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CHRISTIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

MASTER OF ARTS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY & FAITH
General Requirements: 75 semester hours and 2.70 cumulative GPA

A. General Studies in Religion

12 hours Theological Background
3 B-501: Introduction to the Old Testament
3 B-502: Introduction to the New Testament
3 T-500: Introduction to Theology
3 ____: ____________ (one elective that focuses on the theological understanding of American culture or modern
church history from Fields II-IV)

B. Therapeutic and Clinical Studies

B. I. 3 hours Theoretical Foundations of Pastoral Care and Counseling
3 P-632: Foundations of Healing

B. II. 9 hours Human Development and Culture

*prerequisite for practicum
3 * P-531: Personality, Human Development & Christian Faith
and Two of the following:
3 P-520: Intro to Marriage & Family Therapy
3 P-525: Aging and the Family
3 P-638 Religion, Medicine and Pastoral Care
3 P-619: Sexuality, Gender and Culture
3 P-626: Loss and Mourning
*prerequisite T500
3 * P-634: Theological Perspectives on Pastoral Care
3 P-641: God-Image, Human Culture, and the Unconscious
3 P-656: Cultural and Contextual Dimensions of Counseling
3 P-675: Vocation & Appraisal
3 P-739: Freud, Jung, and Religion
3 P-755: Affect in Human Transformation

B. III. 12 hours Assessment & Treatment in Pastoral Care and Counseling

*prerequisite for practicum
3 * P-510: Introduction to Pastoral Psychotherapy
*prerequisite for practicum
3 * P-637: Psychopathology and Assessment
*prerequisite P510 or P531 or P520
3 * P-761: Self in the Family: Roots of Psychotherapy
and One of the following:
3 P-623: Couples Systems Therapy
3 P-624: Group Dynamics
3 P-760: Group Psychotherapy
3 P-650: Treating Addictive Behaviors
3 P-774: Intergenerational Psychodynamic Family Therapy
3 P-680: Play in Context of Family Therapy
3 P-633: Healing Through Play & Ritual
3 P-762: Contemporary Psychoanalytic Pastoral Psych.
3 P-773: Feminism and Psychotherapy

B. IV. 3 hours Ethical and Professional Studies

3 P-635: Ethical and Professional Issues in Clinical Practice

B. V. 3 hours Research
3 P-770: Basic Research Methodology

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 CHRISTIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
MASTER OF ARTS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY & FAITH

C. Counseling with Mental Health Counselor (MHC) licensure

C. I. 6 hours 'Theology & Pastoral Counseling
6 * P-800, P-801: Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE): _______ _______
* CPE is a prerequisite for Practicum
C. II. 18 hours Counseling Practicum
18 Counseling Practicum: P-820___, P-821___, P-822___, P-823___, P-824___, P-825___
C. III. 9 hours Electives
9 Any course in any field (see MHC note below): _______ _______ _______

Students are required to do a minimum of 500 hours of pastoral counseling including 10 hours of group counseling and receive at least 125
hours of individual and group supervision in practicum. A criminal background check is a prerequisite for admission to practicum

Students who wish to be eligible for Mental Health Counselor Licensure should have the following courses on their transcripts:
_______ P-624 (Group Dynamics) or P-760 (Group Psychotherapy)
_______ P-656 (Cultural & Contextual Dimensions of Counseling)
_______ P-675 (Vocation and Appraisal)

D. Integrative Paper and Oral Examination

0 X-999: Thesis, Project or Paper (non-credit)
(students are encouraged to take P-634 prior to writing the X-999 paper)

Students are advised that ONLY those in the 123 credit hour combined M.Div./MAPF degree program will be eligible for ordination (from
denominations requiring and M.Div. degree), MHC licensure, AND APC certification. Many chaplaincy positions, particularly in Protestant
hospital settings, require both APC certification and ordination. While CTS makes every effort to be in compliance with the requirements of
specific licensure boards (MHC) and professional credentialing bodies (AAPC, APC), students must take individual responsibility for monitoring
and meeting licensure and credentialing requirements that may change between admission and graduation.

Personal Counseling : All students are expected to receive psychotherapy during their program. Personal therapy is a prerequisite for
practicum. Personal therapy with a gifted clinician serves two purposes. First, it assists student therapists in working through problem areas in
their own lives that may adversely affect clients and students’ participation in an emotionally challenging training program. Second, it is a unique
training experience, helping students understand the process of exploring the depth and interrelationship of systemic and intrapsychic features of
human life.

Effective Fall 2009

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