PTPC 60153 THE MINISTRY OF PASTORAL CARE Defines and describes the field of pastoral care with attention to understanding pastoral identity, roles and functions; developing relevant skills in pastoral assessment and pastoral conversation; identifying pastoral resources; utilizing pastoral theological methods; and learning how to provide pastoral care during developmental stages, transitions and crises.

PTPC 70013/80013/90013 CONTEMPORARY SCHOOLS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY Masters prerequisite: PTPC 60153 or its equivalent. The relationship of contemporary schools of counseling and psychotherapy to the work of the pastor.

PTPC 70113/80113/90113 PASTORAL CARE THROUGH GROUP PROCESS Theoretical and experiential learning about group dynamics and process, and small group ministry as a form of pastoral care.

PTPC 70120/80120/90120 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PASTORAL CARE Masters prerequisite: PTPC 60153 or equivalent. Advanced research focused on contemporary issues in the field of pastoral care and counseling. May be repeated for credit under different topics. (1-3 semester hours)

PTPC 70133/80133/90133 GENDER ISSUES IN PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELING Masters prerequisite: PTPC 60153 or equivalent. A study of gender issues of women and men including biblical, theological, and feminist perspectives. Discussion of gender as a socially constructed category which may be problematic in the practice of pastoral care.

PTPC 70143/80143/90143 SHORT-TERM PASTORAL COUNSELING Masters prerequisite: PTPC 60153 or equivalent. Discussion, demonstration, and practice of a number of specific pastoral counseling methods.

PTPC 70153/80153/90153 CARING COMMUNITY: ISSUES OF HEALTH AND JUSTICE Exploration of health-related ministries in the local church from a pastoral care perspective. Emerging definitions of health and community illustrate multiple viewpoints from biblical and pastoral theological sources, as well as social service and medical practices.

PTPC 70163/80163/90163 PASTORAL CONVERSATION AND COLLABORATION Masters Prerequisite: PTPC 60153 or equivalent. Students will explore the "art" and skill of pastoral conversation across a range of pastoral care situations. Class members will increase awareness of their current practices of listening and responding, and learn to use pastoral authority in a collaborative manner. The influence of context and difference in shaping pastoral responses will be assessed.

PTPC 70243/80243/90243 SPIRITUAL DIRECTION AND PASTORAL CARE Masters prerequisite: PTPC 60153 or equivalent. An investigation of spiritual direction and the relationship of spiritual formation to pastoral care and counseling.

PTPC 70313/80313/90313 RELIGION AND PERSONALITY An overview of psychology of religion with an emphasis on the contributions of personality theories to the understanding of religious experience.

PTPC 70330/80330 CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION Masters prerequisites: PTPC 60153 or equivalent, acceptance into a basic unit of CPE in a program accredited by the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education, and departmental approval. Supervised clinical training related to ministry in human crises. Students serve as chaplains at hospitals and other institutions. Learning through didactic seminars, selfawareness groups, case conferences, and individual supervision. Offered in ten-week courses during the summer, fourteen-week courses during semesters, and in extended units from October to April. (3 semester hours; offered Pass/No Credit)

PTPC 70333/80333/90333 PASTORAL CARE WITH CHILDREN Masters prerequisite: PTPC 60153 or equivalent. A study of psychosocial and faith development; the effects of various crises such as illness, loss, death, divorce, abuse, and adoption on theological/spiritual concepts; and methodologies for facilitating pastoral conversation such as art, play, and storytelling.

PTPC 70353/80353/90353 PASTORAL CARE AND THE AGING Masters prerequisite: PTPC 60153 or equivalent. The contributions of gerontology and geriatric research to the physiological, sociological and psychological understanding of aging. Emphasis on theological issues which inform spiritual guidance, pastoral care and counseling with the elderly.

PTPC 70443/80443/90443 PASTORAL COUNSELING WITH COUPLES AND FAMILIES Masters prerequisite: PTPC 60153 or equivalent. Discussion of the principles of family systems and presentation of the methods of marriage and family counseling for pastors.

PTPC 70503/80503/90503 PASTORAL THEOLOGY: SELECTED ISSUES Masters prerequisite: PTPC 60153 or equivalent. An analysis of the correlations between the classical field of theology and the clinical field of pastoral care paying attention to theological issues commonly encountered in pastoral care situations. (3-6 semester hours)

PTPC 70513/80513/90513 PASTORAL CARE IN TIMES OF CRISIS Masters prerequisite: PTPC 60153 or equivalent. An introduction to the field of crisis intervention which offers methods that can be used in pastoral care. Specific crisis situations frequently encountered in the parish will be highlighted.

