Pastoral Psychology Course
This course offers a concise, practical introduction to pastoral psychology, equipping participants with essential skills to support individuals facing depression, spiritual challenges, and emotional difficulties through faith-informed, ethical, and culturally sensitive approaches.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Pastoral Psychology Course provides a short, hands-on introduction to supporting people dealing with depression, spiritual challenges, and emotional problems. You will learn to listen properly, ask gentle questions, steer clear of spiritual bypassing, and tailor help to different beliefs. You will get practical tools for quick care plans, handling suicide risks, setting ethical limits, making referrals, and maintaining self-care to serve with assurance and understanding.
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Develop skills
- Faith-informed assessment: gently probe beliefs, guilt, and spiritual distress.
- Pastoral counselling basics: apply short care plans, coping strategies, and faith practices.
- Suicide and risk response: identify warning signs and adhere to a straightforward pastoral safety process.
- Culturally sensitive care: avoid spiritual bypassing and honour diverse faith backgrounds.
- Clergy self-care: ward off burnout through boundaries, oversight, and spiritual routines.
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