Christian Counseling Certificate: Wilson University
Certificate Program

Christian Counseling Certificate

The Christian Counseling Certificate (CCC) consists of four 3-credit courses for a total of 12 units. It provides short-term training on several fundamentals of congregational care for a diverse group of leaders.

Program Learning Outcomes

01 · Holistic Integration

Promote wholeness by integrating care for the body, soul, and spirit.

02 · Biblical Ethics

Demonstrate ethical, culturally aware conduct grounded in biblical values.

03 · Applied Practice

Apply theoretical, research-based, and biblical principles to real-world needs.

Program Requirements

Principles of Soteric Counseling Required

An introduction to the principle areas, problems, and concepts of Soteric counseling, taught from an apostolic frame of reference.

Principles for Couples Counseling

An introduction to various approaches for providing couples counseling in the church setting. The course teaches a biblical conceptual model for understanding marriage and how dysfunction occurs, and provides short-term methods and techniques to assist couples in crisis.

Counseling Principles for Financial Stewardship

This course examines financial stewardship from a biblical perspective, focusing on destructive and addictive behaviors and the pathways to financial control and freedom while keeping God at the center of the process.

Counseling Principles for Grief and Loss

This course examines theories of grief and loss across the lifespan, exploring the role of spirituality in the coping process to increase the student's ability to implement Christ-centered faith modalities while mentoring or counseling those who have experienced loss.

Principles for Addiction Counseling

This course covers issues, challenges, and effective treatment strategies for people struggling with addictions, including current neurobiology research and case study exercises based on clinical knowledge.

The CCC program provides information and education regarding several fundamentals of congregational care. Upon completion, students receive a certificate of completion that signifies successful fulfillment of the program's requirements. This certificate of completion does not certify or license students to practice counseling or therapy of any type.
4
Courses
12
College Credits
$540
Per Course ($180 / Credit)
$2,160
Estimated Total (Plus Fees)
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