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-sensitive counseling techniques.

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 troubles. Learn to listen properly, ask gentle questions, steer clear of spiritual bypassing, and tailor help to different beliefs. Get practical tools for quick care plans, handling suicide risks, setting ethical limits, making referrals, and maintaining self-care to serve confidently and clearly.
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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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