PTPC 70693/80693/90693 PASTORAL CARE IN GRIEF AND LOSS Masters prerequisite: PTPC 60153 or equivalent. A study of the process of grief in various types of loss with special attention to effective pastoral care responses.

PTPC 70953 ADVANCED SUPERVISED PASTORAL COUNSELING, UNIT I Prerequisites: PTPC 70143 Short-Term Pastoral Counseling, and three additional PTPC courses normally including PTPC 70443 Pastoral Counseling with Couples & Families, PTPC 70323 Clinical Pastoral Education, and PTPC Permanent Faculty approval. Counseling experience in the Pastoral Care and Training Center for a minimum of two consecutive semesters (Units I and II), supervised by the PTPC department and consultants. Applications should be made well in advance to the Center Director.

PTPC 70963 ADVANCED SUPERVISED PASTORAL COUNSELING, UNIT II Prerequisite: PTPC 70953 or equivalent and departmental approval. Counseling experience in the Pastoral Care and Training Center supervised by the Department of Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Counseling and consultants.

PTPC 81503 CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION, UNIT I Prerequisites: Admittance to the D.Min. program and acceptance into a CPE program accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. Supervised clinical training related to ministry in human crises. Students serve as chaplains at hospitals and other institutions. Learning through didactic seminars, selfawareness groups, case conferences, and individual supervision. Offered in ten-week courses during the summer, fourteen-week courses during semesters, and in extended units from October to April. (Offered Pass/No Credit)

PTPC 81513 CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION, UNIT II Prerequisites: Admittance to the D.Min. program, completion of PTPC 81503 and acceptance into a CPE program accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. Continuation of PTPC 81503. (Offered Pass/No Credit)

PTPC 81523 ADVANCED CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION Prerequisites: Admittance to the D.Min. program, completion of PTPC 81513 and acceptance into an advanced CPE program accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. An advanced unit of training approved by standardized consultation procedures with the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. (Offered Pass/No Credit)

PTPC 81603 SUPERVISED PASTORAL COUNSELING, UNIT I Prerequisites: Admittance to the D.Min. program, PTPC 81503 or equivalent and approval by the department faculty. Supervised experience in pastoral counseling at the Pastoral Care and Training Center. This training experience requires 20 hours per week at the center.

PTPC 81613 SUPERVISED PASTORAL COUNSELING, UNIT II Prerequisites: Admittance to the D.Min. program, PTPC 81603 or equivalent and approval by the department faculty. Continuation of PTPC 81603.

PTPC 81623 SUPERVISED PASTORAL COUNSELING, UNIT III Prerequisites: Admittance to the D.Min. program, PTPC 81613 or equivalent and approval by the department faculty. Continuation of PTPC 81613.

PTPC 81633 SUPERVISED PASTORAL COUNSELING, UNIT IV Prerequisites: Admittance to the D.Min. program, PTPC 81623 or equivalent and approval by the department faculty. Continuation of PTPC 81623.

PTPC 90703 CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION, UNIT I Prerequisites: Admittance to the Th.M. or Ph.D. program and acceptance into a CPE program accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. Supervised clinical training related to ministry in human crises. Students serve as chaplains at hospitals and other institutions. Learning through didactic seminars, selfawareness groups, case conferences, and individual supervision. Offered in ten-week courses during the summer, fourteen-week courses during semesters, and in extended units from October to April. (Offered Pass/No Credit)

PTPC 90713 CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION, UNIT II Prerequisites: Admittance to the Th.M. or Ph.D. program, completion of PTPC 90703 and acceptance into a CPE program accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. Continuation of PTPC 95703. (Offered Pass/No Credit)

PTPC 90723 ADVANCED CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION Prerequisites: Admittance to the Ph.D. program, completion of PTPC 90713 and acceptance into an advanced CPE program accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. An advanced unit of training approved by standardized consultation procedures with the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. (Offered Pass/No Credit)

PTPC 94013 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH STUDY AND THESIS Prerequisites: Admittance to the Th.M program and completion of required academic seminars. Independent research study and writing of the Master of Theology thesis.

