"The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few." Luke 10:2

Faith-Based Courses for Advanced Certification

Advanced Courses

The following Advanced Courses are designed to give the counselor a deeper understanding of the counseling needs in each area. After completing each section the candidate will receive an Advanced Certification in that area.

Integrated Marriage and Family Therapy

1. Marriage and Family Counseling - An Intergrated Approach

2. Integrated Temperament Couple Therapy

3. Pre-Marriage Counseling with Temperament

4. The Father-Daughter Connection

Child and Adolescent Therapy

1. Counseling Families

2. Counseling and Children

3. Counseling Youth

4. Counseling and The Search for Meaning

Substance Abuse and Addition Therapy

1. Counseling for Substance Abuse and Addition

2. Counseling Adult Children of Alcoholics

3. Counseling for Problems of Self-Control

4. Counseling Those With Eating Disorders

Sexual Therapy

1. Counseling for Sexual Disorders

2. Counseling and Homosexuality

3. Counseling for Unplanned Pregnancy & Infertility

Death and Grief Therapy

1. Counseling the Sick and Terminally Ill

2. Counseling for Anger

3. Joy - In the Midst of Mourning

4. Counseling Families of Children With Disabilities

Cognitive Therapy and Ethics

1. Cognitive Therapy Techniques

2. Life's Answers Through Counseling With God

3. Quality, Ethics, and Legal Issues In Christian Counseling

4. Innovative Approaches in Counseling

Crisis and Abuse Therapy

1. Counseling for Family Violence/Abuse

2. Counseling in Times of Crisis

3. Counseling for Anger

4. Counseling the Depressed

Temperament Therapy

1.Temperament Case Studies

2. Life's Answers Through Counseling With God

3. Living in the Spirit- Utilizing Temperament

4. Counseling the Codependent: A Christian Perspective Utilizing Temperament

Domestic Violence and Intervention Therapy

Applicant must hold a Masters degree or higher, be licensed by the N.C.C.A. and be Advanced Certified in Crisis and Abuse Therapy as well as completing the following five courses.

1. Temperament Case Studies

2. Counseling for Substance Abuse and Addiction

3. Counseling for problems of Self-Control

4. Counseling Families

5. Counseling and Self-Esteem

Group Therapy

Applicant must hold a Masters degree or higher, be licensed by the N.C.C.A. and be Advanced Certified in Integrated Marriage & Family Therapy in order to qualify for this specialty area of Advanced Certification. Then, the candidate must complete one additional course entitled Group Therapy.