Entwistle: Summary And Analysis

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Him to take control of my life, and I admitted to Him that I realized Who was in control of my life. I also asked Jesus to come into my heart, and I said that if I survived that terrible accident, I would dedicate my life always to serve Him. When I got out of the hospital, I started to learn more about Jesus, and His teachings have changed my life forever. I became a better person after establishing a Christian based foundation in my life.
My first worldview was passed to me by my parents as it happens to the majority of the people, they usually engage in a worldview that is passed on to them and not chosen by them (Entwistle, 2015). I changed my worldview to one that encourages me to love God, others and myself.
Reflection
David N. Entwistle’s
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Entwislte (2015) mentioned that therapists should ethically treat a client as a “whole person”, including their client’s spiritual beliefs and needs” (p. 301). Based on those statements and few other comments on his book I raised some questions to him, a) What does he say about people that are using their blurry interpretation of religion to destroy themselves and others in order to make everyone follow their worldview? b) How can counselors help these individuals to see all the different worldviews as part of God’s creation? c) Is there a way to help them to stop the insanity towards themselves and others in order to live in peace with each …show more content…
Based on my Christian worldview and my readings of this book I now have a clear picture about all the ““brokenness that surrounds us” (p.164) and I understand that it is related to the Fall, which is described by Entwistle (2015) as the beginning of all human suffering.
The overall of this book was very educational and helpful. If a counselor applies everything learned in this book in an effort of integrating psychology and Christianity in counseling and life, this integration can be positive and beneficial to all parties involved.
In summary, the ending comment Entwistle (2015) made in his book saying that besides all the models presented in the expectation to help the counselors to find the best approach to serving others, the transformation needs to start within in order to be successful. He mentioned that God could use a counselor “to bring healing and reconciliation in a broken world.” The effectiveness of the integration of both disciplines in counseling will depend on how the counselor demonstrate his or her understanding of their own worldview and their view of the others different