Coun
1
Christian Counseling
3Credit
Hours
Instructors:
Mrs. Margo
Rizk, M.A., Diploma, Christian
Counselor
E-mail:
margorizk@gmail.com
Phone: 412-793-1868
Caroline
Z. Marcos
E-mail:carolinezakaria@gmail.com
Phone: 661-305-2494
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the lay Christian helping
ministry in our Coptic Orthodox church.This course will emphasize
the root foundations of Christian
counseling. Profile of a shepherd-lay helper. lessons learned from
the good shepherd
Course
Objectives:
The student
will:
1. Develop an
appreciation for what lay counseling is and is
not.
2. Learn the
definitions of counseling from an Orthodox point of
view.
3. Be provided
with a balanced perspective on the field of
counseling.
4. Know why one
should be engage in lay counseling.
Required
Text:
1.
Caring for people God’s
way; Tim Clinton, ED.D, Archibald
Hart, Ph.D, George Ohlschlager, J.D. AACC. And Thomas Nelson
Publishers.
ISBN: 1-4185-0894-2
On-Site Lesson
Schedule:
Readings Prior to Arrival:
The first three chapters in Caring for people God’s
way
The Instructor
will give an overview of the course and will emphasize the important
points.
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Grading
Scale:
|
Test
Schedule |
Percentage of course
grade |
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A+ =
96-100
A- =
90-95
B =
80-89
Below 80 will get certificate of
attendance
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Test 1:
Resource Data
sheet
Test 2: Lessons
1-12
Research
paper |
30%
30%
40% |
Course
Requirements:
1. Attending the course’s lectures in the
announced conference.
2. Having daily access to the Internet and
basic typing skills.
3. Turning assignments after the dead line
may reduce the score by 25 %
4. The research
paper will be due at the end of the
semester.
Distance
Learning Lesson Schedule
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Week |
Lesson |
Text Book
Assignment |
Test
Schedule |
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Week
1 |
Introduction
to Christian Counseling: The
21st-Century
State
of the Art |
Page 3 |
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Week
2 |
The
Person of the Counselor: Growing in Knowledge, Character, and
Skill |
Page
27 |
|
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Week
3 |
Christian
Counseling and Essential Biblical Principles |
Page
45 |
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Week
4 |
Christian
Counseling Process: Goals, Traits, Stages, and
Plan |
Page
73 |
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Week
5 |
Christian
Counseling Ethics: Honoring a Clear Moral
Structure |
Page
95 |
|
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Week
6 |
Helping
People Forgive: Getting to the Heart of the
Matter |
Page
121 |
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|
|
|
Assignment
#1
Resource
Data sheet |
|
Week
7 |
Personality Disorders |
Page
221 |
|
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Week
8 |
Addictions: A Multifaceted Christian
Approach |
Page
247 |
|
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Week
9 |
Sexual
Addiction |
Page
273 |
|
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Week
10 |
Gambling,
Spending, and Credit Abuse |
Page
289 |
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Week
11 |
Loss and
Grief Work |
Page
361 |
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Week
12 |
Adult
Survivors of Sexual Abuse: Trauma, Treatment, and Living in
the Truth |
Page
411 |
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Final
exam
Lessons
1-12
&
Research
paper |
Resource Data
sheet
Assignment
#1:
Make a resource
sheet that includes all the referrals (know your church) and the
resources around your area. Mental health agency, psychiatrists,
counselors, programs for seniors, drug and alcohol rehab centers,
hotlines, battered women, section 8 “what do they offer”, child
protective services, dept of social services, support groups, AA,
Drug Anonymous, and adult protective services etc. Know who they
are. Make a list that includes phone number, address, fax, medical
coverage they require, email, admission requirements,
Type of Organization:
Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
Email:
Insurance:
Requirements for Admission:
Research
paper
Choose one of
these areas:
1. Lay helper identity (what are personal
characteristics of effective lay
helpers).
2. Lay helper function (what is the work of a
lay helper, what does he/she do or not do in the role of lay
helper).
3. What are the ethics for lay
helpers?
Note:
Your paper should be a minimum of five pages
and five references (other than the text
book).
1. First page is the title page (title, your
name, instructor’s name, course name) Page
1
2. Abstract (summary). Page
2
3. Your
paper. Page
3,
4, 5
4. Summary
or
conclusion. Page 6
5. Last page is
the reference. Page7.
