COU514 Counseling Children
Knowing how to approach children and teens in counseling can be a challenge. This class will begin with completing an overview of foundational principles for counseling children before tackling various topics including anxiety, anger, abuse, self-harm, sexual identity, shame, discipline, respect, trust, and attachment. Students will learn how to meaningfully enter a child’s world and draw them out by using practical tools and expressive activities for engaging children.
Credits: 3
Student learning outcomes
- Understand foundational principles and Biblical truths for counseling children.
- Consider how children uniquely experience various life challenges during developmental stages.
- Explore meaningful ways to enter a child’s world and draw them out with expressive activities.
- Equip parents with practical tools for building strong connected relationships with their children.
- Support children’s individual needs for experiencing gospel truth that puts God’s goodness, power, and trustworthiness on display and uncover God’s design and calling in their life.