| CNS5501 | SPIRITUAL THEMES IN COUNS | This course provides the counselor with an overview of components of the client's identity, focus, and direction from a spiritual perspective. Special attention is given to the self-concept, forgiveness, and suffering in clinical work. Attention wi... |
| CNS5504 | Intro to Professional Counseli | This course introduces the student to the history and trends within the counseling profession and information on professional counseling organizations. Students will obtain an overview of the roles and functions, as well as the professional, legal,... |
| CNS5508 | Counseling Techniques | This course is designed to equip the student with a knoweldge of essential counseling skills such as attending, listening, probing, focusing, goal setting and challenging. |
| CNS5509 | Counseling Theories | This course surveys major concepts, theories, and practices of contemporary and historical therapeutic systems. Attention is also given to the integration of biblical principles with sound behavioral science. |
| CNS5511 | HUMAN GRWTH/DEVELOPMENT | This course is an overview of the normal developmental processes and life crises through which a person generally moves from conception to death. Some attention will be given to the technique and teaching tools which a Christian counselor might use t... |
| CNS5520 | SOC/CULTURAL ISSUES IN COUNS | This course examines cultural and ethnic uniqueness and differences as significant issues for counselors and counselees. Emphasis is given to designing culturally and socially sensitive counseling interventions. |
| CNS5521 | CRISIS COUNSELING | Designed to familiarize the counselor with the special models, theories and techniques of crisis intervention. Crisis management resources are identified and special crisis situations are explored. |
| CNS5527 | DIMENSIONS OF HEALING | This course is designed to provide an understanding of some of the holistic approaches to healing, with a major focus on the role of the Spirit in healing. As such, it complements both Biblical Themes in Pastoral Counseling (CNS 5501) and Counseling... |
| CNS5531 | GROUP DYNAMICS 1 | Designed to help group members discover their interpersonal styles and improve their interpersonal skills such as self-disclosure, listening and responding. Students learn how to set and move toward individual personal growth goals. Process awareness... |
| CNS5532 | GROUP DYNAMICS 2 | Continues the learning of interpersonal skills with additional attention to advanced empathy, constructive confrontation and immediacy. Personal growth goals are set and pursued and process awareness skills are sharpened. |
| CNS5548 | THEORIES/TECHNIQUES OF COUNS | This course is designed to equip the student with a knowledge of essential counseling skills such as attending, listening, probing, focusing, goal setting and challenging. |
| CNS5570 | PROF ETHICS/RESPONSIBILITIES | Students will receive an overview of significant professional, legal and ethical considerations applicable to the counseling process. Attention is also give to issues of licensure. |
| CNS6622 | LIFESTYLE/CAREER COUNSELING | Designed to equip the counselor with the concepts and skills necessary to do lifestyle and career assessment and to implement career goals in a plan of action from a Christian viewpoint. |
| CNS6635 | PRACTICUM IN COUNSELING | Provides students with practice in helping skills via activities such as written exercises, structured exercises, role-playing, verbatims and field exercises. Includes constructive feedback on student's practice of helping skills. |
| CNS6636 | PRACTICUM IN COUNSELING 1 | This practicum focuses on the basic counseling skills, providing opportunities for observation and active practice of these behaviors. Constructive feedback is provided by the practicum supervisor through the use of role-playing and structured exerc... |
| CNS6637 | PRACTICUM IN COUNSELING 2 | This course continues to build on the basic listening and speaking skills required for effective counseling. Sessions focus on practical role-plays. Feedback from practicum supervisor and peers is used to help in skill development. |
| CNS6647 | COUNSELING/CONSULTING SVS | This course deals with consultation theory and process as related to agencies and post-secondary educational institutions. Explores roles and functions of counselors and student personnel specialists in program and proposal development, conflict mana... |
| CNS6651 | GROUP COUNSELING 1 | Promotes interpersonal skill development and personal growth through the group counseling experience. Covers basic skills in facilitating group development and promoting individual wholeness through group modalities. |
| CNS6652 | GROUP COUNSELING 2 | Continues to provide opportunity for personal growth through group counseling. It also acquaints the student with a variety of group therapy models and techniques. Students explore their own leadership interventions. |
| CNS6691 | INTRO RESEARCH METHODS/DESIGN | Provides the student with a review of the basic concepts and methods of social/behavioral research. Material to be covered includes: questionnaire construction, interview techniques, observational methods and statistical analysis. |
| CNS6692 | ASSESSMENT | Acquaints the student with the history and theory of psychological testing. Covers the most popular psychological tests, helpful interpretive concepts and application of psychological tests most available to pastoral counselors. |
| CNS7728 | FORMATIONAL PRAYER | Students will explore the qualifications and preparation necessary to embrace a ministry of inner healing prayer. The course will focus upon the relationship between past woundings, false beliefs, emotional upheaval, and dysfunctional behaviors in th... |
| CNS7729 | DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS | Advanced concepts are presented for the proper assessment of different categories of abnormal behavior. Special attention is given to the principles underlying the multiaxial approach of the DSM system. Includes material on conducting the diagnostic... |
| CNS7744 | MARRIAGE/FAMILY COUNSELING | An introduction to marriage counseling and special issues in family counseling. Attention will be given to history-taking, problem assessment, and therapeutic interventions. |
| CNS7746 | COUNSELING THE DYING/GRIEVING | This course will assist students in developing an understanding of death and grief based on biblical and historical perspectives which will help facilitate students' endeavors to embrace their own mortality, examine its implications for the way they... |
| CNS7753 | SCENARIO ROLE PLAYING | This course provides theory, experience and training in the Blees Scenario (Group) Role Playing methodology. Using this method, the student will experience simulated life situations providing practice in interpersonal behavioral techniques compatibl... |
| CNS7777 | ADDICTIONS | Provides a basic introduction and overview of alcoholism and other chemical dependencies and their treatment. The pathology of addiction is explored while examining the signs, symptoms and stages involved. |
| CNS7795 | TREATMENT PLANNING PRAC/PRIN | This course will examine the value of treatment planning within the therapeutic endeavor, general guiding principles for treatment planning, and well-researched, effective treatment protocols for dealing with specific DSM-IV diagnoses (a basic unders... |
| CNS7796 | INTERNSHIP IN COUNSELING I | An internship is a post-practicum, on-the-job experience in professional counseling which enables the student to refine and enhance basic counseling skills and to integrate professional knowledge and skills. The internship involves work with bona fid... |
| CNS7797 | INTERNSHIP IN COUNSELING II | This course continues the experience of CNS 7796 in an on-the-job experience in professional counseling under the tutelage of an on-site supervisor. |
| CNS7798 | INTERNSHIP IN COUNSELING III | This course continues the experience of CNS 7797 in an on-the-job experience in professional counseling under the tutelage of an on-site supervisor. |