Program Objectives - human services counseling

1. To provide a basic foundation in counseling skills.


2. To give students an overview of counseling in the areas of individual, group, marriage and family, community, and church-based counseling.


3. To provide a schedule of classes that comprise a joint degree program with other schools of Regent University, primarily, but not limited to, the School of Law and the School of Divinity.


4. To apply Biblical principles to psychological theory and counseling methodology for effective counseling practices.


5. To apply counseling skills learned in ministry settings.


6. To enhance professionals in their career paths through the principles, skills, knowledge, and application of concepts learned in the program.


7. To equip ministry leaders with the appropriate tools to be more effective in their respective organizations.

These broad objectives are further refined into the specific course objectives that make up the program curriculum, and can be found in each course syllabus.