PACO 603 Premarital and Marital Counseling

Christian and secular experts agree that marriages are failing at a 50% or higher rate in the United States of America. This course provides the student with the requisite skills and knowledge to assist couples through crises and to develop healthy, vibrant marriages.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to create a thread in response to the provided prompt for each forum. Each thread must be at least 300 words and must demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to at least 1 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 250 words. The thread and reply should use at least one scholarly source. (CLO: A, B, C)

One of the needs in churches today is to provide Biblical and professional pre-engaged counseling for couples who are dating but are not engaged. They might express a desire to process issues in their relationship without the pressure that engagement brings. As a Christian Counselor you will want to encourage the couple to find God’s prefect plan for them as a couple or as individuals (Phil 1:9-11, Eph 1:8b-10). This set of assignments is not about securing a smooth future engagement for the couple but allowing them freedom to examine the possibility of such.

(CLO: A, B, C)

With a view toward compiling the Resource Guide, you will continue building content by identifying resources for counseling a variety of couples. To that end, you will be exploring resources geared toward informing counseling practices for pre-marital and marital counseling. You will be doing some exploratory work by locating and reviewing potential resources that will contribute to the development of the Repository.

(CLO: C)