Practicum+and+Discipleship+-+PSY4210

Arlington Baptist College
 * PSY 4210 Practicum/Discipleship Lab **
 * 2011 Spring Semester **
 * Course Syllabus **

Instructor Cathy Wiseman Class Time: TBA Class Location: TBA Phone: 469-774-8195 Email cathy@cathywiseman.com

** College Mission Statement: ** // Arlington Baptist College endeavors to prepare men and women for Christian life and ministries, both lay and professional, through studies in Bible, general education, church vocations, and practical service, integrating faith and learning in the context of a Christian worldview. //

** Course Description: ** // This class provides an informal opportunity for students to apply that which they have learned in their courses in a small group setting. Students will be involved in counseling each other on real life issues. Opportunity will also be given to present a current issue being faced by a person to whom the student is related, or with whom the student may be helping in a ministering capacity. This course requires departmental approval. //

** Course Goals: ** 1. Enable the student to apply the biblical concepts learned in the counseling program to specific counseling cases; 2. Give the student the opportunity to counsel in real life situations with counselees the student will enlist during the semester; 3. Guide the student from start to finish in the process of accomplishing counseling objectives for the specific cases; 4. Help the student know when to terminate the formal counseling relationship with the counselee.

** Instructional Goals: ** Upon completion of this course, the student will have: 1. Demonstrated the ability to apply the Scriptures to a specific counseling case; 2. Counseled an individual or family through a real life situation of concern to them; 3. Established counseling goals with a counselee to guide them through a crisis situation encountered in real life. 4. Successfully terminated the formal counseling relationship with the individual or family.

** Instructional Objectives ** : 1. The student will present an ongoing update of the Biblical content of the counseling case; 2. The student will discuss the progress of the case with the class; 3. The student will give a weekly update of the goals accomplished with the counselees; 4. The student will terminate the counseling relationship. (The student may continue with the counselee on his/her own if agreement is made with the counselee.)

** Course Text: //Death by Love// ** by Mark Driscoll & Garry Breshears (see instructor re book) ** Additional articles as assigned regarding Student’s Counselee’s Issues **

** Course Requirements: ** The nature of this course makes the requirements significantly different than all previous counseling classes. 1. Each student will enlist an individual or family who will agree to the terms of the counseling contract; 2. Each student will maintain an ongoing record of the counseling sessions conducted with the counselee(s). The counseling record (or file) must include each of the following: · Intake form (provided by the professor); · Dated notes detailing the conversation and presenting issue; · Counseling objectives/goals for the counselee; · Homework assigned (Scripture and other biblical resources); · Signed contract between the student-counselor and the counselee

Your grade will be determined by the organization and quality of the file you maintain with your counselee.

Arlington Baptist College PSY 4210 Practicum/Discipleship Lab 2011 Spring Semester

Class Date 1 Week of January 17 1. Introduction of Class and Syllabus 2. Overview of text, //Death by Love: Letters from the Cross// 3. Presentation of counselee contracts and discussion of student counseling

2 Week of January 24 1. Issues of confidentiality, intake, file notes, liability, termination as pertains to student and counselee; applicable throughout semester 2. In-class counseling examples through application of homework Scriptural principles to self //and// student cases 3. Student to bring in filled-out forms from counselee (see below), introduce counselee and history (through discussion, not in person) and problem on which counselee wishes to work; start on counseling plan. 4. Assignment: Read pp. 9-17 in text regarding the Gospel and biblical counseling (Preface and Introduction)

3 Week of January 31 1. Discussion of assigned text reading and its application to biblical counseling 2. Same class agenda as #2 and #3 week of Jan. 17 (with #3 including report on student’s counseling session and continuing counseling plan) 3. Discerning application of text to student’s and counselee’s lives 4. Assignment: Read pp. 57-88 in text; Ch. 2, “Lust is my God”

4 Week of February 7 1. Same class agenda as #1-3 week of 1/31 and will be the same throughout semester 2. Assignment: Read pp. 109-122 in text; Ch. 5, “I Molested a Child”

5 Week of February 14 1. Same class agenda as #1-3 week of 1/31 and will be the same throughout semester 2. Assignment: Read pp. 89-108 in text; Ch. 4, “I am a ‘Good’ Christian”

6 Week of February 21 1. Same class agenda as #1-3 week of 1/31 and will be the same throughout semester 2. Assignment: Read pp. 37-56 in text; Ch. 1, “Demons are Tormenting Me”

7 Week of February 28 1. Same class agenda as #1-3 week of 1/31 and will be the same throughout semester 2. Assignment: Read pp. 143-162 in text; Ch. 7, “He Raped Me”

8 Week of March 7 1. Same class agenda as #1-3 week of 1/31 and will be the same throughout semester 2. Assignment: Read pp. 123-141 in text; Ch. 6, “My Dad Used to Beat Me”

