SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN COUNSELING COURSE: INTRODUCTION TO CHRISTIAN COUNSELING COURSE OUTLINE I. THE CHURCH AND COUNSELING 1. Care and Counseling […]

SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN COUNSELING
COURSE: INTRODUCTION TO CHRISTIAN COUNSELING
COURSE OUTLINE
I. THE CHURCH AND COUNSELING
1. Care and Counseling
2. What makes Christian Counseling Unique
3. The Church is a Healing Community
4. Can Psychology Help
II. THE COUNSELOR & COUNSELING
1. The Counselor’s Motivation
2. The Counselor’s Effectiveness
3. The Counselor’s Role
4. The Counselor’s vulnerability
5. The Counselor’s sexuality
6. The Counselor’s Ethics
7. The Counselor’s Burnout
8. The Counselor’s Counselors
III. THE CORE OF COUNSELING
1. The Goals of Counseling
2. The relationship in Counseling
3. The techniques of Counseling
4. The Process of Counseling
5. The Theories of Counseling
6. The law and Counseling
IV. THE COMMUNITY & COUNSELING
1. Community Counseling
2. Systems and Social networks
3. The Other Helpers
4. Taking Counseling Home
5. The Environment and Counseling
6. Groups and Counseling
7. Community Counseling and the Christian
V. THE CRISES IN COUNSELING
1. The Bible and Crises Types
2. Crisis Intervention
3. Referral
4. Avoiding Extremes
5. Looking Ahead
COURSE REQUIREMENTS & MARKING SCHEME
1. Attendance to all classes of the lecturer
2. Reading of Materials and Class Participation
3. Two quizzes
4. Final Research Paper
Textbook: Christian Counseling; A Comprehensive Guide. Revised Edition Author: Gary R. Collins, Ph.D.
Other Readings
Excellence and Ethics in Counseling, By Gary R. Collins, Ph.D
Competent to Counsel, By Jay E. Adams, Ph.D