What is the Center for Pastoral Counseling (CPC) e-Learning site?
The
Center for Pastoral Counseling (CPC) is a dedicated pastoral counseling training organization formed by
Emerge Ministries to meet the needs of busy pastors, counselors, lay counselors, and home group leaders that want to learn effective counseling skills online. This site contains all of the online course resources to enroll, engage and learn the 21st century skills for biblical based and clinically sound counseling skills. The CPC online courses utilize all of the latest Web 2.0 learning tools: exciting streaming video lessons, engaging online exercises, and valuable resources to allow you to complete ALL of the course work
on your time schedule.
Who should take these CPC courses?
These courses are designed for anyone that desires to sharpen their counseling skills to be relevant to our 21st century world, yet sensitive to the hurting needs of all age groups from children to seniors as well as singles and married couples.
How are the courses organized and how much time is required for each course?
The
Core Curriculum Module has ten lessons and each lesson will take about 1.5 - 2 hours each to complete for a total of about 15-20 hours. Additional reading materials are given that will allow the student to optionally spend additional time in these materials. The Core Curriculum Module is a prerequisite for taking nay of the other modules.
The
Specific Counseling Modules will typically have 5 lessons in each lesson and will take about 1.5 - 2 hours to complete for a total of about 7.5-10 hours. Again, additional reading and reference materials will be given for optional reading. Examples of
Specific Counseling Modules are: Parenting, Ministry Health, Marriage, Crisis Counseling, Childhood Issues, Sexual Issues, Depression, and Emotional Management.
Yes! You can begin and end at any time. You set your specific learning hours and how much time you spend on each topic. Listen to the lectures as many times as you like. Review the videos as often as you like. You are in charge of your learning! A licensed CPC counselor will give you personalized feedback on your assignments and assessments and will encourage you until you finished. At the end of each course you will receive a beautiful certificate of completion, suitable for framing.
What are the technical requirements?
Any computer (PC or MAC) connected to the Internet at any connections speed from 56KB dial-up to wireless, satellite, or high speed DSL or Cable Modem will work. A high speed Internet connection (>250kBs), however, is highly recommended to minimize time delays. The course lectures are delivered in two exciting formats: (1) Online streaming flash videos, and (2) mobile-sized videos that can be viewed on iPhones, iPods or other mobile players.
What are the course costs?
The Core Curriculum Module (prerequisite for the Specific Counseling Modules): $395 (less any promotional discounts).
Specific Counseling Modules: $149 to $249 depending on the length of the course (less any promotional discounts).
How do I get started?
1. Get your free site log-in username and password by clicking on:
Creating a New Account2. Click on any course below to begin the payment and enrollment process. You must begin with the Core Curriculum Module, first, then you can jump to any Specific Module.
3. e-mail any questions to:
education@emerge.org
