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.
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. The effective minister is connected to
family of origin with clear self boundaries and capable of entering and leaving
other families with clear personal differentiation.
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:
- Hall, Margaret. The Bowen Family Theory. New York: Plenum,
1977.
- Bowen, Murray. Family Therapy in Clinical Practice. New York:
Aaronson, 1978.
- Satir, Virginia. People Making. Palo Alto: Science and Behavior,
1972.
- McGoldrick, M. Ethnicity and Family Therapy. New York: Guilford
Press, 1982.
- McGoldrick, M. Genograms. New York: Norton, 1985.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- (1) Wide reading of 1200 pages in theory and cases. (2) Attendance
of all sessions and participation in experiential processes. (3) A
multi-generational family study of a non-seminary related family. (4) 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 concentration requirements in Family Pastoral Care and Counseling and in
Marriage and Family Ministries.
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- No written exam, the major paper on your family voyage in
revisioning your family of origin functions as the final evaluation.