Course curriculum

  • 1

    Pre-Meeting Homework 1

    • Welcome and Course Overview

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

    • Instruments Reading Quiz 1-2

    • Instruments 1-2 Application Questions

    • Build Involvement Notes

    • Build Involvement

    • Gathering Data Notes

    • Gathering Data

    • Discerning Problems Biblically Notes

    • Discerning Problems Biblically

    • Give Hope Notes

    • Give Hope

    • Provide Instruction and Change and Growth Plan Notes

    • Provide Instruction and Change and Growth Plan Notes 2

    • Provide Instruction and Change and Growth Plan
  • 2

    Meeting 1: Growth and Application (Feb 23)

    • New Counselor Encouragement

    • Homework discussion

    • Sand the Floor Clip - Karate Kid

  • 3

    Pre-Meeting Homework 2

    • Unit 2 Introduction

    • Verse Memorization

    • Counselor Confidentiality

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

    • Instruments Reading Quiz 3-4

    • Instruments Application 3-4 Discussion Board

    • Growth and Application

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

    • Instruments in the Redeemers Hands 5-6 Quiz

    • Instruments Application 5-6 Discussion Board

    • Introduction: Who me?

    • Who Me? Discussion Board

    • Every Christian a Counselor Notes

    • Every Christian a Counselor - Nicholas Ellen

    • Read one of the articles: What is Biblical Counseling
  • 4

    Meeting 2: Introduction to Biblical Counseling (Mar 23)

    • Homework Discussion on What is Biblical Counseling

    • Preparing for your first session

    • Read: Session Planning Form

    • Session Planning Form

    • Observation #1 by ABC

    • Intake Discussion by ABC

    • Observation 1 discussion
  • 5

    Pre-Meeting 3 Homework for April 27

    • Homework Summary for Love - Building Involvement

    • Read a Biblical Counseling Process Part 1

    • A Biblical Counseling Process Part 1 quiz

    • A Biblical Counseling Process Part 1 Application Discussion Board

    • Read Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands Chapters 7

    • Instruments Quiz Chapter 7

    • Instruments Application 7 Discussion Board

    • Video:Building Involvement

    • Video: Getting Your Counseling Off to a Good Start

    • X-ray Questions - Read all answer 3-4

    • Practice Nicholas Ellens Diagnosing Problems C 1-5

    • Annual Memory Verse 1 Thessalonians 5:14

    • Additional Resources: Building Involvement

    • (Optional) Read Biblical Counselor's Toolkit Ch3 - What to do After the First Session
  • 6

    Meeting 3: Love-Building Involvement (Apr 27)

    • Homework Discussion

    • Homework Instructions

    • Observation #2 by ABC
  • 7

    Pre-Meeting Homework 4

    • Intro Unit 4

    • Annual Verse Memorization

    • Read Learning to Listen Part 1 and 2 by Joseph Hussung

    • Learning to Listen Reading Quiz

    • Learning to Listen Discussion Board

    • Read Learning to Listen Part 3 to end by Joseph Hussung

    • Learning to Listen Part 3 Discussion Board

    • Effective Communication Nicholas Ellen

    • Communication Peter LaRuffa

    • Copy the acronym L.I.S.T.E.N

    • Additional Resource: Three Wrong Assumptions (optional)
  • 8

    Meeting 4: Love-Listening (May 11)

    • Homework Discussion

    • Knowing people: Remembering and follow-up

    • Role-Play

    • Case Study

    • Case Study Notes

    • Take a Deep Breath Article
  • 9

    Pre-Meeting Homework 5 for August 17th meeting

    • Summer Homework

    • Intro Chapter 5

    • Documenting Cases

    • Case Notes

    • Observation Notes

    • Facilities

    • Read Instruments Chapter 8 and Appendix 1-3

    • Instruments Chapter 8 and Appendix 1-3 Discussion Board

    • Gathering Data

    • Gathering Data that is Organized, Systematic, and Extensive

    • Evangelize or Disciple, Discerning a Counselee's Spiritual Condition

    • ABC Observation Sharing Gospel

    • Every Christian a Counselor Part 2

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

    • (Optional) Book Reading
  • 10

    Meeting 5: Know-Gathering Data (Aug 17)

    • Homework discussion

    • Basic Information Questionnaire

    • Heart Inventory Questionnaire

    • Processing Questions

    • Heart-Level_Counseling_Questions_Julie_Ganschow
  • 11

    Pre-Meeting Homework 6

    • Intro Chapter 6

    • Memorize 1 Corinthians 10:13

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

    • Read A Biblical Counseling Process Part 2

    • Reading Discussion Board

    • Minister the Word, Don't Dispense It

    • Getting to Heart Issues

    • Discerning Problems Biblically

    • Every Christian a Counselor Part 3

    • Planning for the Next Session

    • What was Helpful to Encourage and Orient you as a Brand-New Counselor
  • 12

    Meeting 6: Know-Discerning Problem (Sept 28)

    • Homework discussion

    • Agenda Setting

    • Teaching notes

    • Agenda Setting Example
  • 13

    Pre-Meeting Homework 7

    • Intro Chapter 7

    • Read Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands 11-12

    • Instruments 11-12 Quiz

    • Reading Discussion Board

    • Read A Biblical Counseling Process Part 3

    • A Biblical Counseling Process Quiz

    • Every Christian a Counselor Part 4

    • Give Hope

    • Biblical Counseling Tool Kit: Chapter 7: Sanctification

    • Because He Loves Me Podcast by Elyse Fitzpatrick

    • Because He Loves Me Podcast Link
  • 14

    Meeting 7: Speak-Giving Hope (Oct 26)

    • Homework discussion

    • Who-I-Am-In-Christ

    • Attributes-of-God
  • 15

    Pre-Meeting Homework 8

    • Intro Lesson 8

    • Read Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands Chapter 13-14

    • Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands Quiz

    • Reading Discussion Board

    • Providing Instruction

    • Brad Bigney's Common Diagrams

    • Every Christian a Counselor Part 5

    • Observation IBCD Richard Part 1
  • 16

    Meeting 8: Speak-Provide Instruction (Nov 30)

    • Homework Discussion
  • 17

    Pre-Meeting Homework 9

    • Intro Chapter 9

    • Read Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands Appendix 4-5

    • Reading Discussion Board

    • ACBC Podcast Homework

    • Assigning Homework

    • Observation IBCD Richard Part 2
  • 18

    Meeting 9: Do-Assigning Homework (Dec 21)

    • Homework Discussion

    • Ephesians Experiencing God Sermon

    • Ephesians

    • S.O.A.P. Bible Study Method

    • HEAR/SPECK Bible Reading Method

    • Assigning Scripture

    • Resource Homework
  • 19

    Pre-Meeting Homework 10

    • Intro Lesson 10

    • Read a Resource on your own

    • Graceky.org Counselor Toolbox

    • Find a video or book resource for anxiety

    • Find a video or book resource for forgiveness

    • Observation IBCD Richard Part 3
  • 20

    Meeting 10 Resources

    • Resource selection
  • 21

    Graduation/Conclusion

    • Intro 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