SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN COUNSELING

COURSE:        INTRODUCTION TO CHRISTIAN COUNSELING

COURSE OUTLINE

1. THE CHURCH AND COUNSELING
2. Care and Counseling
3. What makes Christian Counseling Unique
4. The Church is a Healing Community
5. Can Psychology Help
6. THE COUNSELOR & COUNSELING
7. The Counselor’s Motivation
8. The Counselor’s Effectiveness
9. The Counselor’s Role
10. The Counselor’s vulnerability
11. The Counselor’s sexuality
12. The Counselor’s Ethics
13. The Counselor’s Burnout
14. The Counselor’s Counselors

• 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
7. THE COMMUNITY & COUNSELING
8. Community Counseling
9. Systems and Social networks
10. The Other Helpers
11. Taking Counseling Home
12. The Environment and Counseling
13. Groups and Counseling
14. Community Counseling and the Christian

1. THE CRISES IN COUNSELING
2. The Bible and Crises Types
3. Crisis Intervention
4. Referral
5. Avoiding Extremes
6. 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