Graduate Courses

ADDC 530 Advanced Compulsive and Addictive Behaviours
The course provides students with an overview of compulsive and addictive behaviour. Students examine theories of compulsive and addictive disorders, assessment strategies and treatment methods for these behaviours. Throughout the course students are encouraged to integrate a biblical understanding with treatment strategies. Prerequisite: ADDC 335

ADDC 615 Recovery and Relapse Prevention
This course provides students with an overview of perspectives and models of relapse, prevention, assessment and treatment, as well as counselling strategies. Students learn about and compare the various models in terms of their theoretical frames and applications. Prerequisite: ADDC 470 and ADDC

ADDC 627 Advanced Counselling with Family of Addiction
This course examines the effects of addiction on family roles, rules, communication, boundaries, structure, functions, and behaviour patterns. Students in this course are introduced to strategies and approaches through which the counsellor can effectively work toward health and change in the family affected by addiction.
Prerequisite: COUN 535

ADDC 665 Assessment & Treatment of Addictive Behaviours
Students are introduced to interviewing and assessment modalities for the evaluation of substance abuse, dependency and other forms of addictive behaviours.
Prerequisite: ADDC 530

ADDC 675 Introduction to Concurrent Disorders in Addiction
This course introduces students to the theories and approaches in assessing and treating concurrent disorders in addiction. Students will examine the screening, assessment, and treatment process. An examination of the DSM-IV-TR will also be a focus in the course. Prerequisite: ADDC 530

ADDC 678 Special Topics in Addiction Studies
An in-depth exploration of special issues in addiction is undertaken. Special emphasis is on dual diagnosis, special population, ethics, gambling, infectious diseases, etc. Prerequisite: None

COUN 519 Integration of Psychology and Theology
This study introduces students to how the science of psychology relates to Christian theology. The study provides an overview of the major models of integration as well as discussions on the relevance of integration. Students will examine the role of science, faith, and theology as applied to counselling. Prerequisite: PSYC 220 and THEO 606 or

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Counselling & Psychology Course Descriptions

COUN 535 Advanced Marriage & Family Therapy
An in-depth exploration of major theories and techniques in the fields of marriage and family therapy. Major theoretical approaches are examined to develop a framework within which the student can understand the nature of intimate relationships and the dynamics of marital and family therapy. Prerequisite: PSYC 430 and COUN 444

COUN 557 Case Management and Report Writing
This course provides students with knowledge of the role and responsibilities of the case manager in treatment settings. Students learn about after-care plans, report writing, testing, confidentiality, and advocacy. Information about such responsibilities as liaison, intake, follow-up, and record keeping as well as legal requirements are explored. Prerequisite: None

COUN 599 Advanced Techniques in Child and Adolescence Counselling
Counselling principles and techniques as applied to children and adolescents will be presented and analyzed. The course examines the theoretical and empirical literature associated with risks and resiliency during adolescence. It provides a comprehensive guide to counselling children and adolescents, with an emphasis on familial, emotional, and social influences within the stages of childhood and adolescence.
Prerequisite: PSYC 510

COUN 600 Multicultural Issues in Counselling
This course explores practical and theoretical issues in counselling individuals and families from different cultural backgrounds. Students are introduced to cultural, social, historical, and political forces which bear influence on how individuals and families interact and behave. Topics covered include culturally sensitive counselling, multicultural factors in development and learning, values clarification, working with under-served clients, and culturally diverse family structures, roles, values and rituals. Prerequisite: None

COUN 601 Professional Standards and Ethics in Counselling
This course examines ethical and legal practices and discussions about ethical issues in professional practice. It discusses legal requirements and accountability for the profession and the relationship of ethical practices that relate to global and local resource allocations. Prerequisite: None

COUN 605 Co-Dependency Behaviours
This course provides students with an in-depth study of co-dependency behaviours. Students examine theories and approaches for working with individuals who are co-dependent and addicted. Prerequisite: PSYC 610

