College: Graduate Programs Institute

This major focuses on providing spiritual support and guidance for personal growth and emotional healing. Students explore spiritual development, counseling theories, therapeutic techniques, ethics, and multicultural spirituality. The program emphasizes compassion, active listening, and applying spiritual principles to address emotional and spiritual challenges. Graduates are prepared for careers in spiritual counseling, pastoral care, and life coaching.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the fundamentals of spiritual guidance and counseling.
• Develop skills in counseling theories, therapeutic techniques, and spiritual development.
• Learn active listening and empathy techniques and build therapeutic relationships.
• Explore ethics in counseling and multicultural spirituality.
• Apply spiritual principles to address emotional and spiritual challenges.
• Analyze challenges and opportunities in spiritual counseling.
• Develop teamwork and problem-solving skills for counseling projects.

Main Outline:

1. Introduction to Spiritual Counseling and Guidance - Overview of spiritual counseling, spiritual development, and counseling theories.
2. Counseling Theories - Principles of major counseling theories and their applications to spiritual guidance.
3. Therapeutic Techniques - Fundamentals of therapeutic techniques and their integration into spiritual counseling.
4. Spiritual Development - Principles of spiritual development and techniques for enhancing spiritual well-being.
5. Ethics in Counseling - Understanding ethical considerations and ensuring ethical behavior in counseling.
6. Multicultural Spirituality - Exploring diverse spiritual traditions and the techniques required for culturally sensitive counseling.
7. Active Listening and Empathy - Principles of active listening and empathy in building therapeutic relationships.
8. Addressing Emotional and Spiritual Challenges - Analyzing common challenges and techniques for applying spiritual principles.
9. Pastoral Care and Life Coaching - Fundamentals of pastoral care and life coaching techniques.
10. Capstone Project in Spiritual Counseling and Guidance - A practical project to apply acquired skills in spiritual counseling or spiritual development.

Assessment Methods:

• Counseling theory applications, integration of therapeutic techniques, spiritual development plans, ethics papers, multicultural spirituality analyses, active listening exercises, emotional challenge analyses, pastoral care projects, research papers, group projects, and internships.

Recommended Textbooks:

• "Spiritual Guidance" by Susan S. Phillips.
• "Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy" by Gerald Corey.
• "Mindfulness" by Mark Williams and Danny Penman.
• "Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling" by Pope K. and Vasquez M.
• "Multicultural Counseling Competencies" by Derald Wing Sue and David Sue.

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of counseling, psychology, and spiritual practices. Suitable for students interested in spiritual counseling, pastoral care, and life coaching.

Duration:

Typically 4 years to complete a bachelor's degree, including coursework, projects, and internships.

Certification:

Graduates may receive a degree in spiritual counseling and guidance and pursue certifications like Certified Spiritual Counselor (CSC) or Certified Life Coach (CLC).

Target Audience:

Aspiring spiritual counselors, pastoral caregivers, life coaches, and professionals seeking to specialize in spiritual counseling and guidance. This major equips students with the skills necessary to excel in spiritual counseling and guidance, supporting personal growth, emotional healing, and spiritual well-being.