School of Christian Counselling
3.2 Post Graduate Diploma in Christian Counselling (PGD06)Course length: 6 months approx.
To qualify to study for this course, a student must have completed their Diploma in Christian Counselling and Pastoral Care and are now applying for the Bachelor's Degree in Christian Counselling. This will be facilitated by JTI, with the degree being granted by Destiny Christian University, a fully-accredited institution registered in the State of Florida, USA. JTI has an Articulation Agreement with Destiny Christian University.
Assignments will include: Social Agencies Review; Book Reviews on specialist topics; What goes into establishing a counselling ministry; Special research programme with a number of elements and some choice of topics by the student. These may include Discipline versus Punishment of children, especially in cross-cultural situations; Bullying and violence in the home; International Adoptions; or Depravity and it's impact on local communities.
Prior-learning credits may be applied for from training institutions other than Jubilee Training Institute for this course. Completion of the Certificate in Bible-Centred Counselling (CB01) is a minimum likely prerequisite, alongside any prior-learning credits.
3.3 Diploma in Christian Counselling and Pastoral Care (DCC01)
Course length: 30 months approx. (1200 + hours)
There are 92 assignments.
The goal is four each month, with a minimum of three expected each month. This course should be completed within 40 months of commencement.
You may either do the Diploma directly as one larger course; or you may choose from the five Certificates listed below, completing the last four in any order and have time-out between them if required. These five Certificates are all constituent parts of the Diploma. On successful completion of all five Certificates, your Diploma will be awarded to you automatically. Students may also opt to complete one or more certificate, if they choose.
Certificates
3.4 Certificate in Bible-Centred Counselling (CB01)
Study approx. 224 hours, with 15 assignments. Assignments include: The Effective Biblical Counsellor, Ten Mandates of an Effective Biblical Counsellor, How Jesus Related to People, Biblical Counselling Distinctives, Church Conflicts, Discerning God’s Will , plus book reviews, and Personal counselling, Practical counselling, supervision & writing journal, Voluntary work with social agency in your region, Assignment on Ethics of Counselling & Professional Bodies, social agencies in your region, and Isaiah 61 Prayer Ministry training.
3.5 Certificate in Marriage, Family & Parenting Counselling (CM02)
Study approx. 243.25 hours with 28 assignments. Assignments include: Adultery, Divorce & Remarriage, Separation & Restoration, Unbelieving Spouse, Blended Families, Caring for Aging Parents, Caring for the Terminally Ill, Corrective Discipline, Rebellious Adolescents, Single Parenting, Single Adult Issues, Conflict Resolution, Infertility, Marital Conflicts, Premarital Counselling, Children of Divorce, Parenting Problems, Prisoners & their Families, Crisis Pregnancy, Counselling Adolescents; plus book reviews and Practical counselling, supervision & writing journal, How to Avoid an Affair, and a Sample family to sort out.
3.6 Certificate in Emotional Wholeness Counselling (CE03)
Study approx. 250.75 hours with 18 assignments. Assignments include: Self-Esteem, Stress Management, Suicide, Anger, Depression, Fear & Anxiety, Forgiveness, Grief, Guilt, Loneliness, Trials & Suffering, Crisis Counselling; plus book reviews and Practical counselling, supervision & writing journal and Personal counselling.
3.7 Certificate in Identity & Change Counselling (CI04)
Study approx. 247.75 hours, with 17 assignments. Assignments include: Abuse, Sexual Abuse and Incest, Finances, Homosexuality, Mid-life Crisis, Unemployment, Aging & Retirement, Disability, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Failure; plus book reviews, and Practical counselling, supervision & writing journal, and Cultural interviews.
3.8 Certificate in Disorders, Addictions & Cult Counselling (CD05)
Study approx. 242.5 hours, with 14 assignments. Assignments include: Eating Disorders, Sexual Addiction, Substance Abuse, Compulsive Gambling, Major Mental Disorders, Workaholism, Spiritual Warfare, plus book reviews; and Practical counselling, supervision & writing journal; Educational programmes for youth on Pornography & Premarital sex; and counselling techniques.
With each course the goal is to complete and return for marking four assignments each month, with a minimum of three assignments expected each month, except January. These certificates should each be completed within 12 months of commencement.
3.9 Certificate in People Caring Skills (CPC07)
Course length: 10 months approx. (400 hours)
There are 59 assignments. This is an abbreviated form of the Diploma in Christian Counselling and Pastoral Care course, covering at a lower level the full range of topics covered in the five Certificates mentioned above.
It is especially designed for House/Home/Cell group leaders, and those with community ministries, to upskill them in a wide range of subjects. The goal is six each month, with a minimum of four expected each month. This course should be completed within 18 months of commencement.
11.7 Referees:
Each student doing the Diploma in Christian Counselling and Pastoral Care must supply the name and contact details of three Referees who are not family members/whanau, and who have known them for a minimum of twelve months. One of the Referees must be part of the student's spiritual accountability network, such as their pastor, elder, minister, vicar, priest etc. A confidential form will be sent to every referee for completion and return prior to a student commencing their course. Referees may be advised of a student's progress in the unlikely event of major difficulty or marked unsuitability for an active role in the counselling ministry by the student.
11.8 Supervisors:
Students doing the Diploma in Christian Counselling and Pastoral Care (or any of the five constituent certificates which go into this) will require to enlist the services of a competent and qualified Supervisor. This should be a professional counsellor, social worker, or similar. If locating a qualified Supervisor proves difficult due to geographic isolation, ask your own church leaders or Jubilee Training Institute for suggestions of a suitable person in your locality. If all else fails and the student is unable to find a supervisor after the above attempts, a trained pastor may fill this role, provided he/she has graduated from a registered Bible College with a minimum of two years full-time study equivalent, subject to Jubilee Training Institute Board approval.
The Supervisor should meet with the student prior to commencing any counselling/ministry. The main purposes will be to establish guidelines, the student's limitations, what to do in emergencies, etc. The Supervisor will be required to sign a Statement of Agreement to provide competent oversight to the student, and will be required to advise Jubilee Training Institute of any major problems and/or lack of suitability of the student to do ministry/counselling. If the Supervisor charges a fee for this supervisory work, (which they may be entitled to do) any costs incurred are the student's responsibility.