PTPC 95113 HISTORY AND METHOD OF PASTORAL THEOLOGY Prerequisite: Admittance to the Ph.D. program or special permission from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. An overview of the history and current challenges in the method of pastoral theology focusing on the relationship between the theological discipline of pastoral theology and the human sciences (particularly psychology and sociology). Constructive positions will be developed and presented by students.

PTPC 95123 PERSONALITY THEORY AND THEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Prerequisite: Admittance to the Ph.D. program or special permission from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. A study of human beings from theological, psychological and contextual perspectives for the purpose of critically assessing the contribution of personality theory and theories of self to pastoral assessment and intervention. Students will develop a pastoral theological anthropology for discussion in the seminar.

PTPC 95133 PRINCIPLES OF PASTORAL COUNSELING Prerequisite: Admittance to the Ph.D. program or special permission from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. The preponderance of all pastoral counseling is brief in nature. The seminar reviews the recent literature on brief counseling. It studies brief counseling from a theological perspective. It discusses, demonstrates and practices a number of brief pastoral counseling methods.

PTPC 95143 PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELING WITH COUPLES AND FAMILIES Prerequisite: Admittance to the Ph.D. program. Discusses the principles of family systems and presents methods of couple and family counseling for pastors. Helps students forge a theology of marriage, family and divorce. Develops pastoral skills in the practice of family systems counseling.

PTPC 95153 PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PASTORAL COUNSELING Prerequisite: Admittance to the Ph.D. program or special permission from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. A study of various theories of psychotherapy from analytical orientations through contemporary theories. A critique of these theories from a pastoral theological perspective establishes a model for pastoral counseling.

PTPC 95163 PASTORAL THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE Prerequisite: Admittance to the Ph.D. program or special permission from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. A study of the psychological and theological understandings of the human phenomenon of religious experience, including such issues as ritual, symbol, conversion, guilt, shame, faith, forgiveness, prayer, visions, and hope.

PTPC 95173 CURRENT ISSUES IN PASTORAL THEOLOGY AND PASTORAL COUNSELING Prerequisite: Admittance to the Ph.D. program or special permission from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. A study of current issues in the disciplines of pastoral theology and pastoral counseling. May be repeated for credit under different topics.

PTPC 95753 SUPERVISED CARE AND CONSULTATION IN A CONGREGATION, UNIT I Prerequisites: Admittance to the Ph.D. program and approval by the department faculty.

PTPC 95763 SUPERVISED CARE AND CONSULTATION IN A CONGREGATION, UNIT II Prerequisites: Admittance to the Ph.D. program, PTPC 95753 or equivalent and approval by the department faculty. Continuation of PTPC 95753.

PTPC 95773 SUPERVISED CARE AND CONSULTATION IN A CONGREGATION, UNIT III Prerequisites: Admittance to the Ph.D. program, PTPC 95763 or equivalent and approval by the department faculty. Continuation of PTPC 95763.

PTPC 95803 PASTORAL COUNSELING, UNIT I Prerequisites: Admittance to the Ph.D. program and approval by the department faculty. Supervised experience in pastoral counseling at the Pastoral Care and Training Center. This training experience requires 20 hours per week at the center.

PTPC 95813 PASTORAL COUNSELING, UNIT II Prerequisites: Admittance to the Ph.D. program, PTPC 95803 or equivalent and approval by the department faculty. Continuation of PTPC 95803.

PTPC 95823 ADVANCED PASTORAL COUNSELING, UNIT III Prerequisites: Admittance to the Ph.D. program, PTPC 95813 or equivalent and approval by the department faculty. Continuation of PTPC 95813.

PTPC 95863 ADVANCED PASTORAL COUNSELING AND TRAINING IN SUPERVISION, UNIT I Prerequisites: Admittance to the Ph.D. program and approval by the department faculty. Supervised experience in pastoral counseling at the Pastoral Care and Training Center. This training experience requires 20 hours per week at the center.

PTPC 95873 ADVANCED PASTORAL COUNSELING AND TRAINING IN SUPERVISION, UNIT II Prerequisites: Admittance to the Ph.D. program, PTPC 95863 or equivalent and approval by the department faculty. Continuation of PTPC 95863.

PTPC 95883 ADVANCED PASTORAL COUNSELING AND TRAINING IN SUPERVISION, UNIT III Prerequisites: Admittance to the Ph.D. program, PTPC 95873 or equivalent and approval by the department faculty. Continuation of PTPC 95873.