SECTION THREE: Includes Parts V & VI, (Chapters 17-33). We have chosen to present Competent Christian Counseling in three separate sections to help manage the course content and sharpen the focus as you review the text. This section covers the major counseling modalities;marriage therapy,group work, child and adolsecent therapy, lay counseling, multicultural counseling, supervision, and crisis intervention.

Competent Christian Counseling, edited by Timothy Clinton and George Ohlschlager, offers the writings of some of the most respected theorists and practitioners in the field of Christian Counseling. Under the guidance of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), more than 40 leading Christian professionals have come together to provide this comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date reference guide for professional and lay counselors, pastors, and church leaders. The course provides the clinician with the theological, relational, and applied foundations for Christian Counseling. The overview is a practical, how to approach that covers thirteen modalities of care, including biological and medication perspectives. The latest research, theory, and successful practice methodology in Christian counseling are offered within the text.

Educational Objectives

• Identify and define various Biblical Models and Programs for Lay Helping
• Identify and define the various kinds of groups and their unique distinctive and best uses
• Identify and be able to apply the principles of Hope-focused marital counseling with couples
• Identify and be able to apply the DEC-R model to help clients deal with sexual concerns
• Understand the principles of Family systems and apply the principles within a biblical systems approach
• Understand the issues surrounding childhood trauma and play therapy treatment
• Understand how adolescents search for identity and gain effective helping tools
• Identify childhood DSM-IV-TR Diagnoses and the Psychotropic medications that may be indicated
• Understand the common elements and phases of crisis and gain tools for intervention and support
• Understand the psychosocial Issues of various ethnic populations
• Identify and understand the steps in the research process
• Identify the various models of supervision

Syllabus / Course Instructions

• The Course consists of reading the selected book, successfully completing an online posttest and filling out a course evaluation.
• The book is not included. It must be purchased separately. We have supplied a link to Amazon.com for your convenience.
• Purchasing your course will give you access to both a printable copy of the test and an online version. Print the test to use as a companion as you read the book and answer the questions.
• You cannot exit the online test once you begin, so have your answers available.