Author: Tisdale, Theresa Clement

Journal of Psychology & Christianity, Vol. 23 (3), Fall 2004, pp. 249-253

Abstract:

The article presents reflections on clinical practice as vocation. It is a call to connect clinical works with clients and to help them to connect in more meaningful ways with God, themselves, and other people. Calling is defined in the article as a strong inner impulse toward a particular course of action especially when accompanied by conviction of divine influence. Nurturing calling involves attaining and maintaining an awareness of what the calling is, attending to the ways in which the calling can be safeguarded and expressed, and discerning new directions or expressions.