The program consists of 10 sessions, meeting from 9-00 am - 4:00 pm, beginning in Holland on September 11, 2007 and continuing on the first Tuesday of each month through June, 2008.
Tuition is $1060 which includes a $60 application fee.
For more information or to register contact:
Patricia A. McCluskey, Ph.D., D.Min., LP
Associate Executive Director/Director of Training
Samaritan Counseling Center
29887 West Eleven Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48336
pmccluskey@samaritancounselingmichigan.com
Phone: 248-474-4701
You aare welcome check their website at:
http://www.samaritancounselingmichigan.com
The local contact is:
Dr. William Stroo
wstroo@yahoo.com
(616) 261-0279
PROGRAM CONTENT
Designed for pastors and lay pastoral caregivers, this program will:
♦ Increase the depth and effectiveness of the ministry of pastoral care
♦ Strengthen personal pastoral identity and spirituality
♦ Provide the training needed for admission to the American Association of Pastoral Counselors as a Pastoral Care Specialist*
*The Pastoral Care Specialist is a general membership category within the AAPC for people who have received special training in the area of brief, supportive pastoral care.
This program consists of 10 sessions, meeting from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., providing a total of 60 hours of training.
Each session includes three components:
♦ Didactic Seminars: focus on the theoretical foundations and practical aspects of pastoral care and supportive counseling within multi-contexts.
♦ Clinical Consultation: conducted within a group context where participants can share and reflect upon counseling experiences.
♦ Peer Support Group: a confidential setting in which personal growth is encouraged through sharing and reflection on the issues and challenges encountered in one’s personal journey.
Didactic Seminar Topics include:
♦ Pastoral Care and Counseling:
An Introduction
♦ Human Development as the Context
♦ Professional and Pastoral Identity
♦ Integrating the Spiritual Dimension
♦ The Dynamics of Grief and Loss
♦ Anger Management
♦ Referral Counseling
♦ Addictions:
Understanding and Treatment Interventions
♦ Pastoral Counseling of the Aging
♦ Pastoral Care of Couples:
Building and Maintaining Healthy Relationships
♦ Pastoral Care of the Family: A Systems Approach
♦ Pastoral Care of the Faith Community
♦ Avoiding Burnout: Care of the Caregiver
