Orientation M.Div. Counselling Major

1. OrientationM.Div. Counselling Major

2. This presentation can be found at: • http://www.tyndale.ca/seminary/counselling/downloads/documents

3. Faculty Advisors • Dr. Sue Ellfeldt • (416) 226-6620 X 6787 • Room B316 • sellfeldt@tyndale.ca • On campus Wednesdays & Thursdays (Fall Semester) • The Rev. Dr. Paul Scuse • (416) 226-6620 X 6785 • Room B314 • pscuse@tyndale.ca • On campus Wednesdays Fall semester

4. Dr. Herman Chow Theories and Methods of Family Therapy I & II Emotionally Focused Therapy

5. Dr. David Colpitts Gender and socio-economic perspectives in marriage and family therapy

6. Brenton Diaz Therapy Interventions for Trauma, Abuse and Violence

7. Dr. Sue Ellfeldt Family Systems Theory Preinternship Counselling Skills Lab I & II Couple Therapy: An Integrative Perspective

8. Dr. Marion Goertz Foundational Perspectives of Christian Counselling

9. Janet Kim Cross Cultural Perspectives in Marriage and Family Therapy

10. Dr. Jennifer Myrie Families in Transition: Divorce, Single Parenting, & Re-Marriage

11. Dr. Helen Noh Personality Theories Research Methods in Counselling Child and Adolescent Therapy Pastoral Care and Counselling

12. Sharon Ramsay Violence in Relationships

13. Adrianne Sequeira Therapeutic & Systemic Approaches to Addictions

14. Dr. Paul Scuse Professional Ethics

15. Kern Stanberry Preinternship Counselling Skills Lab I & II Coordinator of Internships Family Systems Theory

16. Newest Instructors • Dr. Alan Fung • Dr. Patrick Low Team teaching Current Issues in Psychopathology

17. 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/ For help – go to the IT webpage: • http://www.tyndale.ca/it

18. Course Pages • Place to get syllabi and handouts for your courses: • http://classes.tyndale.ca

19. Your Program Sheet – Don’t lose it!

20. Download your Program sheet at: http://www.tyndale.ca/registrar/sem-major-sheets

21. Documents for Counselling Majors http://www.tyndale.ca/seminary/counselling/downloads Counselling Major Docs

22. Especially note: • Counselling Major orientation power point • Power point, AAMFT and CRPO membership • Power point, CASC membership • Yearly Course Offerings • AAMFT Clinical Membership • CRPO SEUS requirements • Order of Courses, Clinical Track • Order of Courses: Pastoral Care and C. Track

23. The Centre for Academic Excellence • http://www.tyndale.ca/academic-excellence • Writing Services • Accessibility Services

24. APA formatting for essays • All COUN courses will require APA formatting for essays • See library style guides: • http://libguides.tyndale.ca/c.php?g=315368&p=2107134

25. Avoiding Plagiarism • See library style guide: • http://libguides.tyndale.ca/c.php?g=315368&p=2107316 • Listen to tutorial!

26. 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

27. Part-time students • Be wise! Set a healthy example of self care! • It is not possible to work full time and take 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

28. 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

29. 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.)

30. Students are expected to engage in individual professional counselling for their own personal growth and development. This will normally take place concurrent with the Family Systems Course

31. Ongoing registration in the clinical track is subject to successful annual review of the student’s progress by the counselling faculty.

32. 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

33. INTERSESSION 2019January 7-11 Students can often pick up a Theology, Bible or History requirement in this one week intensive format

34. SPRING/SUMMER • Core Courses: most of the Bible, History and Theology courses generally are offered

35. SPRING/SUMMER 2019 • Counselling courses to be offered: - EFT - Therapeutic and Systemic Approaches to Addictions - Families in Transition - Counselling and the Holy Spirit (maybe)

36. Internship • Pre-requisites • Spiritual Formation • Leadership Formation • Skills Lab 1 & 2 • Theories & Methods of Family Therapy I & II (Clinical Track only) • Co-Requisites: • Professional Ethics • Time requirements: • 15-20 hours per week

37. Internship Director • Kern Stanberry • Internship orientation generally in November

38. 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 • Students closer to graduation given priority in registration

39. 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 (Yearly Course Offerings doc)

40. 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

41. College of Registered Psychotherapists Membership • All practicing psychotherapists in Ontario will need to apply for membership in the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)

42. Tyndale’s Mdiv (Counselling Major – clinical track) degree has been recognized by CRPO indicating that it satisfies the educational requirements of the College of Psychotherapist • Other requirements, such as supervised clinical experience and safe and effective use of self will also be necessary before one can become a member of the College • There is also an examination on basic competencies as part of membership requirements

43. Professional Organizations • 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, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists) • Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

44. Clinical Track: CRPO &Clinical Professional Organizations Orientation: • Thursday Sept 27th 9:30 – 11:00 am • Room CH230 • (This session will also be live-streamed)

45. Pastoral Care and Counselling Track and CASC Orientation Meeting • Thursday Oct. 11, 9:30 – 11:00 am • Room CH230 • (This session will also be live-streamed)

46. 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