PPC 582 01 Counseling Techniques: PrePracticum
Dan Libstorff, MA LPCC-S Fall Semester 2012 - 3 credits Phone Number: 513-288-8815 Location: Email: [email protected] Dates: September 6 & 7 November 1 & 2 November 29 &30
Course Description
Pastoral Counseling introduces students to basic principles, methods,and issues in pastoral counseling. Course topics include; role as pastoral counselor, ethical considerations, integration of counseling and spirituality, importance of diagnosis, recordkeeping, and, referral, and termination. The course will introduce theories of counseling with special attention to integration of counseling theory withBiblical principles and understanding.
Course Learning Goals
Students who successfully complete will demonstrate the followingincreased understanding and competencies:
1. A deeper understanding of integrative principles in pastoral counseling whichdraws upon spiritual formation, theological, and psychological resources.
2. A greater awareness of the place and importance of counseling in the context ofpastoral ministry.
3. A growing self-awareness of personhood and the way in which the pastor’sspiritual and emotional life affect counseling relationships.
4. Emerging competence in theoretical understanding and fundamental skills as ageneralist practitioner of pastoral counseling.
5. A deeper appreciation for ethical and legal standards in pastoral counseling practice.
6. Multicultural Pastoral Counseling In this course we will be exploring issues of culture and social location and how those issues influence psychological and spiritual well-being, and the helping process itself. The course seeks to provide students with a way of understanding people within their cultural context. By cultural context, this course means to include gender, age, class, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, cognitive and physical characteristics, and religious orientation. By understanding the cultural factors operative in the counseling relationship, students will be better equipped to serve in multi-cultural settings. Course Requirements
1. Reviews of the required textbooks for the course. These reviews are dueon the dates indicated in the syllabus.
2. Active participation in class through regular class attendance and participation inclass discussions.
3. Completion of assigned work.
Required Textbooks for the Course
Benner, David G. Strategic Pastoral Counseling: A Short-term Structured Model. Baker Academic, 2003. ISBN: 0801026318 McMinn, Mark R. and Campbell, Clark D. Integrative Psychotherapy: Toward a Comprehensive Christian Approach. IVP Academic, 2007. ISBN: 0830828303 Safran, Jeremy D. and Muran, J. Christopher. Negotiating the Therapeutic Alliance: A Relational Treatment Guide.Guilford Press, 2003. ISBN: 1572308699 Peterson, Eugene. 5 Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work. Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. 1982 ISBN: 0-8028-0660-0
Recommended for your shelf [NOT REQUIRED FOR CLASS]
Culbertson, Philip. Caring for God's People (Integrating Spirituality into Pastoral Counseling). Augsburg Fortress, 2000. ISBN: 0-80063187-0 Collins, Gary. The Biblical Basis of Christian Counseling for People Helpers: Relating the Basic Teachings of Scripture to People's Problems. NavPress, 2001. ISBN: 1-57683-081-0
Grading Rubric
Grading is a theological task as well as a practical requirement of academicsettings. The goal in assigning grades is to promote learning and formation in persons. Assuch, grades are not so much a system of rewards and punishments as external feedbackon the learning process. The following rubric provides a synopsis of key factors used indetermining grades in this course.
In addition, each student must act with honesty and integrity, and must respect the rights of others in carrying out all academic assignments. Violations of this policy fall into five broad areas that include but are not limited to:
Cheating on an academic evaluation or assignment Plagiarizing: Plagiarism is stealing. Whenever you borrow a phrase, sentence, paragraph—or even an idea stated in your own words—from any outside source (news writing, magazine, TV show, book) without giving credit to that source, you have plagiarized. Academic deceit, such as fabricating data or information Aiding Academic Integrity Policy violations and inappropriately collaborating Falsifying academic records 1. Class participation – 30% of grade:To receive full credit for this course component, a studentwill:
Attend class regularly with no more than one unexcused absence for thesemester.
Come prepared to take part in class dialogue. This means that the studentwill have completed assigned reading for the week prior to the class.
Contribute to the group learning by active participation in discussions.
* For the purposes of this course, the use of laptops in class are allowed, however discouraged because of the potential to pose a distraction and negatively impact class participation. The abuse of such devices, such as: browsing the web, gaming, chatting, emailing, etc … will result in all laptops being banned from the class. Please turn off or put all cell phones on silent during classtime.
2. Book Reviews:To receive full credit for this course all required reading must be completed.
Author: Benner - 10% of grade Assignment: 5-7 pages Due Date: September 7th
Author: McMinn & Campbell - 10% of grade Assignment: 5-7 pages Due Date: October 5th [since this is a non-class day, papers are to be dropped off at the counseling office by 5pm]
Author: Safran& Christopher – 15%of grade Assignment: 7-10 pages Due Date: November 2nd
Author: Peterson - 15% of grade Assignment: 7-10 pages Due Date: November 30th
All assignments are due at the beginning of the class on the assigned date, anything during or after the start of class will be considered late and will be penalized accordingly. Late assignments will be accepted for seven days after the stated due date. All late assignments can be either mailed to: Christ’s Church at Mason, 5165 Western Row Road, Mason, Ohio 45040; with the postmark date no later than seven days after the due date listed for the assignment, or emailed to [email protected]
All writing assignments must be written in MLA format.
Included in each writing assignment should be: what is the author’s thesis, what are the primary and secondary resources used by the author to support the thesis , and general overview of the substance of the book, including strengths and weakness.
3. Final Exam–20%of grade