DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to assist clergy and other Christian counselors to be better equipped to counsel with women, adolescent females, female youth, men, male adolescents, and male youth who are experiencing difficulty in areas related to gender specific issues, relationship differences, and social problems involving males and females. These include, but are not limited to substance abuse, parenting, domestic violence, AIDS/HIV, child abuse, criminal justice, and the impact of sexism in pastoral counseling.

More than one half of church members are women. Counseling and ministerial staffs of churches must be familiar with the issues that concern women.

The course format will include role plays, lectures, audio-visuals, and counseling exercises. Emphasis will be placed on women's issues as they impact on experiences which alter, or are important to familial functions in the home and community.

Minimum of 1200 pages, including weekly assignments from syllabus and the following texts:

Berry, Dawn Bradley. The Domestic Violence Source Book. RGA Publishing, 1995.

Dutton, Donald G. The Batterer. Basic Books, 1995.

Horney, Karen. Feminine Psychology. Norton, 1967.

Okin, Susan M. Justice, Gender and the Family. Princeton, 1987.

Strong, Bryan and Christine DeVault. The Marriage and Family Experience. 6th ed. West, 1995.

Armstrong, Louise. Kiss Daddy Goodnight. Pocket Books, 1988.

Bassoff, Evelyn. Between Mothers and Sons. Penguin, 1994.

Itoh, Mamoru. I Want to Tell You About My Feelings. Morrow, 1996.

Hendin, Herbert. Suicide in America. Norton, 1995.

Jackson, Donna. How to Make the World a Better Place for Women. Hyperion, 1992.

Pipher, Mary. Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls. Random House, 1995.

Pittman, Frank. Man Enough: Fathers, Sons and the Search for Masculinity. Berkeley, 1993.

Secunda, Victoria. Women and Their Fathers. Dell, 1992.

__________. When You and Your Mother Can't Be Friends. Dell, 1990.

1. Students are expected to attend all classes

2. Students are expected to have assignments completed before class.

3. There will be an in-class midterm and final examination.

None.

Elective

Two part in-class final examination consisting of multiple choice and essay questions. Part two of the final exam will consist of demonstration of counseling techniques in situational episodes.