Pros And Cons Of Reframing

Reframing: A New Method for Pastoral Care
Introduction
There are number of methods put forward in the ongoing research in Pastoral Counselling especially on the issue of change. Many suggestion has been proposed including the long term counselling. Donald Capps does not want to be left out, in his discovery; (in his work; Reframing: A new method of Pastoral Care; 1990). Capps proposes a new method of pastoral counselling which he calls “First-order and Second-order Change”. This essay will explore its meaning relation to day to day life and later give a critical evaluation of both its positive and negative contribution in the field of Pastoral Care.
Change
According to Capps, change is both a problem formation and a problem resolution. There are two types of change namely: the First-order and the Second-order change. The former, is the type of change in which the system does not change in itself, while the later, is the type of change in which
As it is mentioned elsewhere, the Committee begun to provide training skills to the needy, some were given opportunities to some courses which made them qualified for employment. In doing so, the Hope Committee were not only helping the needy with their daily need but they also empowered them to do business as a result they were able to take care of themselves and their families. Second-order change does not only achieve the change of the situations around the person but allows the person him/herself to change for the better. This makes second-order change a better approach in the pastoral care because “it lifts the situation out of the paradox-engendering trap created by the circularity of the attempted solution and places it in a different frame” (Capps,