Pastoral Psychology Course
This course equips pastoral caregivers with essential psychological tools to support individuals facing depression, spiritual crises, and emotional challenges through faith-sensitive, ethical, and practical interventions.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Pastoral Psychology Course provides a focused introduction to supporting individuals dealing with depression, spiritual challenges, and emotional difficulties. You will learn effective listening techniques, how to pose compassionate questions, steer clear of spiritual bypassing, and tailor assistance to various beliefs. Acquire practical strategies for short-term care plans, managing suicide risks, upholding ethical limits, making referrals, and maintaining personal wellbeing to minister effectively and assuredly.
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Develop skills
- Faith-informed assessment: sensitively explore beliefs, guilt, and spiritual pain.
- Pastoral counselling 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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