Orientation M Div Counselling Major Faculty Advisors The

Orientation M. Div. Counselling Major

Faculty Advisors • The Rev. Dr. Paul Scuse – – (416) 226 -6620 X 6785 Room B 314 pscuse@tyndale. ca On campus Wednesdays and Thursdays • Dr. Sue Ellfeldt – – (416) 226 -6620 X 6787 Room B 316 sellfeldt@tyndale. ca On campus Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Dr. Herman Chow Theories and Methods of Family Therapy I & II

Dr. David Colpitts Gender and socio-economic perspectives in marriage and family therapy

Brenton Diaz Therapy Interventions for Trauma, Abuse and Violence

Dr. Sue Ellfeldt Family Systems Theory Preinternship Counselling Skills Lab I & II Couple Therapy: An Integrative Perspective

Dr. Marion Goertz Foundational Perspectives of Christian Counselling

Janet Kim Cross Cultural Perspectives in Marriage and Family Therapy

Dr. Jennifer Myrie Families in Transition: Divorce, Single Parenting, & Re-Marriage

Dr. Helen Noh Personality Theories Research Methods in Counselling Child and Adolescent Therapy

Dr. Vincent Poon Integration of Systems Approach to Counselling Theories

Sharon Ramsay Violence in Relationships

Adrianne Sequeira Current Issues in Psychopathology Therapeutic & Systemic Approaches to Addictions

Dr. Paul Scuse Foundational Perspectives of Christian Counselling Human Sexuality and the Therapeutic Relationship Professional Ethics

Kern Stanberry Preinternship Counselling Skills Lab I & II Coordinator of Internships

email • Know how to access and use your mytyndale email address • All emails from Tyndale faculty and administration will go to the mytyndale address • http: //mytyndale. ca/ For help – go to the IT webpage: • http: //www. tyndale. ca/it

Course Pages • Place to get syllabi and handouts for your courses: • http: //classes. tyndale. ca

Documents for Counselling Majors http: //www. tyndale. ca/seminary/coun selling/downloads Counselling Major Docs

Your Program Sheet – Don’t lose it!

Download your Program sheet at: http: //www. tyndale. ca/registrar/sem-major-sheets

Course Load • Each course is estimated to take 10 hours per week (3 hours lecture, 7 hours reading, research and writing) • Full time students – usual maximum is 4 courses per semester • Part-time students – usual maximum is 2 -3 courses per semester

Part-time students • Be wise! Set a healthy example of self care! • It is not possible to work full time and take 2 -3 courses! • Most of the core counselling courses are only offered during the day time • There is a 10 year time limit to complete all requirements for graduation

Course Requirements • 27 semester credits • HOWEVER: internship has an equivalent workload to 4 semester credits (ie about 15 20 hours per week for a minimum of two semesters) • But Internship only appears once on your transcript • Effective total: 30 semester credits

Additional Requirements • Time to process the material • Time to interact with other students • Time to explore the personal issues the courses raise • Time to HAVE A LIFE (family, church etc. )

Students in the clinical track are expected to engage in individual professional counselling for their own personal growth and development. This will normally take place concurrent with the Family Systems Course

Ongoing registration in the clinical track is subject to successful annual review of the student’s progress by the counselling faculty.

Full Time Students • To complete the degree in 3 years it will be necessary to “fast track” by taking courses in Intersession and Spring/Summer • Always look ahead to see which courses are going to be offered in the Intersession and Spring/Summer sessions

INTERSESSION 2016 • Spiritual Care of Dying & Grieving • Leadership Development

SPRING/SUMMER 2016 • Core Courses: most of the Bible, History and Theology courses will be offered

SPRING/SUMMER 2016 • Counselling electives (proposed, not yet confirmed): • Research Methods in Counselling • Violence in Relationships • Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Marriage and Family Therapy

Internship • Pre-requisites – – Spiritual Formation Leadership Formation Skills Lab 1 & 2 Theories & Methods of Family Therapy I & II (Clinical Track only) • Co-Requisites: – Professional Ethics • Time requirements: – 15 -20 hours per week

Internship Director • Kern Stanberry

Course Registration • Students can register online for their courses • Some courses now have a maximum enrolment cap • Students may end up on a “waiting list” • Sometimes the waiting list will trigger us to offer a new section of the course, but not always

Course Registration • The Tyndale Calendar (from the Registrar’s section of the website) lists all of the courses and the pre-requisites for each course • The Counselling Major download site has a list of courses that are offered every year and which courses are offered every-other year

Certification/Accreditation • Tyndale will provide an education in counselling theory and practice, but does not offer certification by a professional organization or professional college membership

College of Registered Psychotherapists Membership • All practicing psychotherapists in Ontario will need to apply for membership in the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)

• An application is being prepared seeking to get Tyndale’s Mdiv (Counselling Major – clinical track) degree recognized by CRPO indicating that it satisfies the educational requirements of the College of Psychotherapists

Certification/Accreditation • Certification bodies include: – AAMFT (The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy) – CASC (The Canadian Association for Spiritual Care [formerly CAPPE]) – OSP (Ontario Society of Psychotherapists) – OACCPP (Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists)

Clinical Track: AAMFT & CRPO Orientation Meeting • Wednesday Sept 23 rd 12: 30 – 1: 30 pm • Room A 316

Pastoral Care and Counselling Track: CASC Orientation Meeting • Wednesday Sept 30 th 12: 30 – 1: 30 pm • Room A 310

Leave of Absence • If it becomes necessary to temporarily withdraw from the programme, tell your faculty advisors and the registrar’s office. • Re-entry is not guaranteed