CE 408 - Care and Counseling in Correctional Ministry

Institution:

Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Subject:

Description:

This course provides an introduction to the unique challenges and strategies involved in care and counseling within a correctional setting as presented by correctional staff, the incarcerated and the families of offenders. Focus will be given to an introductory knowledge of the problems of human suffering, biblical foundations for care in ministry, rudimentary person-to-person helping skills, as well as general counseling theories and techniques applicable to the correctional setting. Consideration will be given to ethical issues, knowing one's limits of competence and knowledge, and of when and to whom one should refer. Attention will be given to issues of diversity and their implications for the utility of the concepts of this course where possible. (3)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.wheatoncollege.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 285-7722

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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