Clarke Joseph H
Atlantic School of Theology Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2009 Fall-Winter;63(3-4):11-1-10.
Covenant language resides at the heart of all great spiritual journeys. The covenant is rigid and flexible, secure and dangerous, constant and ever changing. On the surface a covenant can be understood as an agreement between the client and the therapist. Beneath the surface lies the dynamic nature of the covenant, a nature based on the emotional quality a client brings, couple with the therapist capacity to support emotional integrity in the process of covenant development. In its simplicity the covenant becomes the guiding force that leads the client and therapist into the complex world of the unconscious. This article seeks to access the theological and psychological ramifications of integrating covenant theory into the psychotherapeutic process. Herein we encounter a dynamic that animates change in the client while at the same time making significant demands upon the therapist.
契约语言存在于所有伟大精神之旅的核心。契约既严格又灵活，既安全又危险，既恒定又不断变化。从表面上看，契约可以被理解为来访者与治疗师之间的一种协议。而在表面之下，隐藏着契约的动态本质，这种本质基于来访者所带来的情感特质，以及治疗师在契约发展过程中支持情感完整性的能力。简单来说，契约成为引导来访者和治疗师进入无意识复杂世界的指导力量。本文旨在探讨将契约理论融入心理治疗过程的神学和心理学影响。在此，我们遇到一种动态力量，它推动来访者发生改变，同时对治疗师也提出了重大要求。
