Instructors:
Mrs. Margo Rizk,
M.A., Christian Counselor
E-mail:
mmrizk1@msn.com
Phone: 412-793-1868
Norma El
Shammaa
E-mail:
melshammaa@pol.net
Phone: 301-774-4220
Course
Description:
This course
is an introduction to the lay counseling in our Coptic
Orthodox church. This course will
emphasize the root foundations of Christian counseling.
Profile of a shepherd-lay counselor: 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:
Caring for people God’s way; Tim
Clinton, ED.D, Archibald Hart, Ph.D, George
Ohlschlager, J.D. AACC. And Thomas Nelson
Publishers
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 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F below 60 |
Test 1:
Lessons 1-6
Test 2:
Lessons 7-12
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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Test 1
Lessons 1-6 |
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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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Test 2
Lessons 7-12
& Research
paper |
RESEARCH PAPER
Choose one of
these areas:
1. Lay counselor
identity (what are personal characteristics of effective lay
counselors).
2. Lay counselor
function (what is the work of a lay counselor, what does
he/she do or not do in the role of lay counselor).
3. What are the
ethics for lay counselors?
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)
2. Abstract
(summary).
3. Your paper
4. Last page is
reference page.
