Fall 2003/Pasadena
CN504
Augsburger
CN504: FAMILY THERAPY AND PASTORAL COUNSELING. David Augsburger.
DESCRIPTION:
- The individual-in-family-within-community is the focus of study in
the pastoral care and counseling of families within the family of God. Family
theory, theology, and therapeutic interaction will be integrated as the student
explores his/her own multigenerational family system and applies learnings to
participation in family of origin and in intentional family ministry as a
pastor or pastoral counselor or therapist.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- Pastoral counseling ministry is first a ministry to the key
relational units of a community, church, or extended family and second to the
person within these human contexts. At completion of this course, the student
will know how to connect with family of origin with clear
self-definition, clean boundaries, and firm personal differentiation; will
be connecting with self, other, and God with balanced integrity and
genuine intimacy; and will be able to do clear application of systems
theory work and service in relationships with family, in church, and in the
workplace.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The course focuses on assisting participants in understanding,
differentiating, deepening relationships in their family of origin in personal
development as a basis for work in family intervention. Lectures, experiential
process, sociodrama, case studies, audiovisuals will be utilized to assist the
pastoral counselor in growth toward effective preventative and creative change
in family systems. Class will meet twice weekly for two-hour sessions.
REQUIRED READING:
- Friedman, Edwin. Generation to Generation. New York:
Guilford, 1985.
- Napier, A. and Carl Whitaker. The Family Crucible. New York: Bantam,
1978.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Augsburger, David. Sustaining Love. Ventura: Regal, 1988.
- Bowen, Murray. Family Therapy in Clinical Practice. New York:
Aaronson, 1978.
- OR Kerr, Michael E. Family Evolution.
New York: W. W. Norton, 1988.
- McGoldrick, M. Ethnicity and Family Therapy. New York:
Guilford Press, 1982.
- __________. Genograms. New York: Norton, 1985.
- Satir, Virginia. People Making. Palo Alto: Science and Behavior,
1972.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- (1) Wide reading of 1200 pages in theory and cases. (2) Attendance
of all sessions and participation in experiential processes. (3) A four
generation (minimum) analysis of your family of origin and a commitment to
pursuit of a family pilgrimage for the following two years.
PREREQUISITES:
- This is a central pastoral counseling course open to all students.
Spouses are encouraged to participate whenever possible.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Meets M.Div. core requirement in Pastoral Counseling (MIN 5). Also
meets requirements in M.Div. concentration in Family Pastoral Care and
Counseling and in M.A. in Family Life Education.
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- No written exam, the major paper on your family voyage in
revisioning your family of origin functions as the final evaluation.