Topics in Biblical Counseling

Addictions and Strongholds
Anger and Forgiveness
Boundaries
Chaplaincy
Counseling Children
Counselor Self-Care
Crisis and Trauma Intervention
Human Development
Human Sexuality
Learning to Learn
Liabilities and Ethics
Loss, Grief, and Bereavement
Managing Conflicts
Mentoring
Mood Disorders
Organizing a Counseling Ministry
Parenting and Blended Families
Relationships
Small Group Facilitation I & II
The Process of Change and Healing
The Search for Significance

Addictions and Strongholds

AAS-401

The course provides a foundational knowledge of addiction, substance use disorder, and ethical standards. Students will build skills and competence in the practice of helping individuals with addiction and substance use. In essence, the course aims to help students improve observation and processing skills, structure practical counselling sessions, and maximise the use of biblical and psychological approaches.

Boundaries

In this course, the student will learn:

Biblical truths on boundaries
Types of boundaries and problems with them
The 10 laws of boundaries
Boundary myths
Boundaries and conflicts
Skills for healthy boundaries

BDR-402

Chaplaincy

CHA-402

This course will equip students to be aware of different types of chaplaincies and the role of chaplains can play in the healing and restoration process of the community.

Christian Marriage

CHM-402

There are thousands of resources available to help couples within marriage. The goal of this module is to equip the caregiver with definitions and maps of how Biblical marriage is defined and how couples can understand some key points in aligning their relationship within this framework.

Counseling Children

CCH-401

This course explores children’s developmental stages and their unique needs. Students will learn about the counsellor’s role, essential skills for therapeutic intervention, and effective treatments for childhood trauma. It also covers core actions of psychological first aid and their practical applications, equipping students to support children's mental health effectively.

Crisis and Trauma Intervention

In this module, several areas of needs-based care will be addressed as the caregiver relates to the whole person. Balancing love and action, bearing burdens while setting boundaries, and crisis coping mechanisms will be addressed. The ABCs of crisis intervention will also be included to give the caregiver a toolbox for critical incident stress management.
The tragedy of trauma and abuse will be a presenting factor in multiple forms for those seeking care and will need to be competently understood by the caregiver. Knowing the signs, symptoms, and precipitating causes is an essential learning component for a caregiver’s ability to give correct support and understanding. Content will also be presented within this module on the mind-body connection or neurobiology of stress and trauma.

Human Sexuality

HSX-302

This module will include increased knowledge of the biological, developmental, and scientific aspects of human sexuality and developing a greater awareness of self and others.

Learning to Learn

L2L-402

This course covers the basics of parts of speech, tenses, sentence structure, and paragraph structure. Students will learn to discuss, understand, apply, and analyse concepts of sentence/paragraph structure, types of writing, editing/rewriting, and reading comprehension. rs.

Ethics

ETH-402

The protocols for setting up a caregiving ministry must be clearly established. This will be the framework of decisions dealing with privacy, accountability, need for referral, and protection of caregivers both in dealing with the community and in avoiding compassion fatigue.

Loss, Grief and Bereavement

LGB-402

This course will explore ministry-based responses to loss, grief, and bereavement. Pastoral counselling and mental health models designed for ministry contexts across all phases of the grief process will be determined. Particular attention will be given to the spiritual challenges and resources that can impact grieving and its outcomes.

Mood Disorders

MDI-402

The most common reason that people seek help is to deal with what they often label as anxiety, depression, loss, grief, guilt, or anger. The caregiver must be able to help people understand why and how to define these feelings and how to find coping mechanisms which will be effective in either managing or rewriting their life scripts. Also integrated into this module will be a protocol for assessing suicide risk.

Organizing a Counseling Ministry

ORG-402

This module will cover guidelines for establishing an ethical and effective lay-helping ministry in the church. The selection, training, supervision, and evaluation of lay helpers will be described and discussed.

Parenting and Blended Families

PBF-402

The most important concept to be understood as parents is that parenting is an evolving process which needs to be carefully monitored and assessed. A caregiver can be in the position of assisting parents to define and hopefully agree on parenting styles, managing family conflict, setting boundaries, and methods of discipline. The goal of parenting is really discipleship of those in our care.

Relationships

REL-402

This module will help learners to understand their own security in Christ as they are then able to help others with their connections to the community and to God. Decision-making and problem-solving will also be addressed in the context of the Learning Style Profile.

The Process of Change and Healing

PCH-402

Change is difficult. Healing takes time. The goal of this module is to give vocabulary to these two processes. Recovery, confession, restoration, transformation, forgiveness, and learning to let go. Giving up control and handing it all over to God is necessary but often not achieved.

The Search for Significance

SFS-402

A key to being an effective caregiver is a personal understanding of self-identity. The questions of where one stands in relation to God and community need to have answers. Guilt, shame, punishment, and hopelessness need to be defined within the walking in light solution based on God-identity.