THEO 6743: Pastoral Care and Counseling (2024-2025)

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Investigates a broad array of methods and skills for providing effective spiritual care and moral guidance to individuals, couples, and families within a Christian congregation. The resources of Christian Scripture and practical theology, as well as contemporary psychology and social theory (e.g., family systems theory, personality theory, and basic psychotherapy) will be used to train students to help their future parishioners meet their personal and social needs, conduct their interpersonal relationships, and handle life's problems, conflicts, crises and transitions in healthy, responsible and constructive ways.