Certificate IV in Christian Counselling (80882ACT) – Year One
| Year 1 | |||
| Unit Code | Title | In short | Unit Description |
| AIFC401A | Practical Theology – Fruitful Living (Discipleship) | Promote fruitful living | Discipleship, authority and obedience, the work of Christ, the work of the Holy Spirit, abiding in Christ and fruit bearing, prayer and intercession, worship, Bible meditation, Sabbath and solitude, spiritual warfare, Christian identity, understanding and applying grace, the tongue, gratitude, encouragement and affirmation, giving and finances, time management and perseverance, excellence, relationships and the Christian community, basic evangelism, the victorious Christian life, listening to God and guidance. |
| AIFC402A | Theology and Psychology | Analyse and Evaluate Theological and Psychological Theory relevant to Counselling | The nature of humanity, the nature of sin, the need of humanity, the nature of God, the fatherhood of God, epistemology, worldviews, the role of psychology, the integration of theology and psychology. |
| AIFC404A | Introduction to Bible Studies | Apply Theology in Counselling | Introduction to exegesis and hermeneutics (Bible interpretation and application), introduction to the Old and New Testaments, overview of the Sermon on the Mount and the Epistle to the Romans. |
| AIFC405A | Models of Psychotherapy | Evaluate Theories and Models of Psychotherapy | Models of psychotherapy, insight (psychodynamic – Freud, Jung, Adler, etc.) stream, experiential stream (client centred, humanistic, Gestalt, etc.), cognitive-behaviour stream (behaviourism, Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Reality Therapy, etc.), medication stream, eclecticism, a definition of Christian counselling. |
| AIFC407A | Basic Christian Counselling Concepts | Use Christian Concepts and Ethics in Counselling | Jesus-style counselling, the Holy Spirit and counselling, the role of prayer and Scripture, goals of counselling, sanctification, qualities of a Christian counsellor, levels of counselling, phases of counselling, ethics, God’s ways in healing and growth, blockages to healing, facilitating change, the supernatural power of God, tools, contracts, goal-setting and action, basic counselling procedure. |
| AIFC410A | Basic Counselling Skills | Evaluate and Apply Basic Counselling Skills | Introduction to listening skills, experiential counselling, the work of Rogers, Charkuff, Egan, Collins, Sweeten, self-exploration, direct and indirect approaches, basic counselling skills, active listening (attending, respect, empathy), the other five core conditions of counselling (genuineness, self-disclosure, concreteness, challenging, immediacy), conflict resolution. |
| AIFC412A | A General Model of Counselling | Evaluate and Apply a General Model of Counselling | The theoretical framework and practical application of an eclectic Christian counselling model. |
| AIFC420A | Cognitive Behaviour Therapy | Evaluate and Apply Cognitive Behaviour Therapy | Role of the mind, rational and irrational thinking, renewing the mind, development of cognitive behaviour therapy, the work of Ellis, Beck, Glasser, Sweeten, Backus, McMinn and others, cognitive restructuring, the PO Chart, other cognitive-behaviour interventions. |
| AIFC430A | Restoration and Reconciliation and Cross-Cultural Counselling | Apply Redemptive Truth in Counselling Counsel clients from other cultures | Apply Redemptive Truth in Counselling: Defence mechanisms, rejection, centrality of redemption, revelation, personal responsibility, confession and repentance, spiritual warfare, hurt of injustice, the two keys to inner healing, resentment and forgiveness, identity, self-acceptance. Counsel clients from other cultures: Cross-cultural counselling, Aboriginal, Asian, African and other cultures, Australian culture and counselling. |
| AIFC440A | Psychopathology I | Provide Counselling for Clients with Common Emotional Disorders | Defining mental health and psychopathology, introduction to the DSM-IV, the emotions, anger, guilt, shame, anxiety disorders, mood disorders. |
| AIFC490A | Counselling Skills Practicum | Apply Counselling Skills and the General Counselling Model | Understanding and applying basic counselling skills and the General Counselling Model, basic counselling skills training with a learning partner, in tutorials, small groups and in counselling fellow students. |
| AIFC500A | Theology, Psychology and Spirituality | Incorporate Principles of Theology, Psychology and Spirituality in Counselling | The link between theology, psychology and spirituality, some important theological questions in relation to counselling, theological tension areas, importance of psychology, essential addition of spirituality, developing a biblical mind, philosophy and world-views, post-modernism. |
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