9 Week of March 14: Spring Break

10 Week of March 21 1. Same class agenda as #1-3 week of 1/31 and will be the same throughout semester 2. Assignment: Read pp. 73-88; “My Wife Slept with My Friend”

11 Week of March 28 1. Same class agenda as #1-3 week of 1/31 and will be the same throughout semester 2. Assignment: Read pp. 197-216 in text, Ch. 9, “My Wife has a Brain Tumor”

12 Week of April 4 1. Same class agenda as #1-3 week of 1/31 and will be the same throughout semester 2. Assignment: Read pp. 217-234 in text; Ch. 11, “I Hate My Brother”

13 Week of April 11 1. Same class agenda as #1-3 week of 1/31 and will be the same throughout semester 2. Assignment: Read pp. 235—252 in text; Ch. 12, “I Want to Know God”

14 Week of April 18 1. Same class agenda as #1-3 week of 1/31 and will be the same throughout semester 2. Assignment: Read pp. 183-196; Ch. 8, “I Am Going to Hell”

15 Week of April 25 1. Same class agenda as #1-3 week of 1/31 and will be the same throughout semester 2. Assignment: Read article, “Maintaining Scientific and Christian Truths in a  Postmodern World”at: [] Be prepared to discuss article in class.

16 Week of May 2 1. Same class agenda as #1-3 week of 1/31 and will be the same throughout semester 2. Assignment: Read assigned article given in class.

17 Week of May 9 1. Finals Week: Case Files are presented and discussed

Arlington Baptist College   PSY 4210 Practicum/Discipleship Lab 2011 Spring Semester

Counseling Contract/Disclaimer

I, ___, being of the age of 18 or older, agree to enter into a counseling relationship with__ ___, a student in the counseling program at Arlington Baptist College.__

I understand that my counseling relationship with the above mentioned student is a requirement for their course completion. I understand the student-counselor is in training and I agree that I will not hold the professor, the Arlington Baptist College nor any its entities responsible for the outcome of the counseling relationship. I am entering into this relationship voluntarily with the desire to help the student-counselor accomplish the course requirements, and with the desire to benefit from time spent in the counseling relationship.

I am aware that what I share in counseling with the above mentioned student-counselor will be discussed openly with the other student-counselors in the program. (The student-counselor may at his or her discretion change my name to protect my confidentiality.) Although every effort will be made to keep my information private, I will not hold the professor, the Arlington Baptist College, nor its entities liable should my information be disclosed to others outside of the classroom.

I further agree to meet with the student-counselor for a minimum of ten (10) times throughout the course of the semester for approximately one (1) hour each time.

__(counselee signature)__

__(student-counselor signature)__

_ (Date)

Arlington Baptist College PSY 4211 Practicum/Discipleship Lab Spring 2011 Confidential Client Intake Information

Date: _ ** Section One: Personal Information: ** __ Client Name ___ __ Spouse/Guardian __ Address_ City__State__Zip_ Phone: Home:_ Work Phone: _ __ His Cell Phone: ___ Her Cell Phone:_

__ May we call you at your work number? Yes __ __No___

__ Date of Birth: His: ___/___/___Hers: //_Anniversary://

Marital Status: Single _ __Married__ _ Separated _ __Divorced__ _ Widowed_

__ His Employer: ___ Her Employer: _

** Section Two: General Information: ** __ Church Membership: __ Do you attend regularly? _ __ Pastor’s Name: ___ Who is your primary care physician? __ When was your last physical exam (approximately)? ___ __ List any medications: __

Emergency Contact Person: Phone:

DUTY TO WARN: Confidentiality and privileged communication remain the rights of all clients according to state law. Some courts have held that if a client intends to take harmful or dangerous actions against another human being or against him or herself, a counselor has a “Duty to Warn”: a) the person who is likely to suffer the result of the harmful behavior; b) the family of the person who is likely to suffer the result of the harmful behavior; <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; tabstops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;">c) the family of the client who intends to harm him or herself; and/or, <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; tabstops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;">d) the appropriate state or local authorities.

**// In cases of suspected child abuse (including, but not limited to, sexual, physical, and emotional abuse) the counselor has a responsibility to notify the appropriate authorities of such allegations or suspicions. In addition, a court of law may, under certain circumstances, require the counselor to testify and/or release client files. The counselor will, when expedient, share with the client the intent to notify relatives or authorities, and attempt to resolve the issue before the above actions are taken. //**

RELEASE OF INFORMATION: I authorize the release of any information necessary to coordinate treatment with medical professionals, therapists, hospitals, clergy, or any one the counselor deems may be important to provide the most appropriate care to the client and his/her family.

I have read the above information in full and accept its terms and conditions. If I have any questions, I will discuss them with the counselor at the beginning of the first session.

For parents/legal guardians of clients who are under the age of 18: __ I, __please print name of parent/guardian), have legal custody, and give my consent for counseling services to be rendered to named minor.

_ Parent/guardian Initials

Date: //

Client Signatures: _

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Parent/guardian: