When Counseling, Don’t . . .

1. Counsel women alone
2. Counsel drunks; wait till they sober up
3. Counsel someone being counseled by another
4. Counsel without access to a phone, desk, writing materials, etc.
5. Counsel people who set down conditions
6. Counsel when a person refuses to do his homework
7. Counsel by telephone
8. Counsel by separating spouses from one another
9. Counsel people so drugged that they can’t reason
10. Counsel young children; counsel their parents
11. Counsel unbelievers; evangelize them
12. Counsel a Christian who will not accept Scripture as a Standard
13. Counsel on succeeding days, unless absolutely necessary
14. Counsel without giving homework
15. Counsel unrepentant persons, who ought to repent, until they do
16. Counsel during the 6-week period prior to the checkup
17. Counsel if there is any question of an organic problem
18. Counsel when a person will not come regularly for counsel
19. Counsel until you have a PDI properly filled out
20. Counsel heretics or cultists; evangelize them
21. Counsel unless a person is willing for you to use the Scriptures
22. Counsel people who downgrade others when told not to over and over again
23. Counsel blame-shifters who will not admit it after adequate discussion
24. Counsel people who insist on running the session their way
25. Counsel people to return to liberal churches

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