COUN 610 Pastoral Care and Spiritual Crisis
This course introduces students to the nature and reality of spiritual crisis and strategies and approaches in pastoral care and counselling through which these spiritual challenges can be overcome. Students in this course will learn about stages of spiritual growth and development, hindrances to spiritual growth, perceptions of loss of significance and purpose, dysfunctional faith, the stages of backsliding, strongholds and spiritual addictions, etc. Prerequisite: None

COUN 611 Advanced Biblical Counselling
An advanced study of the biblical model of counselling and how it relates and differs from some of the more common forms of secular models and theories of helping individuals. The primary goals of this course are: (1) to encourage theological thinking in students, (2) to explore biblical principles for promoting lasting change in people, (3) to develop a theological frame for Christian counselling which is grounded in the theology of change, the theological and psychological understanding of human nature. Prerequisite: COUN 300

COUN 617 Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care
This course introduced students to the study of pastoral care in the context of chaplaincy. It presents the theological foundations for chaplaincy and the role of the chaplain. Students in this course will learn about the balance between caring and justice, ethical and professional guidelines in chaplaincy, life within the institution, the place of Christian care giver in the community, role of institutions, relationship of the Church to the world, etc. Prerequisite: None

COUN 619 Advanced Pastoral Care & Counselling
This advanced course takes students into an in-depth exploration of the issues, theories and practice of pastoral care and counselling. Topics covered in this course include models of pastoral care, pastoral care in times of grief and loss, spirituality in pastoral care, spiritual care for the ill and dying, marriage enrichment counselling, etc. Prerequisite: COUN 385

COUN 635 Assessment & Treatment Planning in Marriage & Family Therapy
This course provides an advanced examination of clinical theory, systemic interviewing skills, methods and strategies of assessment and intervention, assessment instruments used in marriage and family therapy. Students examine the strengths and limitations of these strategies and approaches. Prerequisite: COUN 535

COUN 657 Clinical Techniques in Counselling
This course expands the students understanding of interviewing and assessment skills through extended practice, group exercises, case studies, and relevant readings. The focus of this course is on the development of clinical interviewing skills.
Prerequisite: None

COUN 658 How to Establish a Professional Counselling Practice
This course presents the study of how to establish and maintain a private counselling practice. Topics range from how to create a business name, registering the business, write a business plan, determine the nature of the counselling practice, selection of location, the target population, how to advertise, legal issues, office procedures, report management, etc. Prerequisite: None

COUN 660 Group Theory and Practice
This course introduces students to the theory, principles, and strategies for working with small groups in a variety on contexts. Special emphasis in the course is on social climate, group membership, leadership style and functions, stages of group development, group behaviour and other variables as they relate to the dynamic of group process and individual behaviour. Prerequisite: COUN 235 and COUN 307

COUN 662 Pharmacology of Addiction for Counsellors
This course introduces students to the field of pharmacology. Students study the structure and function of the central nervous system and review the psychological, physiological, and sociological effects of mood altering drugs and behaviour and their implications.

COUN 665 Assessment & Treatment Planning
This course provides an overview of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM) and how it is used in clinical assessment and diagnosis of clients. Students will become familiar with the characteristics of various disorders and how to assess these disorders based on the guidelines of the DSM.
Prerequisite: COUN 501

COUN 677 Theology of Human Nature for Counselling
This course introduces students to the theological themes in the study of human beings. Questions as to what constitutes a healthy and dysfunctional personhood will be explored as well as the nature of human personhood itself.
Prerequisite: COUN 519

COUN 680 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
This course is designed to equip students with both practical and empirical information about how trauma impacts the whole person, mind body, and spirit. The course will focus on the history, theory, and best-practice treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Prerequisite: None

COUN 682 Advanced Family Systems Theories
This advanced course provides an overview of theories that use metaphors of system, pattern, interaction, and communication to describe human behavior and relationships. The focuses course focuses on the nature and structure of family life through the lens of family systems theories. Throughout the course students are encouraged to make relevant comparison of theories with the biblical model of the family.
Prerequisite: None

