When Helping Hurts


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With more than 450,000 copies in print, When Helping Hurts is a paradigm-forming contemporary classic on the subject of poverty alleviation. Poverty is much more than simply a lack of material resources, and it takes much more than donations and handouts to solve it. When Helping Hurts shows how some alleviation efforts, failing to consider the complexities of poverty, have actually (and unintentionally) done more harm than good. But it looks ahead. It encourages us to see the dignity in everyone, to empower the materially poor, and to know that we are all uniquely needy—and that God in the gospel is reconciling all things to himself. Focusing on both North American and Majority World contexts, When Helping Hurts provides proven strategies for effective poverty alleviation, catalyzing the idea that sustainable change comes not from the outside in, but from the inside out.




The Hurt/Help Book


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Change your thinking, change your life-that's the mantra of The Hurt/Help Book: The Ultimate Guide on How to Recognize, Eliminate, and Prevent Troubled Behavior. Written by someone who's been there, done that, and bought the T-shirt, this workbook examines fourteen characters that you likely have encountered. Do you know a manipulator? A white-collar criminal? A drug addict? Chances are you do. Chances are you may see any one of these fourteen characters in your mirror every day. While it's easy to focus on the reprehensible nature of corrupt behavior, we often ignore the hurt behind it. This book gets at that and more. Using what T. Dawson calls the "REP method," it features easy yet thought-provoking, dig-deep exercises to help you identify the cause of problematic behavior, understand the ramifications of that behavior, stop and overcome such behavior permanently, and begin to make life-affirming choices to become your best self. If your poor choices have imprisoned you emotionally, mentally, or literally-and you're ready to break free from that negative cycle-you'll find the support you need in The Hurt/Help Book from someone who understands where you are and believes in your potential.




Helping Those Who Hurt


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Proven, compassionate ways to comfort the wounded with practical tips on how to say the right things to friends and loved ones.




Helping Those Who Hurt


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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




When Kids Hurt


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Chap Clark's groundbreaking Hurt: Inside the World of Today's Teenagers revealed the hard truth about contemporary adolescence: societal changes and systemic abandonment have left teenagers struggling to navigate the ever lengthening and ever more difficult transition to adulthood without caring adults. When Kids Hurt offers these challenging insights to youth workers and parents in a more accessible form, with greater focus on how adults should respond. Practical sidebars and application sections, contributed by other youth experts, provide additional insights into youth culture and how adults can better guide adolescents into adulthood. This book will be an important resource for youth workers, parents, counselors, and others who work with youth.




Help Me I Hurt


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We have all suffered loss in our lives. We know the feeling of being heartbroken. Someone or something very close to us was taken away. Grief is not only for those who mourn the loss of a dear one's life; grief belongs to all of us. Every time there is loss, there must be grief in order for those who suffer to heal and recover. Help Me I Hurt, looks at places where we have suffered loss, and what we can do to help with the hurt. See if even now, maybe years after you pushed it away, there isn't some chance to uncover the wound and finally begin to feel better.




Adopting the Hurt Child


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Without avoiding the grim statistics, this book reveals the real hope that hurting children can be healed through adoptive and foster parents, social workers, and others who care. Includes information on foreign adoptions.




How to Heal the Hurt by Hating


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"I wish we were back together for just one night . . . so I could push you out of my loftbed while you were sleeping." Satirical and sharp, downtown New York City performance artist Anita Liberty reinvents self-help as she skewers her ex-boyfriend in this hilarious, hip, and audaciously candid collection of advice, poems, and diary entries. "I thought you were a gifted and tortured artist. I was wrong. About the gifted part. Oh. And the artist part." From romantic bliss to brutal breakup, from heartache to healing, this fierce, funny, and ultimately liberating homage to being "dumped" rips off the stiff upper lip in favor of a red-hot therapy of wit, wisdom, rage, and redemption. And now, a few words from Anita Liberty . . . "COMPROMISE-- Lowering my standards. So you can meet them." "You're a bad habit. I want to kick you. Hard."




Hurt 2.0 ()


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Hurt provided a vivid and insightful view into the world of today's teenagers. Now leading youth ministry expert Chap Clark substantially updates and revises his groundbreaking bestseller (over 55,000 copies sold). Hurt 2.0 features a new chapter on youth at society's margins and new material on social networking and gaming. Each chapter has been thoroughly revised with new research, statistics, quotations, and documentation. Praise for the first edition "Based on solid research and years of insightful observation, Hurt offers a deep and penetrating look into the contemporary adolescent experience that will serve us well as we work to have a prophetic, preventive, and redemptive influence on the world of today's youth culture."--Walt Mueller, Center for Parent/Youth Understanding "A daring yet hopeful glance into the underworld of teen promiscuity, self-mutilation, and suicide. . . . A groundbreaking resource for parents, youth ministers, and counselors."--ForeWord "Clark's classic book [is] highly recommended by youth workers and educators who write about teenage stress. It is foundational reading that provides valuable insight into the hurting hearts of young people."--YouthWorker Journal "Clark has been stepping inside the world of teenagers for many years. This book is a unique invitation for us to join him in their world. When we finish this journey, we will care more about kids and understand who they are and the challenges they face."--Denny Rydberg, Young Life "Drawing together research from many others along with his fresh exploration into the world beneath, Clark paints a compelling picture of adolescent life. . . . This book is a must-read for anyone who has any contact with adolescents."--Journal of Youth Ministry




Healing the Hurt, Restoring the Hope


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The founder of RAINBOWS, Inc., a formal support system for children and teens who experience loss through divorce, death, and crisis, presents a counseling program that helps adults understand how children perceive loss. Marta's unique approach includes use of play-based activities. 30 illustrations.




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