Pastoral Psychology Course
This Pastoral Psychology Course prepares clergy and humanities professionals to handle depression, spiritual struggles, and crises using clinical insights, ethical guidelines, culturally sensitive approaches, and faith-based counselling skills for effective ministry in real-world settings.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Pastoral Psychology Course provides a focused, practical introduction to supporting individuals with depression, spiritual challenges, and emotional issues. Participants learn effective listening, sensitive questioning, avoiding spiritual bypassing, and tailoring support to varied beliefs. Acquire practical tools for short-term care plans, managing suicide risks, upholding ethical limits, making referrals, and maintaining personal self-care to minister confidently.
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Develop skills
- Faith-informed assessment: sensitively explore beliefs, guilt, and spiritual pain.
- Pastoral counseling basics: use brief care plans, coping tools, and faith practices.
- Suicide and risk response: spot red flags and follow a clear pastoral safety workflow.
- Culturally aware care: avoid spiritual bypassing and respect diverse faith traditions.
- Clergy self-care: prevent burnout with boundaries, supervision, and spiritual habits.
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