{"id":663,"date":"2016-04-26T16:05:48","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T16:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freedom.edu\/?page_id=663"},"modified":"2020-11-04T18:19:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T18:19:59","slug":"master-of-ministry-counseling-emphasis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.freedom.edu\/?page_id=663","title":{"rendered":"Master of Ministry &#8211;    General Christian Counseling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedom.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/counseling6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-664 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedom.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/counseling6.jpg\" alt=\"counseling6\" width=\"318\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedom.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/counseling6.jpg 318w, https:\/\/www.freedom.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/counseling6-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>\u00a0<a title=\"Online Degree and Certificate Catalog\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedom.edu\/?page_id=116\">RETURN TO CATALOG<\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Tuition: $5,500<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Master of Ministry &#8211; General Christian Counseling Track is 32 Hours \u2013 Total Hours Required 152<\/p>\n<p><em>Designed to equip students as leaders and counseling professionals in the mental health field.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisite: <\/strong>Bachelor\u2019s<br \/>\nCore Curriculum if required<strong> \u2013 <\/strong><a title=\"Core Curriculum\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedom.edu\/?page_id=15\">Click here for details<\/a><br \/>\nHours required over the track are made up of life\/work\/ministry (LWMT) credits, prerequisites and electives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Track Courses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CC-5314 &#8211; Techniques of Christian Counseling<\/strong><br \/>\nA course designed to help the student distinguish the importance of counseling in his\/her own particular ministry.\u00a0 The student will learn techniques of ministerial counseling in the local church.\u00a0 Emphasis will be placed on the use of the Bible in counseling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CC-5324 &#8211; Christian Counseling Ethics<\/strong><br \/>\nTraining for counseling students in which in-depth individual topics including ethical and legal considerations are researched.\u00a0 The course will sensitize the student to the necessary relationship between counseling practice and his\/her own assumptions.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CHOICE OF EITHER CC-5344 OR CC-5354<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>CC-5344 &#8211; Crisis Counseling for Christians\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nAn examination of major stress and points from birth to death.\u00a0 Attention is given to pragmatic and therapeutic responses to crisis points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CC-5354 &#8211; Christian Counseling for Substance Abuse and Addiction<\/strong><br \/>\nA course with emphasis on techniques for ministers and laypersons involved in Christian counseling for substance abuse and addiction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CC-5374 &#8211; Christian Counseling for Families<\/strong><br \/>\nIn co-dependent situations, it is often impossible to effectively counsel a single member of a dysfunctional family. Counseling families equips the counselor for mediation and individual counseling of family members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CC-5384 &#8211; Case Studies in Christian Counseling<\/strong><br \/>\nThis course seeks to answer the question: What is Christian counseling?\u00a0 The answers come in the midst of a wealth of pertinent case studies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CC-5394 &#8211; Effective Biblical Counseling for Youth<\/strong><br \/>\nThis course offers a comprehensive guide, which contains hard-hitting, relevant information on a wide variety of personal issues.\u00a0 Each chapter begins with a case history followed by a discussion of the causes and effects of the problem, a biblical perspective, and the suggested response.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CC-53104 &#8211; Christian Marriage Counseling<\/strong><br \/>\nAn essential reference for counselors, therapists and pastors, this course offers a comprehensive manual for assisting couples over common rough spots and through serious problems in a manner that is compassionate and effective yet in a brief amount of time.\u00a0 This course features Freedom Practical Application Project testing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CC-53124 &#8211; Bereavement Ministry<\/strong><br \/>\nThis course features the Freedom Practical Application Project testing procedures which will give the student a sample of reality as they complete role-play counseling sessions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0RETURN TO CATALOG Tuition: $5,500 The Master of Ministry &#8211; General Christian Counseling Track is 32 Hours \u2013 Total Hours Required 152 Designed to equip students as leaders and counseling professionals in the mental health field. Prerequisite: Bachelor\u2019s Core Curriculum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedom.edu\/?page_id=663\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedom.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/663"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedom.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedom.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedom.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedom.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=663"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedom.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2018,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedom.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/663\/revisions\/2018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedom.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}