Pastoral Care Course
This course equips participants with essential skills for providing compassionate, ethical pastoral care in crisis situations, integrating spiritual support with practical strategies while prioritizing personal wellbeing.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Pastoral Care Course prepares you to provide ethical and compassionate support during real-life crises while respecting clear boundaries. You will learn active listening, assessment tools, trauma-informed responses to grief, conflict, divorce, and ageing, as well as practical referral skills. Integrate Scripture and prayer with sensitivity, develop sustainable care plans, and safeguard your own wellbeing through healthy limits and strategies to prevent burnout.
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Develop skills
- Ethical pastoral care: apply confidentiality, reporting, and role limits wisely.
- Clinical listening: use assessments, active listening, and crisis safety planning.
- Practical care plans: design follow-ups, mobilise church resources, and referrals.
- Scripture and prayer in care: offer hope sensitively, without pressure or coercion.
- Pastor self-care: set boundaries, prevent burnout, and use supervision effectively.
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