Course 5: Biblical Trauma Counselling

Outcomes of course

• Knowledge and skills in the theory and practice of Biblical trauma counselling
• Growth in character

Syllabus

The course focuses on the following themes:

• Learning area 1: Biblical counselling to adults (18+) who were traumatized in their childhood by their parents/guardians or other people/events
• Learning area 2: Biblical counselling to adults who have been sexually traumatized (e.g. by rape, sexual harassment, sexual addiction, etc)
• Learning area 3: A biblical method of defusing and debriefing adult individuals and groups with acute resent crises (e.g. vehicle collisions, accidents, natural disasters, robbery, detainment, sudden death of a loved one)
• Learning area 4a: Biblical counselling to adults who suffer chronic trauma of permanent losses like illness (cancer, HIV Aids, etc), handicaps, poverty, joblessness, energy shortages, singleness (e.g. unmarried, divorced, widowhood, widower hood), ageing, relationship violence
• Learning area 4b: Biblical counselling to helpers with secondary trauma – helping traumatized people (maintaining law and order, working is disaster areas, care givers and other helpers)
• Learning area 5: Biblical counselling to traumatized children and youth (-18)

Methods

• Introduction to learning areas
• Reflecting on learning areas
• Study of prescribed literature (1,500 pages)
• Doing home counselling, reporting and assessing

Entry requirements: Completion of ABCE Course 3

Number of students: Minimum 10; maximum 10

Duration: One year

Prescribed reading:

• 300 pages in each learning area
• Additional recommended literature

Venue: Radio Pulpit, Pretoria

Study Leader: Dr. Vorster Combrink

Registration & Payment: ABCE office: Tel. 011 8867414

Cost: R6000.00 (some prescribed material included; refreshments excluded)