Helping others to live a transformed life begins with a Gospel-centered, biblical approach. So the first phase includes a fundamentals training course, counseling observations, and reading requirements. Each of these items is outline below.
Helping others to live a transformed life begins with a Gospel-centered, biblical approach. So the first phase includes a fundamentals training course, counseling observations, and reading requirements. Each of these items is outline below.
STANDARDS OF DOCTRINE | POLICIES & PROCEDURES | STANDARDS OF CONDUCT | CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS | COVENANT
Choose one of the three options below:
This 30 hours of training is comprised of the following topics:
A. Basics of Biblical Counseling
1. The Need for Biblical Counseling
2. The Definition and Goal of Biblical Counseling
3. Progressive Sanctification
4. Process of Biblical Change
5. Qualifications of a Biblical Counselor
6. Getting to Heart Issues
B. Key Elements in Biblical Counseling
1. Gathering Data
2. Discerning Problems Biblically
3. Establishing Involvement with Counselees
4. Giving Hope
5. Providing Instruction
6. Giving Homework
A. Secular and Integration Theories
B. What Makes Biblical Counseling Biblical?
A. God’s Purpose for Marriage
B. Roles of the Husband and Wife
C. Communication
D. Biblical Sexuality
A. Goal of Parenting
B. Parental Instruction
C. Parental Discipline
A. Guilt and Repentance
B. Forgiveness
C. Trials and Suffering
D. Fear and Worry
E. Anger
F. Depression
G. Sexual Sin
A. Physical Illness and Biblical Counseling
B. Psychotropic Drugs and Biblical Counseling
A. Total Casebook, Role Plays, and other Practice Case Discussions
Tip: The Fundamentals Training Course is good for ACBC Certification purposes if you apply for certification with ACBC within 4 years of taking the course. For example, if an individual finishes the Basic Training Course in 2016, they will need to apply for ACBC Certification by December 31, 2020.
You can complete the 10 hours of observing an ACBC Certified Counselor in one of two ways:
Tip: As you are observing counseling during this part of Phase 1, be sure to log these hours on the ACBC Observation Log in order to save time during the Application process.
Increase your understanding of biblical counseling and theology by reading 1,000 pages from our Approved Reading List. At least 300 of the 1,000 pages will need to be from the “Biblical Counseling and Theology” category on the Approved Reading List.
Tip: Be sure to select at least one Systematic Theology from the list to read from. This will be very helpful for you when you write Theology Exam. Also, track your reading as you go by completing the ACBC Reading Log.