Christian Counseling Certification

Certification Only

This course of study is designed for mature believers who have a high school diploma or equivalent.  The program will equip pastors, or lay men and women with basic counseling skills, accountability and recognition.  Upon successful completion of this program applicants will gain membership in National Christian Counselors Association, will qualify to use the A.P.S. profile, be a Certified Temperament Counselor and gain recognition in the N.C.C.A. as a Clinical Membership (non-clergy) or Professional Clinical Member (clergy).

Average time to complete is 6 months 

Cost to get started                                 

Application and 1st course is $310.00 when using the "Pay As You Go" method

Total Program Costs = $1,800.00 (Includes all Tuition, Books and Fees)

Pay As you go

Breakdown of total cost:

• Application Fee = $100.00
• Tuition $1,150.00
• Practicum = $300.00 (The practicum consists of administering 10 A.P.S. reports under the clinical supervisors.  This should also be a pass through cost to those receiving the A.P.S. report.)
• Clinical Supervision = $150.00
• FCT online student resource fee = $50.00
• 1st year membership in N.C.C.A. = $50.00

Procedures and Requirements

Complete Phase 1

Courses - Each candidate must complete the following 5 courses:

1. Basic Christian Counseling
2. Temperament Theory
3. Testing / Measuring
4. Temperament Therapy
5. Christian Psychology and Counseling

Complete Practicum and Clinical Supervision:

We have recently redesigned our clinical supervision process to further benefit students.  Each student will administer the required amount of clinical APS profiles to the clients they are working with.  When the report is processed the clinical supervisor will contact the student to walk through the report with them before they meet with the client.  The student then meets with their client for at least 3-5 sessions.  When this is completed the student is then required to write a case study on the counseling session.  The case study format is predesigned with guidelines to protect confidential information.  This assignment later becomes part of the clinical supervision requirements and of the degree requirements.

Submit the following:

• Written responses to 50 ethical questions posed by N.C.C.A.'s National Licensing Board of Examiners.
• $50.00 for fist year's annual dues. (This is included in the above cost breakdown.)
• A signed application for Certification/Membership form and a signed copy of N.C.C.A.'s Code of Ethical Standards.
• Current photograph and resume
• Three reference letters provided by the N.C.C.A. information packet.
• Phase 1 application for membership
• Written Statement as to "why I want to be a member and certified by the N.C.C.A.

After completing all of the requirements for Phase 1, the candidate will (assuming everything is in order) receive:

• Certified Temperament Counselor and
• Clinical Membership (non-clergy) or Professional Clinical Member (clergy)

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