3 hours. Prerequisite for DMIN7713 and 7223. This course is an introduction to basic counseling methods with an emphasis on the helping skills of attending, responding, and personalizing as presented in the Carkhuff model. Empathy and self-awareness skills essential to the helping relationship are developed. Additionally, this course provides an introduction to pastoral counseling for addictions, marital distress, depression, anxiety, and divisive personalities— counseling issues that are most commonly encountered in ministry—with an emphasis on spiritual transformation through the student’s effective servant leadership and pastoral care.
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