Purpose

This fifteen credit graduate certificate provides coursework in some of the essential skills of a Christian counselor. This certificate program will equip the individual who is currently working in or planning to work in a church, church school or Christian agency setting. The intent is to train individuals to integrate faith when working with others, but to also know when to refer to a licensed mental health professional.

The Objectives of the Christian Counseling Certificate

• To equip professionals with Christian counseling skills that can be integrated into their professional practice.
• To support professionals in integrating Christian faith-based, scriptural principles in a holistic delivery approach of mental health services.
• To provide boundaries to those working with individuals, but do not have the mental health background to provide comprehensive support.

Certificate Information

Pursuit of this graduate certificate requires a Master’s degree from an accredited University with a GPA of 3.0.  A CUW graduate counseling student must obtain approval from the CUW graduate counseling program director prior to using these courses as a part of the graduate counseling master’s degree.

Curriculum 

Students must complete the three required courses and two electives in order to be eligible for the Christian Counseling Certificate.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
COUN 545	Christian Care Giving	3
COUN 544	Scripture and the Christian Counselor	3
COUN 546	Christian Reconciliation	3
Electives- choose two		6
COUN 510	Christian Perspective on Psychopharmacology
COUN 528	Christian Perspective on Family Development
COUN 522	Ethics of Christian Counselor
COUN 553	Social Cultural Theological Foundations
COUN 563	Current Support Issues for Christian Pastors and Church Workers
COUN 565	Consultation Strategies within the Church
COUN 577	Models and Methods of Christian Family Counseling
COUN 578	Christian Trauma Counseling
Total Hours		15