Dr. W. Bingham Hunter, Executive Vice President and Provost for Phoenix Seminary says, “The need for godly counselors in greater Phoenix has never been greater—life for many is an unending series of personal and family challenges that need to be viewed in a biblical perspective. The fully-accredited Phoenix Seminary Master of Arts in Counseling program is designed to train highly competent Christian professionals and meets the curricular requirements of the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners. If God is calling you to help people through counseling, and being trained in a conservative Evangelical community matters to you, this is the program for you.”
The program includes courses taught by counseling educators and practitioners as well as biblical scholars. The courses that make up the program include those integrating Christian theology along with the study of brain physiology and human behavior. Graduates of the program must complete professional internships and all licensing exams before practicing as licensed counselors.
Program Details
BIBLE AND THEOLOGY CORE: 10 Credits
BL508
Survey of the Old Testament
BL509
Survey of the New Testament
CD530
30-hour Periodic Faculty Review
CD560
60-hour Periodic Faculty Review
TH500
Survey of Christian Theology
COUNSELING CORE: 45 Credits
CF500
Counseling Skills
CF501
Counseling Theories
CF505
Human Growth and Development
CF508
Marriage and Family Counseling
CF509
Integration and History of Science, Philosophy, and Christianity in Counseling
CF510
Human Sexuality
CF511
Chemical Dependency and Addictive Disorders
CF520
Professional and Ethical Issues in Counseling
CF521
Clinical Assessment and Evaluation
CF522
Social and Cultural Diversity in Counseling
CF523
Group Counseling
CF524
Psychological Testing and Appraisal
CF525
Research Methods
CF526
Career Counseling and Development
CF527
Cognitive, Behavioral, and Biological Basis of Behavior
CF528
Individual Counseling Experience
COUNSELING ELECTIVES: 6 Credits
(CHOOSE THREE)
CF512
Counseling Adults from Dysfunctional and Abusive Families
CF513
Trauma, Loss and Grief
CF514
Child and Adolescent Counseling
CF595
Mending the Soul: Healing Abuse and Trauma
PRACTICUM, INTERNSHIP AND EXAMINATION: 9 Credits
CF593
Counseling Pre-Practicum
CF596
Counseling Internship I
CF597
Counseling Internship II
CF598
Professional Qualifying Exam
CF599
Comprehensive Examination
