Timetable for Bachelor of Counselling

Christchurch campus

Semester 2, 2025

TIME	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Year One	(9:30 am - 12:30 pm) This course surveys contemporary understandings of human development in conversation with Christian theological descriptions of human being. 857.515 Human Development Fung Chin LR1 (VC/Zoom not available) (1:30 - 4 pm) Process Groups Yr 1 Group times may change	(6:30 - 9 pm) This course aims to help learners reflect on personal and communal spiritual formation, through engagement with Scripture, theological understandings and a variety of Christian spiritual traditions. This reflection will include (1) evaluation of key aspects of their own formation, (2) evaluation of their experiences of personal and communal strategies intended to facilitate spiritual growth, and (3) the development of spiritual practices which will strengthen their contribution to enhancing human wellbeing within their own social and cultural contexts. 401.515 Formation Miriam Fisher, Ryan Lang LR1 * (evening option)	(9 am - 12:30 pm) This second course in the core counselling practice development stream enriches the student's understanding of "person-in-relationship", by combining theological and theoretical reflection, with deepening person-centred and associated skill development and group process workshop. It enriches the student's ability to consider such issues as anxiety and depression. 901.515 Foundations B Sue Grant N Brighton (1:30 - 4 pm) Process Group Yr 1 N Brighton Group times may change	(9:30 am - 12:30 pm) This course aims to help learners reflect on personal and communal spiritual formation, through engagement with Scripture, theological understandings and a variety of Christian spiritual traditions. This reflection will include (1) evaluation of key aspects of their own formation, (2) evaluation of their experiences of personal and communal strategies intended to facilitate spiritual growth, and (3) the development of spiritual practices which will strengthen their contribution to enhancing human wellbeing within their own social and cultural contexts. 401.515 Formation Miriam Fisher, Ryan Lang LR1 * & LR2 (1:30 - 4:30 pm) Persons-in-relationship not only find their ultimate joy in relationships but also their deepest insecurities and brokenness. This course proposes a theoretical and theological framework that views brokenness in relationality as an important contributing factor to disorder. Upon this theoretical ground, the course introduces a range of human experiences including sexuality, grief, and depression that are foundational to counsellor understanding of how people heal and grow. 910.515 Relational Psychology A Erica Griffin LR1 *
Year Two	(9:30 am - 12 pm) Process Groups Yr 2 Group times may change (1:30 - 4:30 pm) This course explores questions about human suffering and the God who engages with humans at the level of their despair. It engages with how the scriptures acknowledge human suffering, and looks at hope from a biblical/theological/anthropological/relational perspective. 921.615 Theology of Suffering & Hope Immanuel Koks LR1 *	(9:30 am - 12 pm) Process Groups Yr 2 Group times may change (1:30 - 4:30 pm) This course introduces a working knowledge of the DSM-IV and explores its use and the effects of diagnostic labels that may foreclose on the possibility for change in relationships. The course develops counsellor understandings of a number of human experiences including those introduced in Relational psychology A, relational abuses including sexual, eating disorder, addictions, and suicide. The course seeks to assist students to integrate these understandings into their professional practice. 914.615 Relational Psychology B Jocelyn Weber LR1 *	(9 am - 4:30 pm) People are formed through their relational encounters and the social discourses that guide these. Persons-in-relationship are also "storied" people – stories give shape and meaning to their worlds and experiences. The fourth course in the core counselling practice development stream develops students' knowledge of personhood and practice skills within a narrative therapeutic framework. 903.615 Relational Practice B Matt Judd, Sam Forde LR1 (23 Jul; 20 Aug; 10 Sep; 15 Oct) (9 am - 4:30 pm) Key to a relational approach to counselling is the therapeutic relationship, or encounter. The counsellor must develop the ability to critically reflect on their contribution to this therapeutic relationship. This course advances professional practice and requires students to reflect on 50 hours of counselling practice, and 8 hours of clinical supervision, in a practicum placement. 931.615 Prof Prac B Bex Smith, Fung Chin LR1 (30 Jul; 27 Aug; 17 Sep; 22 Oct)
Year Three	(1:30 - 3 pm) This course provides an extended exploration of a specific area of counselling theory and practice complementing core curriculum requirements. Learners will critically integrate insights from counselling theory and practice in the specialist area with theological reflection. 922.715 (DL) Special Focus in Counselling 21 Jul, 11 Aug, 1 Sept, 13 Oct.	(1:30 - 4 pm) Process Groups Yr 3 Group times may change	(9 am - 4:30 pm) The hope of the therapeutic relationship is the restoration of people’s understanding of themselves as persons-in-relationship, and their freedom to love and trust in ways that are creative, adventurous, embracing, life-giving and expansive. The sixth course in the core counselling practice development stream helps students construct a meta-theory of integration that allows them to plumb key psychological and theological insights, personal experience and style, and practices drawn from a range of modalities. It combines practice with theoretical and theological reflection within a group process setting. 905.715 Integrated Practice B Lisa Spriggens LR2 (30 Jul; 20 Aug; 3 Sep; 22 Oct) (9 am - 4:30 pm) The counselling process is an opportunity for the counsellor and client, in a therapeutic relational encounter, to identify where disordered relationality has resulted in life-restricting behaviours. It is also an opportunity to identify where relationality has been linked to joy and hope, and how these might be restored and enhanced. This course requires students to experience a further 60 hours of practicum placement (plus preparation and reporting), and to critically reflect on their integration of theoretical and theological learning, as well as their development of skills and practical approaches. 933.730 Practicum B Jocelyn Weber, Lisa Spriggens, Matt Judd LR2 (6 & 27 Aug; 8 & 29 Oct)

* These courses will involve video conferencing from either Auckland or Christchurch

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This timetable is correct at the time of publication; however the College reserves the right to cancel courses, or alter lecture times should circumstances arise. Up to date information is available at any time by contacting the College.