Pastoral Care and Counseling (CM 540)
(03/16/2020-05/22/2020)
Course Memo
This is an introductory course to Pastoral Counseling.
The student becomes familiar with the broad scope of pastoral counseling: what it is, how the pastoral/ ministerial identity affects its practice, how it is practiced and the pastoral counselor’s responsibilities. The course acquaints the student with the skills necessary for the 20th century parishioner seeking counseling. It explores several areas in which ministers/pastors are most frequently involved and assists students to develop their own particular style of counseling.