Pastoral Psychology Course
This course provides essential skills for pastoral caregivers to support individuals experiencing emotional and spiritual challenges, emphasizing practical tools, ethical practices, and self-care to enhance confident ministry.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Pastoral Psychology Course offers a concise, practice-focused introduction to caring for people facing depression, spiritual struggle, and emotional distress. Learn to listen well, ask sensitive questions, avoid spiritual bypassing, and adapt support to diverse beliefs. Gain clear tools for brief care plans, suicide risk response, ethical boundaries, referrals, and sustainable self-care so you can serve with confidence and clarity.
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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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