Counseling - Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest

Counseling from Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest is a Campus Master Religious Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The MAC degree is designed for persons seeking graduate-level instruction in counseling and a curriculum that provides opportunities to integrate counseling theories and techniques with pastoral approaches and perspectives. The 66-hour MAC curriculum consists of 15 credit hours of core courses (Bible, theology, and ethics) and 51 hours of courses directly related to counseling . Through core courses in Biblical studies , history, theology, and ethics and through in-depth study of theories of human development, personality assessment, counseling theory and practice, students: secure the theoretical and practical understanding necessary for professional counseling , including the academic foundation for passing the State of Texas qualifying examination for the credential of Licensed Professional Counselor; develop an informed and sympathetic approach to religious-particularly Christian-expression, narrative, and aspiration as it is presented within the clinical setting; achieve competence in assessment, case formulation, and strategies of intervention within the context of a respectful therapeutic relationship, accompanied by a critical self-awareness on the part of the therapist; develop the skills for a discerning theological reading of a client's narrative, one able to inform the process of healing, whether or not that reading is made explicit in the counseling context; form and commit to personal spiritual practices capable of sustaining the vocation of a counselor. prepare to exercise the vocation of counseling with the highest standards of professional ethics and expertise. View more details on Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Religious Studies courses.