Counseling and Religion

Catalog description

Counseling and Religion will explore the world religions with a focus on the religions as they function in the U.S. in a multi-cultural context. This will give the student a basic understanding and respect for religious differences when counseling clients who have different religious values than the counselor. A historical perspective on the relationship between psychology and religion will be traced to contemporary practice. The student will be given the opportunity to develop a theory of how he or she would like to integrate his or her knowledge into his or her work as a counselor. Limited to Professional Counseling majors.