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Course
Effective Pastoral Counseling
~18 Hours
Develop the skills you need for effective pastoral counseling in your ministry.
Brad Strawn
About This Course
Are you looking to better support the emotional and mental well-being of your congregation members? FULLER Equip’s Effective Pastoral Counseling course will help you develop greater self-awareness and equip you with the foundational knowledge and basic pastoral counseling skills you need. Gain an understanding of the significance of cultural awareness, and learn to recognize common mental health issues and their potential manifestations in your congregation members. Led by Dr. Brad Strawn, a faculty member at Fuller Seminary's School of Psychology and Chief of Spiritual Formation and Integration, along with respected psychology experts and ministry practitioners Dr. Cameron Lee, Pastor Inés Velásquez-McBryde, and Dr. Kurt Fredrickson, this course will empower you to effectively support the needs of individuals in your congregation holistically.
Learning Outcomes
- Explain the impact and importance of self-awareness, cultural competence, and emotional health for pastoral counseling
- Begin to implement basic counseling skills, including operating out of an understanding of the unique role of pastoral counseling
- Identify common mental health diagnoses and their potential manifestations in congregational settings
- Reflect on how stigma may be present in your ministry context, and determine opportunities to make it a more supportive community in light of course insights
- Develop a plan for time-bound and limited pastoral counseling sessions for a current or potential situation in your ministry context
A FULLER Equip course
- Administration
- Professional Training
- Mental & Emotional Health
- Lead Pastor
Introduction
1. Getting Started
Understanding Your Role
2. The Unique Gifts and Limits of Pastoral Counseling
3. A Vocational Understanding
Knowing Yourself and Others
4. Self-Awareness
5. Well-Being
6. A Human Awareness
7. A Cultural Awareness
Introduction to Mental Health
8. Realities of Mental Health & Stigma
9. Mental Health in Congregations
10. Introduction to Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care
11. How to Help Your Church Be Supportive
Pastoral Counseling Skills
12. Two Key Skills
13. Church as a Family System
Getting Practical
14. Defining “Pastoral Counseling”
15. Three Stages of Pastoral Counseling
16. Practical Considerations
Conclusion
17. Conclusion
18. Next Steps
Your Instructor
Brad Strawn
Chief of Spiritual Formation and Integration - Fuller Seminary
Brad Strawn is the chief of spiritual formation and integration for the seminary, dean of the chapel, and serves on the Senior Leadership Team. In his many years serving as the chair of integration in the Clinical Psychology Department, Strawn was responsible for strategically integrating theology and psychology into the curriculum of Fuller’s doctoral programs, as well as leading spiritual retreats for students. Prior to joining Fuller he served as vice president for spiritual development and dean of the chapel at Southern Nazarene University.
