PCC 500 Introduction To Pastoral Care and Counseling

3 Credits

This course demonstrates the foundational principles of pastoral care and counseling as part of community-based service by (1) distinguishing the unique approaches of pastoral care, pastoral counseling, and spiritual direction and mental health counseling and (2) articulating one’s own pastoral focus in light of the following themes: History of the evolution of both pastoral and mental health counseling; paradigms of approaches in the mental health field and commitment to advocacy.