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Orientation M.Div. Counselling Major

Get all the essential information for the Counselling Major orientation at Tyndale University, including faculty advisors, course offerings, program tracks, course requirements, and helpful tips for a successful academic journey. Explore the Clinical Track and Pastoral Care Track, course load recommendations, internship details, additional requirements, and more. Stay informed and prepared for a rewarding educational experience.

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Orientation M.Div. Counselling Major

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  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 (A – K) • (416) 226-6620 X 6787 • Room B316 • sellfeldt@tyndale.ca • On campus Wednesdays & Thursdays (Fall Semester) • The Rev. Dr. Helen Noh (L-Z) • (416) 226-6620 X 2118 Room B311 • hnoh@tyndale.ca • On campus Monday, Wednesdays & Fridays 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. Janet Kim Cross Cultural Perspectives in Marriage and Family Therapy

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

  10. Dr. Helen Noh Personality Theories, Research Methods in Counselling, Child and Adolescent Therapy Family Systems Theory, Pastoral Care and Counselling

  11. Sharon Ramsay Violence in Relationships

  12. Adrianne Sequeira Therapeutic & Systemic Approaches to Addictions

  13. Kern Stanberry Preinternship Counselling Skills Lab I & II Coordinator of Internships Foundational Perspectives of Christian Counselling

  14. Newest Instructors • Dr. Patrick Low Current Issues in Psychopathology • Dr. Winnie Yeung Professional Ethics

  15. 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

  16. Course Pages • Place to get syllabi and handouts for your courses: • http://classes.tyndale.ca • Sign in with mytyndale user name and password • Click on the course you want and….

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

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

  19. Especially note: • Counselling Major orientation power point & live stream • Power point/live stream, AAMFT, CAMFT and CRPO membership steps • Power point/live stream, CASC & Pastoral Care Track orientation • Yearly Course Offerings • AAMFT Clinical Membership – Eval. Track • College of Psychotherapists - SEUS • Order of Courses, both tracks

  20. The Two Tracks • Clinical Track (Psychotherapy – CRPO) The practice of psychotherapy is the assessment and treatment of cognitive, emotional or behavioural disturbances by psychotherapeutic means, delivered through a therapeutic relationship based primarily on verbal or non-verbal communication. 

  21. Pastoral Care and Counselling Track: • Pastoral Care • Church settings • Family Ministries • Pastoral Chaplaincy

  22. Order of Courses • Clinical Track: • Pastoral Care and Counselling Track:

  23. Course order • Beware of pre and co requisites • Beware of leaving electives to the 3rd year • Be wise in courses attempted each semester

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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.)

  28. 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

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

  30. 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

  31. INTERSESSION 2020January 6-10 Students can often pick up a Theology, Bible or History requirement in this one week intensive format

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

  33. On-line Courses • Most if not all of the required Bible, History and Theology courses are offered on-line • No Counselling courses are offered in this format

  34. SPRING/SUMMER 2020 • Counselling courses to be offered: - EFT -Violence in Relationship - Pastoral Care and Counselling - Families in Transition

  35. 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

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

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

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

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

  40. 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

  41. 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)

  42. 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

  43. 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) • Application for “Qualifying” membership is generally made in your last semester of your program.

  44. 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 substantiation of safe and effective use of self will also be necessary before one can become a member of the College • Examinations on basic competencies and jurisprudence are also required.

  45. Professional Organizations • Certification bodies include: • CAMFT (The Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy) • 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

  46. Clinical Track: CRPO &Clinical Professional Organizations Orientation: • Thursday Sept 26th 11:30 am – 1pm • Room A211 • (This session will also be live-streamed)

  47. Pastoral Care and Counselling Track and CASC Orientation Meeting • Thursday Oct. 3, 11:30 –12:30 pm • Room CH303 • (This session will also be live-streamed)

  48. 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

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