This book is a wonderful help to lay ministers as well as seminary graduates. Read more
Published on March 3, 2010 by Deb
5.0 out of 5 stars Review of "Helping Those Who Hurt"
Having been through loss first hand, I find this book to be right on. It gives many aspects and scenarios of dealing with all kinds of loss, and what to say/not say and do/not do. Read more
Published on September 30, 2009 by Saidii S. Sinacori
5.0 out of 5 stars Helping Those That Hurt
I am a professional fund raiser that is nationally certified (CFRE) to help non profits raise support so they can continue their good work. Read more
Published on September 17, 2009 by Joan Mason
5.0 out of 5 stars Keep it handy!
I'll make sure this book stays in a handy spot so I can find it quickly and easily. Everyone needs this book--helping professionals AND regular folks. Read more
Published on September 9, 2009 by Debbie Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Unexpected Surprise
Barb Robert's book is a wealth of easily accessible, digestible and infinitely interesting information for the array of some of life's deepest hurts that equips you to help those... Read more
Published on August 29, 2009 by M. Bromberg
5.0 out of 5 stars A true gift to all of us
I am so thankful for this book! It is so difficult to know what to say (and what NOT to say) when your friends are grieving. Read more
Published on August 25, 2009 by Katherine M. Young
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally!
Finally! a resource for not only a practical help with many of todays relevant problems, but depth and insightful wisdom on topics typically you'd have to research in depth or have... Read more
Published on August 22, 2009 by G. Sargeant
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Resource for Caregivers
I found this book to be a helpful resource for caregivers. Instead of a collection of anecdotal case studies that one has to sift through before finding actual information (as in... Read more
Published on August 22, 2009 by Lynne B. Hunt
5.0 out of 5 stars Bedside Table Guide for Helping Those Who Hurt
I have found this book to be a valuable resource for me to use in assisting family, friends and myself who need support when a crisis occurs, no matter how large or small. Read more
Published on August 21, 2009 by Anne H. Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource and Wisdom for Pastoral Care
Helping Those Who Hurt is an excellent resource for anyone who desires to care for others. It gives wise, helpful insight to the experience of those in various crises and... Read more
Published on August 14, 2009 by Marcia Pritchard, M.A.
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