PROGRAM SUMMARY
The program teaches students the fundamentals of Christian counseling by intertwining Biblical disciplines with psychology tools and principles, showing the development and process of counseling. The program provides students with strategies for helping individuals seek care, and overcome obstacles that may be preventing them from having a balanced life or healthy results in one area. During the program, thinkers will be challenged to develop an intellectual differentiation between a biblical approach and a Christian approach. students will take a deeper dive into mental issues that are affecting Christian families and individuals within and outside the four walls of the church. This program goes up to a Ph.D. level, students entering holding an acceptable master’s degree and completing all the admissions steps required can enter this enter into the P.hD. level of this program including all prerequisites. Graduates holding a Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Counseling can move on to be successful in many leadership roles across several industries. This program equips students wanting to qualify for counseling roles within their local church or community, as the program prepares pastors on how to extend services beyond preaching to establish their own counseling practices as an extension of the church or independently. landing role as a Christian Guidance counselor in Christian universities, colleges, and academies, also working as a professor, school director, and motivational speakers
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Christian counseling program is created to develop individuals to care for others. This program prepares students to care for the whole person, their body, spirit, and soul, to help people get back a sense of hope and joy. Scholars will gain an understanding of the key processes of counseling, helping others achieve a better understanding of God and themselves through the Holy Spirit’s conviction. The program also aims to teach students a Biblical approach to family counseling as they counsel them through dealing with economical and financial challenges. Students will acquire an understanding of the strategic biblical concepts to facilitate healing while practicing methods that allow room for divine intervention to take place. Scholars will learn that one of the first rules in Christian counseling is to help identify behaviors that are inconsistent with God’s teachings and help them to discover a life that is more accepting of God’s will for their lives. For graduates who have a deep desire to attain a career as a Christian Counseling provider, social worker, victim advocate, church education director, or substance abuse counselor, a Christian Counseling degree will open the doors for those career opportunities.
PROGRAM COMPLETION PLAN (Associate)