CO 629Biblical Crisis Counseling and

Pastoral Care

Spring 2013

Introduction and Syllabus Review

LUTHER RICE UNIVERSITYCO 629-W – Biblical Crisis Counseling and Pastoral Care

Ann Marie Kerlin, M.Div., M.A., Doctoral candidate. Adjunct InstructorOn Campus Hours: by appointment only

(770) 484-1204 Ext. 5620akerlin@lru.edu

Spring 2013 COURSE DESCRIPTIONThis course introduces the student to the interpersonal dynamics of crisis counseling from a biblically-based and Christ-centered perspective. The student will be presented with an overview of the crises that can impact the individual and the family and will be given practical ministry guidelines to promote pastoral care and healing. The course will include instruction on the application of biblical principles to crisis situations, practical guidance in helping others recover from the losses of life, the phases of a crisis, and the process of crisis intervention. Topics will include trauma, death, suicide, loss, and grief and their impact on the family unit including children and adolescents.

Prof Kerlin

Course Textbooks

Lewis, C. S. A Grief Observed. New York: HarperCollins Publishers,

1961. ISBN #: 0-06-065238-1

Wright, H. Norman. Crisis and Trauma Counseling. Ventura, CA:

Regal Books, 2003. ISBN #: 0-8307-3241-1 Zonnebelt-Smeenge, Susan J. and Robert C. De Vries. Travelling

through Grief. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2006. ISBN: 978-0-8010-6676-4

Attendance

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Course Requirements Continued

• Required Reading Report due final week of class

• Referral List Creation• Alternative assignment

is a paper on a topic we agree upon

Course Requirements Continued

• Discussion Questions or Case Studies weekly

• 50% of your grade is for your initial post

• 50% of your grade is for your response/critique of a fellow student

• Weekly quizzes• Midterm• Final Exam

• All multiple choice, T/F, and matching

• Closed book and closed notes

Independent Study AssignmentChoose one of the following:

• Purchase and read The Shack by William P. Young (Newbury Park, CA: Windblown Media, 2007) ISBN# 978-0-9647292-3-0.

• Rent and watch Diary of a Mad Black Woman (PG-13, 2005). • Rent and watch Shadowlands (PG, 1994) or (NR, 1985).

• Rent and watch The Secret Life of Bees (PG-13, 2008).

• Rent and watch My Sister’s Keeper (PG-13, 2009).

Write a three-five page reaction paper based on guidelines posted in Week 14 Assignments.

• GRADING SCALE OF THE UNIVERSITY• 95-100 A• 88-94 B• 78-87 C• 70-77 D• Below 70 F• • LATE ASSIGNMENTS• Assignments turned in late will receive a five percentage point

deduction for each day late. Exceptions to this rule will be made only in extreme cases. Assignments submitted after the semester is completed will receive no credit.

Course Schedule

Plagiarism

• Cite your sources, even if you summarize!• ALWAYS put quote marks and footnote direct

word for word quotes• Even discussion questions count!• Don’t cheat! Don’t steal other’s words or ideas!• Penalties are severe, including a minimum of a

zero (0) for the assignment or the whole course