Course curriculum

  • 1

    Pre-Meeting Homework 1

    • Read Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands 1-2

    • Instruments Reading Quiz 1-2

    • Instruments 1-2 Application Questions

    • Read Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands 3-4

    • Instruments Reading Quiz 3-4

    • Instruments 3-4 Application Questions

    • Introduction: Who me?

    • Introduction: Who me? Discussion

    • Growth and Application of God's Word
  • 2

    Meeting 1: Growth and Application

    • New Counselor Encouragement

    • Homework discussion

    • Documenting Cases

    • Case Notes

    • Observation Notes

    • Counselor Confidentiality

    • Facilities

    • Observation 1 discussion
  • 3

    Pre-Meeting Homework 2

    • Read Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands 5-6

    • Instruments in the Redeemers Hands 5-6 Quiz

    • Instruments 5-6 Application Questions

    • Every Christian a Counselor - Nicholas Ellen

    • Every Christian a Counselor Application Question

    • What is biblical counseling - Ed Welch

    • Ed Welch Application

    • What is Biblical Counseling? BCC blog

    • BCC Blog Application

    • Preparing for your first session

    • Read: Session Planning Form

    • Read Biblical Counselor's Toolkit Ch3

    • BC Toolkit Application

    • Getting Your Counseling Off to a Good Start

    • Getting Your Counseling off to a Good Start Application
  • 4

    Meeting 2: Introduction to Biblical Counseling

    • Homework Discussion on What is Biblical Counseling

    • Case Practice: Preparing

    • Session Planning Form

    • Discussion on Observation 2
  • 5

    Pre-Meeting Homework 3

    • Read a Biblical Counseling Process Part 1

    • A Biblical Counseling Process Part 1 quiz

    • A Biblical Counseling Process Application Questions

    • Read Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands Chapters 7

    • Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands Chapter 7

    • Instruments 7 Application Questions

    • Building Involvement

    • Building Involvement Notes

    • Building Involvement Application

    • How to Really Know Someone Podcast

    • How to Really Know Someone Discussion Questions
  • 6

    Meeting 3: Love-Building Involvement

    • Homework Discussion

    • X-ray Questions

    • Loving Conversations that are brief

    • Observation Discussion
  • 7

    Pre-Meeting Homework 4

    • Read Learning to Listen by Joseph Hussung

    • Learning to Listen Reading Quiz

    • Learning to Listen Application Questions

    • Watch one of the two videos on Communication

    • Communication Peter LaRuffa

    • Communication Peter LaRuffa

    • Effective Communication Nicholas Ellen

    • Effective Communication Nicholas Ellen

    • Avoiding Assumicide

    • Copy the acronym L.I.S.T.E.N from PL Gathering Data Notes

    • Application - Question Asking
  • 8

    Meeting 4: Love-Listening

    • Homework Discussion

    • Knowing people: Remembering and follow-up

    • Case Study

    • Role-Play
  • 9

    Pre-Meeting Homework 5

    • Read Instruments Chapter 8 and Appendix 1-3

    • Instruments 8 and Appendix Application Questions

    • Gathering Data

    • Gathering Data Notes

    • Gathering Data that is Organized, Systematic, and Extensive

    • Data Gathering that is Organized_ Systematic and Extensive

    • How Can we Help? Print, fill out, and bring

    • Heart Inventory Questionnaire. Print, fill out, and bring.

    • Basic Information Questionnaire *Answer breifly*
  • 10

    Meeting 5: Know-Gathering Data

    • Homework discussion

    • Basic Information Questionnaire

    • Heart Inventory Questionnaire

    • Counseling Questions - Pink Sheet - Google Docs

    • Processing Questions
  • 11

    Pre-Meeting Homework 6

    • Read Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands Chapters 9 & 10

    • Read A Counseling Process Part 2

    • Minister the Word, Don't Dispense It

    • Getting to Heart Issues

    • Discerning Problems Biblically

    • Planning for the Next Session

    • What was Helpful to Encourage and Orient you as a Brand-New Counselor

    • Memorize 1 Corinthians 10:13

    • Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling Chapter 17
  • 12

    Graduation/Conclusion

    • Knowing When to Graduate Your Counselee

    • Graduation and Follow-up

    • Graduation Checklist from Biblical Counselors Toolkit

    • Developing a 3 Month Plan for Spiritual Growth From BCT

    • Graduation-Are We There Yet