Pastoral Counselling Education

The opportunity to integrate the personal
theoretical, and spiritual into effective clinical practice.

Vision Statement

We believe that life has purpose and meaning, growth and change are possible, and in compassionate and caring counselling relationships healing can occur.

Pastoral Counselling Education offers the opportunity to integrate the personal, theoretical, and spiritual into effective clinical practice.

Group Learning Division approaches education from an adult experiential learning model in which each person’s personal and professional experience is essential to their learning process.  Learning occurs in a peer group where theological and psychological theory is studied and case material is discussed.  Students have the opportunity to work on personal issues, which impact their learning and counselling process, as well.

Students begin working with individual clients, varying in ages and presenting with a variety of issues.  Students learn how to initiate and maintain a therapeutic relationship, the use of self in the counselling process, and administrative skills. Students have time individually with their supervisor to discuss their work with clients and their personal integration of theology and the human sciences.

Basic Pastoral Counselling Education (PCE) is offered in a forty week extended unit running from September to June. Students meet together for five hours of seminar one day per week. As well, they receive one hour of individual supervision weekly. Students are also responsible for seeing 7-9 clients per week. 
Tuition:  Basic Unit:  $2700.00

Requirements:

• Have or in the process of getting a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Counselling or in a related field of study.
• Have experience in working with people.
• Have the willingness and ability to address personal issues as they impact one’s learning.
• Have the ability to set boundaries and provide self-care.
• Have the willingness to explore personal faith experience and to integrate it into ones own learning process.

Supervisor Jes Schienbein is an Associate Teaching Supervisor in Pastoral Counselling, CAPPE, a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counsellors, and a Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor in the American Association For Marriage and Family Therapy.

For more information or to apply, contact:
 
Reverend Jes Schienbein
Pastoral Counselling Group
#202, 10534 - 124 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, T5N 1S1
Telephone: (780) 482-3711
Fax: (780) 488-9704
Email: pastcoun@pastcoun.com

Other Educational Opportunities

Units of Pastoral Counselling Education can be credited towards various Master’s degree programs.  In particular, St. Stephen’s College recognizes PCE units in their Masters in Theological Studies, Masters of Arts in Pastoral Psychology and Counselling, and the Masters in Divinity program. 

If the student is interested in incorporating PCE into their degree program it will be important to contact their academic institution for more information.