Essential Skills in Pastoral Counseling and Ministry (AM-638)
Course Details:
This course will offer pastors, lay ministers and caregivers an opportunity to learn basic counseling skills for use in pastoral settings. Students will develop skills in assessment, honoring ethical concerns and addressing the most common diagnoses such as depression and anxiety. Attention will be given to clarifying the differences between pastoral care and pastoral counseling. Issues of referral to professional mental health resources and community agencies also will be addressed.
Course fulfills the following curricular requirements:
MAC- Chaplaincy elective
MAIRS - Interreligious Studies: Elective
MAIRS - Ministerial Studies:Arts of Ministry
Instructor(s):
If you are not enrolled in a degree program but wish to register for this course, use the Online Registration for Special Students and Auditors.
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