Advanced Training for Counseling Ministry
Help Identify Belief Systems that Hinder Individuals from their True Identity
The ATCM school is for those looking to deepen their knowledge of biblical counseling models. This intermediate course offers advanced, biblically-based holistic care. It focuses on integrating spirit, soul, and body for personal growth and healing. The program emphasizes recognizing and addressing beliefs and feelings that hinder a healthy Christian identity.
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PHASE ONE
Take part in specific counselling training sessions, small groups, one on ones and practice your counseling skills. At the end of this phase the students will develop their personal integrated counseling approach. This school will challenge you in how you see God, yourself and others and equip you with tools and insights of how to develop the full potential of what God has put in each one of us. You will be challenged to develop and practice your personal integrated counseling approach.
PHASE TWO
A 12-week field assignment that is designed to offer a practical experience where the students will further develop the skills learned in the lecture phase. The outreach will focus on teaching the biblical basis for emotional and spiritual maturity by training students in helping skills. Some outreaches have the experience of working in clinical settings to develop models of counseling to use in missional settings. Target groups for outreach can include families with relational breakdown, people with identity issues, victims of sexual brokenness, and people struggling with stress and burnout. It can also include team teaching in churches, local ministries, or rehabilitation programs. This is a self-led outreach that can be done in a team context or as an internship under supervision.
*The field assignment is required for all students working toward a degree in the College of Whole Person Care & Development.