CN520
Hammer
CN520: PASTORAL COUNSELING. Ronald Hammer.
DESCRIPTION:
- Pastoral counseling as a specialized ministry within the field of
pastoral care will be explored didactically and practically in the preparation
of persons who plan to do pastoral counseling and pastoral psychology. A survey
of counseling theory from an integrative perspective, with attention to
particular ministry issues, will be incorporated into a practical format in a
community setting.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- To pastor effectively is to be available to people in crisis, in
growth passages, and in change throughout the life cycle. The pastoral
counselor is capable of both offering effectual therapeutic intervention and
support as well as facilitating the pastoral care of the people of God
surrounding the counselee.
COURSE FORMAT:
- Lecture, discussion, audio-visuals, case studies, experiential
exercises, triads utilizing counseling skill training processes, and practice
in simulated counseling circumstances will integrate theory, theology, and
practice.
- The course meets two times each week for two hours, including small group
sessions with a teaching assistant to be arranged separately.
REQUIRED READING:
- A minimum of 1200 pages which includes weekly assignments from the
syllabus and these basic texts:
- Ciarrocchi, Joseph W. A Minister's Handbook of Mental Disorers,
Mahwah: Paulist Press, 1993.
- Miller, William and K. Jackson. Practical Psychology for Pastors.
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1994.
- Expanded syllabus and readings available in bookstore.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Augsburger, David. Pastoral Counseling Across Cultures.
Philadelphia: Westminster, 1976.
- Gerkin, Charles. The Living Human Document. Nashville: Abingdon,
1984.
- Oglesby, William. Biblical Themes for Pastoral Care. Nashville:
Abingdon, 1980.
- Patton, John. Pastoral Counseling: A Ministry of the Church.
Nashville: Abingdon, 1983.
- _________. Pastoral Counseling in Context. Louisville:
Westminster/John Knox, 1993.
- Pruyser, Paul. The Minister as a Diagnostician. Philadelphia:
Westminster, 1976.
- Switzer, David. The Minister as Crisis Counselor. Nashville:
Abingdon, 1976.
- Wicks, R., R. Parsons, and D. Capps, eds. Clinical Handbook of Pastoral
Counseling. New York: Integration Books, 1985.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- (1) Attend lectures and small group training sessions. (2)
Participate in a training triad for eight to ten sessions of skill formation
using selected exercises. (3) Attend one session of a 12-step group (AA, NA,
etc.) and write a report with theological and psychological analysis.
(4) Present a brief (5-7 pages) paper on a specific area of pastoral care
and counseling such as depression, alcoholism, divorce, etc. (5) Do two
videotaped simulated counseling sessions.
PREREQUISITES:
- None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Meets M.Div. core requirement in Pastoral Counseling (MIN
5).
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- Yes. An oral exam consisting of a 20 minute videotaped simulated
counseling session to demonstrate acquired counseling skills.