Christian Counseling - Laurel University

Christian Counseling from Laurel University is a Campus Bachelor Religious Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. This major offers classes for persons majoring in the ministry of Christian Counseling and also provides courses in psychology for persons taking other major studies at John Wesley College. The program endeavors to train future counselors to do the works of Jesus: lift the fallen, heal the broken hearted, cause the spiritually blind to see, the spiritually lame to walk and the spiritually deaf to hear; set captives free from bondage and to proclaim the Lordship of Christ as an essential condition for healing and living. There is an active student chapter of the American Association of Christian Counselors at John Wesley College. GOAL: The primary purpose of the Christian Counseling program is to prepare graduates to minister hope, healing, deliverance and encouragement in Jesus' name in one-to-one, small-group and in marriage and family settings. The graduates of the counseling major may serve in one or more organizations and agencies including the local church, faith-based ministries and other human service provider agencies and organizations. John Wesley counseling graduates may find job-entry ministry opportunities in such settings as local churches, Christian schools, Youth for Christ, campus ministries, social services, childprotective services, employment assistance agencies, mentoring agencies (like Big Brothers, Big Sisters), human services in corporate organizations and governmental agencies, crisis intervention agencies, mental health agencies (public and private), homeless shelters, half-way houses, battered-women shelters, correctional agencies, detention centers, parole services, juvenile intervention agencies, foster care and foster placement agencies, children's homes, psychiatric hospitals, behavioral health agencies and various kinds of treatment centers (alcohol, drug, domestic violence). This undergraduate major does not prepare people to be state-licensed for private practice as a Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor. State licensing and a minimum of an approved graduate degree are required for entering a private practice setting where a fee is payable directly to the provider. Many JWC graduates in Christian Counseling go directly into graduate studies in counseling to prepare for eventual state licensure. Most counseling services, on the other hand, are provided in an agency or ministry organization, where the counselor is compensated by the agency/organization rather than by a client's fee directly. Most counseling providers do not need individual state licensing to work in a ministry or agency setting. The teaching faculty in the Christian Counseling major at John Wesley College are all state licensed or are eligible for such licensing as a counselor. OBJECTIVES The student who completes this major should be able to: 1. Articulate a Christian perspective of human personality, human behavior and counselor intervention. 2. Make accurate assessments and diagnoses of key issues and causes of dysfunctional behavior. 3. Develop treatment plans which can be followed by both counselor and counselee. 4. Demonstrate competency in prescribed counseling and intervention skills. 5. Evaluate counselor and counselee effectiveness. 6. Demonstrate an understanding of the legal and professional ethics involved in providing Christian counseling services. View more details on Laurel University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Religious Studies courses.