Counselling

Counselling Course

Equipping leaders to be effective counsellors.

PURPOSE

This course is the final year of the Associate Degree in Ministry and the second year of the Bachelor of Ministry and is designed to equip pastors with counselling skills.

It may also be taken as a stand-alone course. On successful completion of this course a Certificate in Pastoral Counselling is awarded.

Counselling is about equipping leaders to be effective counsellors. Having completed theological training or even being in fulltime vocational ministry does not qualify us to be counsellors. Biblical knowledge and hands on experience are helpful, but not enough to be effective in counselling. This training is designed to equip pastors to counsel.

STRUCTURE

The course consists of five sections.

Section 1: Orientation/Introduction to Christian Counselling

1. Uniqueness of Christian Counselling
2. Preparation for Counselling
3. The Counselling Setting
4. Hosting the presence of God in Counselling
5. Effective Communication
6. Blocks to Effective Counselling
7. Counselling Techniques
8. Counselling Models
9. Counselling Mistakes

Section 2: Biblical Foundations

1. Biblical Foundations
2. The Revelation of Scripture
3. The Nature of God
4. Sin
5. Dying to Self
6. Strongholds of the Mind
7. Forgiveness
8. Reasons for Forgiving Others
9. Guilt
10. Overcoming Stress
11. Fear

Section 3: The Soul

1. Emotional Intelligence
2. Three Major Needs
3. Spirit, Soul and Body
4. The Grief Cycle
5. Psychology
6. Developmental Psychology
7. Depression

Section 4: Victory

1. Abortion
2. Childhood Molestation
3. Symptoms of Childhood Abuse in Adults
4. Death
5. Eating Disorders
6. Homosexuality
7. Life Skills
8. Mediation
9. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Section 5: Practical Counselling Case Studies

This is the practical aspect of the counselling course and covers six case studies where we apply what we have learnt during the training.