COUN 688 Advanced Family Pathology
This advanced course provides students with a wider and more in-depth study of family pathology. Students will examine the interactive processes hypothesized in the etiology and maintenance of various family dysfunctions. Throughout the course students are encouraged to view family pathology through the eyes of the biblical model of the effect of sin in human relationships. Prerequisite: COUN 535

COUN 698 Thesis
In consultation with faculty, students select a research topic, develop and complete an academically accepted thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for graduation.
Prerequisite: COUN 400 and Faculty Approval

COUN 699 Practicum/Internship
Students are required to complete an approved supervised internship in order to fulfill the requirement of the masterís degree program. This will provides students with the opportunity to gain practical experience and integrate knowledge and skills in a clinical setting as well as develop and refine necessary skills and competencies needed for clinical practice at a professional level. Prerequisite: COUN 501; COUN 665 and Approval of Faculty

PSYC 555 Psychological Testing & Measurement
This course is an introduction to the theoretical and practical issues, perspectives and techniques of psychological testing and test construction. A secondary emphasis in this course is on the application of various psychological tests. Prerequisite: PSYC 220

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PSYC 605 Human Sexuality
This course introduces students to the study of human sexuality by providing the biological, psychological, sociocultural as well as the theological aspects of human sexuality and related research. Topics covered in this course include reproductive biology, theories of sexuality, psychosexual development, sexual orientation, contraceptive techniques, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual disorders, and authentic sexuality. Prerequisite: PSYC 220

PSYC 610 Psychology of Abnormal Behaviour
This course introduces students to the various psychological disorders as well as theoretical, clinical, and experimental perspectives of the study of psychological disorders. Emphasis in this course will be placed on terminology, classifications, etiology, assessment, and treatment of the major forms of psychological disorders. Prerequisite: PSYC 220

PSYC 616 Psychology of Religion
This course introduces students to the major issues, perspectives and empirical approaches to the psychology of religion. The course highlights the role of religion as a powerful and influential meaning making system and examines ways in which individualsí beliefs, values, motivation, emotions, and behaviours are influenced. Prerequisite: None

PSYC 620 Psychology of Health
This course focuses on the psychological influences that affect our health and vulnerability to illness. Students are introduced to the complex interaction between mind and body. Special emphasis will be given to the role of stress and stressors on psychological, spiritual, emotional, and physical health and well-being.
Prerequisite: PSYC 220

PSYC 621 Psychology and the Christian Experience
An analysis of the psychology of Christian experience from a biblical perspective. The primary goal of the course is to contribute to the studentís understanding of the biblical doctrine of change in the context of redemption and how aspects of such change experience can be understood psychologically.
Prerequisite: PSYC 616 and PSYC 220

PSYC 655 Psychology of Personality
This course introduces students to a comprehensive survey of contemporary and classical perspectives of personality and personality development. Students will examine theories regarding personality structure and dynamics, personality dysfunction and problems involved in Prerequisite: PSYC 220 and PSYC 510

COUN 701 Philosophy of Religion and Counselling
A study of the philosophical foundations of religion, the issues connected with beliefs and practice, the cause of evil, mind-body, morality, values and knowledge, faith and reasons. The course will explore the implications of these issues for the context of counselling. Prerequisite: None

COUN 710 Leadership Dynamics
This advanced course is designed to introduce graduate students to the underlying philosophical foundations of leadership theory, models, and styles. The course provides opportunity emerging and existing leaders the opportunity to explore the concepts of leadership and to develop and improve their own leadership skills. Prerequisite: None

COUN 765 Biblical Thinking in Assessment, Case Formulation and Treatment
This is an advanced course in which students explore and examine the nature of assessment and treatment planning in light of current knowledge (theological and scientific) of individuals, their life contexts and relations.

