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Orientation
M.Div. Counselling Major
Faculty Advisors
• The Rev. Dr. Paul Scuse
– (416) 226-6620 X 6785
– [email protected]
– On campus Wednesdays and Thursdays
• Dr. Sue Ellfeldt
– (416) 226-6620 X 6787
– [email protected]
– On campus Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Dr. Herman Chow
Theories and Methods of Family Therapy I & II
Dr. David Colpitts
Gender and socio-economic perspectives in
marriage and family therapy
Brenton Diaz
Therapy Interventions for Trauma, Abuse and
Violence
Dr. Sue Ellfeldt
Family Systems Theory
Preinternship Counselling Skills Lab I & II
Couple Therapy: An Integrative Perspective
Dr. Marion Goertz
Foundation Perspective of Christian Counselling
Dr. Jennifer Myrie
Families in Transition: Divorce, Single Parenting,
& Re-Marriage
Dr. Helen Noh
Personality Theories
Research Methods in Counselling
Child and Adolescent Therapy
Dr. Vincent Poon
Integration of Systems Approach to Counselling
Theories
Sharon Ramsay
Violence in Relationships
Adrianne Sequeira
Current Issues in Psychopathology
Therapeutic & Systemic Approaches to Addictions
Dr. Paul Scuse
Foundational Perspectives of Christian Counselling
Human Sexuality and the Therapeutic Relationship
Professional Ethics
Kern Stanberry
Coordinator of Internships
email
• Know how to access and use your
mytyndale email address
• All emails from Tyndale faculty and
administration will go to the mytyndale
address
• http://mytyndale.ca/
• http://www.tyndale.ca/it
Course Pages
• Place to get syllabi and handouts for your
courses:
• http://mytyndale.ca
• http://classes.tyndale.ca
Documents for Counselling
Majors
http://www.tyndale.ca/seminary/coun
selling/downloads
Counselling Major Docs
Your Program Sheet – Don’t lose it!
Download your Program sheet at:
http://www.tyndale.ca/registrar/major-sheets
Course Load
• Each course is estimated to take 10 hours
per week (3 hours lecture, 7 hours reading,
research and writing)
• Full time students – usual maximum is 4
courses per semester
• Part-time students – usual maximum is 2-3
courses per semester
Part-time students
• Be wise! Set a healthy example of self care!
• It is not possible to work full time and take
2-3 courses!
• Most of the core counselling courses are
only offered during the day time
• There is a 10 year time limit to complete all
requirements for graduation
Course Requirements
• 27 semester credits
• HOWEVER: internship has an equivalent
workload to 4 semester credits (ie about 15
- 20 hours per week for a minimum of two
semesters)
• But Internship only appears once on your
transcript
• Effective total: 30 semester credits
Additional Requirements
• Time to process the material
• Time to interact with other students
• Time to explore the personal issues the
courses raise
• Time to HAVE A LIFE (family, church
etc.)
Full Time Students
• To complete the degree in 3 years it will be
necessary to “fast track” by taking courses
in Intersession and Spring/Summer
• Always look ahead to see which courses are
going to be offered in the Intersession and
Spring/Summer sessions
INTERSESSION 2015
• Leadership Development
SPRING/SUMMER 2013
• Core Courses: most of the Bible, History
and Theology courses will be offered
SPRING/SUMMER 2015
• Counselling electives: (proposed, not yet
confirmed)
• Research Methods in Counselling
• Therapeutic & Systemic Approaches to
Addictions
• Families in Transition: Divorce, Single
Parenting, & Re-Marriage
Internship
• Pre-requisites
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Spiritual Formation
Leadership Formation
Skills Lab 1 & 2
Theories & Methods of Family Therapy I & II
• Co-Requisites:
– Professional Ethics
• Time requirements:
– 15-20 hours per week
Internship Director
• Kern Stanberry
Course Registration
• Students can register online for their
courses
• Some courses now have a maximum
enrolment cap
• Students may end up on a “waiting list”
• Sometimes the waiting list will trigger us to
offer a new section of the course, but not
always
Course Registration
• The Tyndale Calendar (from the Registrar’s
section of the website) lists all of the
courses and the pre-requisites for each
course
• The Counselling Major download site has a
list of courses that are offered every year
and which courses are offered every-other
year
Certification/Accreditation
• Tyndale will provide an education in
counselling theory and practice, but does
not offer certification by a professional
organization or professional college
membership
• The College of Psychotherapy is currently
in formation and all practicing
psychotherapists will need to apply for
membership to practice
College of Registered
Psychotherapists Membership
• Requirements are being decided now by the
Transitional Council for Psychotherapists
and Registered Mental Health Therapists
• Tyndale’s Mdiv (Counselling) degree
should satisfy the educational requirements
of the College of Psychotherapy
Courses which might be required
by the College
• Psychopathology, and especially a
knowledge of the DSM
• Contextual issues (gender, inter-cultural,
socioeconomic)
• Treatment of trauma and violence
• Developmental theory (social, moral,
cognitive, etc.)
Certification/Accreditation
• Certification bodies include:
– AAMFT (The American Association for Marriage and Family
Therapy)
– CASC (The Canadian Association for Spiritual Care [formerly
CAPPE]))
– OSP (Ontario Society of Psychotherapists)
– OACCPP (Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors,
Psychometerists and Psychotherapists)
Clinical Track: AAMFT &
CRPO Orientation Meeting
• Wednesday October 1st 12:30 – 1:30 pm
• Room 1008
Pastoral Care and Counselling
Track: CASC Orientation
Meeting
• Wednesday October 15th 12:30 – 1:30 pm
• Room 1008
Leave of Absence
• If it becomes necessary to temporarily
withdraw from the programme, tell your
faculty advisors and the registrar’s office.
• Re-entry is not guaranteed