Available On-Site and Online. This advanced graduate certificate program prepares counselors to practice counseling in secular and/or faith-based settings through gaining additional skills in psychospiritual therapeutic accompaniment. A Masters degree in counseling or Ministry/Divinity/Theology is a prerequisite for this certificate. Five courses comprise the certificate with one of these courses to include a one semester practicum and/or internship supervision experience.
CURRICULUM
This advanced graduate certificate program prepares counselors to practice in faith-based settings. A master's degree in counseling or divinity/ministry is a prerequisite for this certificate. Five courses comprise this certificate program courses, chosen in consultation with the academic advisor based on the student’s background.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| Pastoral Counseling in an Intercultural Context | |
| Family Therapy and Personal Transformation | |
| Addictions & Modes of Therapy | |
| Advanced Human Relation Skills | |
| Theology of the Developing Person | |
| Fundamentals of Pastoral Counseling | |
| Group Counseling Approaches | |
| Pastoral, Psychodynamic Assessment and Intervention | |
| Psychopathology | |
| Internship Supervision I | |
| Ethics, Pastoral Counseling, and Spirituality | |
| Internship Supervision II | |
| Research Methods | |
| Models of Pastoral Counseling | |
| Career Counseling for the Pastoral Counselor | |
| Testing, Measurement & Assessment | |
| Human Person and Psychological Development | |
| Total Hours | 15 |
Graduate & Professional Standards and Regulations
Students in graduate and professional programs can find their Academic Policies in Graduate and Professional Academic Standards and Regulations under their school. Any additional University Policies supercede school policies.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The Certificate in Pastoral Counseling prepares counselors of various theoretical orientations to practice spiritually integrated counseling within faith-based and/or secular settings.