COUN 766 Advanced Clinical Assessment and Intervention
This course provides an advanced examination of clinical and intervention theories, systemic interviewing skills, methods and strategies of assessment and intervention used in counselling. Throughout the course students will critical examine secular clinical strategies from the frame of biblical understanding of the dynamic of change as it relates to human nature. Prerequisite: COUN 501 & COUN 665

COUN 801 The Churchís Role in Mental Health
An exploration of the unique role played by the church in mental health. Students will examine theories and models of social support in mental health and discuss the churchís unique function in light of these theories and models as well as our understanding of human needs.

COUN 825 Advanced Cognitive Counselling
This course is designed to advance the studentís theoretical, empirical and practical understanding of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT). Students will learn how to assess and treat a variety of conditions using cognitive behavioural strategies.
Prerequisite: COUN 501

COUN 830 The Family in Social Context and Implications for Counselling
Learners in this course examine the dynamics within families and the systems and factors that influence the family, such as church, school, community, politics, career, lifestyle, and societal organizations. Prerequisite: None

COUN 870 Christian Theism and the Problem of Suffering
An introduction to the nature and problem of suffering as conceptualized by Christian Theism, with a focus on the question ì why do people sufferî? Learners in this course examine current theories on suffering in light of the biblical doctrine of suffering and discuss the relevance and usefulness of the counselling process in helping people with various conditions of pain.

COUN 875 Advanced Counselling Skills
The purpose of this course is to teach students how to develop a positive rapport with different ages and variety of clients. Students will develop a wide range of clinical practice skills that are based on unique needs of clients. These skills will cover three main dimensions: Listening skills, engaging skills, and responding skills. Prere.: None

COUN 880 Theology of Lifestyle Change and Human Development
This course provides students with a solid theological understanding of the nature and necessary requirements for lifestyle change and development in a personís life and growth. Prerequisite: None

COUN 898 Doctoral Research Thesis
In consultation with faculty, students select a research topic, develop and complete an academically acceptable thesis, worthy of approval of the thesis committee.Prerequisite: COUN 400, COUN 805, and Faculty Approval

COUN 899 Internship
Doctoral counselling students are required to complete an approved supervised internship in order to fulfill the requirement of the Doctor of Christian Counselling Degree. This will provides students with the opportunity to gain practical experience and integrate knowledge and skills in a clinical setting as well as develop and refine necessary skills and competencies needed for clinical practice at a professional level. Prerequisite: Approval of Faculty

PHIL705 Critical Thinking
This course is design to introduce graduate learners to the nature and practice of critical thinking. Students will learn to apply critical reasoning to a variety of situations, such as asking questions, making sound decisions, assessing truth claims and assertions as well as avoiding fallacious reasoning. Prerequisite: None

RESEARCH COURSES
Undergraduate Courses

RESH 400 Mechanics of Research
This first course in research introduces students to the fundamentals of research. Students are introduced to the various aspects of the research process as well as how to read and analyze selected research articles. Topics include steps in the research process, selecting and formulating the research topic, formulating the research question, formatting and writing the prospectus. Students will also learn proper APA, MLA, or Turabian writing and citation styles. The capstone of this course is the preparing and writing of a basic research outline and the writing of a research project in the studentís particular field of study. Prerequisite: None

Graduate Courses

RESH 689 Introduction to Research Methods
Students will develop understanding of the theoretical bases of scientific research and an introductory understanding of the research process. Problems associated with conducting research will be examined and students will gain the ability to evaluate professional literature in order to develop critical thinking about the quality of research findings in light of sound theological understanding. The capstone of this course is the design and development of an academic research proposal. Prerequisite: RESH 400

RECH 805 Advanced Research & Writing
This course refines the basic research and writing skills necessary for doctoral and professional writing. Students in this course develop proficiency and confidence in research and writing by engaging in writing assignments which challenge them to improve skills in specific areas of competence. Prerequisite: RESH 400 (Mechanics of Research)