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The Society for Christian Psychology

What I Hope From the Society for Christian Psychology
Lydia C. W. Kim-van Daalen

What’s in a name? Quite a bit, actually. A name is closely associated
with one’s identity. A name signifies the hopes the name-givers have
for the child. As the Society for Christian Psychology celebrates its
10th anniversary, thus growing up and out of its early childhood
years into a phase of greater maturing, these are the hopes that I
have… It’s all in the name.

Christian
I hope that Jesus and the gospel will be central and foundational
in all that the SCP undertakes. And that those who receive psy-
chological services from members of the SCP will be gently poin- Lydia C. W. Kim-van
ted to the ultimate Healer. Daalen has a Ph.D in

pastoral theology/Chri-
Holistic
I hope that the SCP will be holistic in its approach, addressing all stian counseling. She is
aspects of human being, attending to the interface of the biologi- the managing/book re-
cal, sociological, psychological, relational and spiritual levels of view editor of Edificati-
living. It will also embrace and develop various Christ-centered on: The Transdisciplina-
modalities of counseling, appropriately integrating, for example, ry Journal of Christian
spiritual, cognitive, emotional, family systems, and behavioral in- Psychology.
terventions. Though, currently,
staying home with their
Research 3 young children, Kim-
I hope that the SCP will be learning from and leading in research van Daalen has co-
that contributes to excellent Christian psychological care.
contributed a chapter
Interdisciplinary on Christian Emotion
I hope that the SCP will embrace knowledge and expertise from Focused Intervention
many different disciplines so as to grow as extensively as possible in Transformative En-
in human understanding and restoration. counters: The interven-
tion of God in Christian
Spirit led counseling and pastoral
I hope that all who contribute to the SCP will do so with a sincere care (IVP, 2013) and she
longing to be led by and walking in step with the Holy Spirit. has written several arti-

cles. She is also develo-
Training ping Christian meditati-
I hope that formal institutions will emerge where a new generati-
on of Christian counselors/psychologists can be trained. ons for use in Christian
counseling/psychology.
Innovative
I hope that the SCP, while valuing rich traditions/models/know-
ledge, will bring an innovative voice in the world of psychology
and counseling.

Accepting
I hope that the SCP will consider itself a certain part of the body
of Christ, and in that manner accept, learn from, and support
other parts of the body. I hope that the SCP will be home to many
different Christian orientations towards psychology and counse-
ling, who together seek to grow, strengthen, and add to the body
of Christ through their own vocation.

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