Graduate Academic Catalog 2012-2013

2012-2013 Graduate Programs Academic Catalog

will use a variety of tools to examine your own

health with application to churches and mission-

ary organizations. Additional purchase of assess-

ment materials is required for this course. Specific

syllabus for College of Counseling students is

provided.

CNC 6410

Crisis Counseling ......................................................(3)

(Elective)

This course is designed to train you to respond

with wise counsel to those who have endured a

crisis such as the death of a family member,

divorce, loss of a child, illness and political trau-

ma. Attention will be given to the emotional, spiri-

tual, relational and physical symptoms that may

occur in the aftermath of crisis. Critical Incident &

Stress Management (CISM) certification is a part

of this course. Course Fee: $100 for CISM certifi-

cation. Specific syllabus for College of Counseling

students is provided.

CNC 6411

Sexuality Counseling ................................................(3)

(Elective)

This course addresses the biological, develop-

mental, relational, emotional and spiritual issues

that are involved in understanding human intimacy

and sexuality. You will learn basic diagnostic and

treatment skills and how to use a variety of treat-

ment skills, the Bible, and the Diagnostic and

Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in

teaching and counseling sexual issues. Specific

syllabus for College of Counseling students is

provided.

CNC 6412

Addiction Counseling ................................................(3)

(Elective)

This course will train you to understand the etiolo-

gy of addictions and enable you to understand

and deliver treatment on both a professional and

lay level. Addictions in the areas of sexuality,

pornography, work, thought and substance abuse

will be addressed. The issues of dependence,

control, sin and responsibility will be studied.

Specific syllabus for College of Counseling stu-

dents is provided.

CNC 6441

Counseling Grief and Loss ........................................(3)

(Elective)

In this course you will learn to understand and

identify the process and progress of how people

deal with loss in their lives. You will also learn how

to guide a person through the grief process so

that the loss can be placed in its proper perspec-

tive and the individual can readjust and grow.

Special attention will be given to anger, depres-

sion, anxiety, social withdrawal, along with loss of

hope and faith. Using specific tools, you will be

able to address your own losses, the losses of

others and the losses that can affect communities

and institutions. Specific syllabus for College of

Counseling students is provided.

CNC 9474

Clinical Application of Member Care ........................(3)

(Elective)

This course is designed to increase understanding

of various aspects of utilizing clinical care and

knowledge from the mental health professions in

missionary care. Considerations of ethics, profes-

sional relationships, influence of untreated pathol-

ogy on the community, and various personal,

interpersonal and systemic dynamics will be con-

sidered. Biblical, spiritual and psychological

underpinnings will be articulated as well as types

of clinical resources, referral procedures, and col-

laboration and clinical service providers. The

place of psychological consultation as a model for

clinical care will be discussed. A focus will con-

centrate on recognition of need, referral and fol-

low-up for general missionary caregivers, who are

not trained clinicians, but are assisting individuals

who need clinical help. Students will be expected

to demonstrate application potential from read-

ings and class discussion to their own ministry sit-

uations in a post-seminar project. A variety of

learning activities will take place in the seminar,

including lecture, discussion, question and

answer, case studies, small group work and

demonstration. As much as possible, students will

integrate their own ministry observations and

experiences in interaction with one another, the

course instructor, and course material. Specific

syllabus for College of Counseling students is

provided.

Course Descriptions (Counseling)

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