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We try to answer questions that are not readily apparent
on the web site. Please take your time and read these carefully.
There are a number of Christ-based Counseling credentials.
What do you recommend?
What does the Advanced Mastery Licensing Program Include, and
What's the Cost?
What Books Will I Need? What's the Cost?
Are There Any Additional Requirements Once I'm Finished with
The Core Requirements?
What is the differences between state Licensing, Christian
Certification and Licensing, and Christ-based Certification or
Licensing?
How is the Certification or Licensing Issued?
What if I also desire to be a Faith-life Coach or Counselor,
how does this work with my Christ based Counseling Credentials?
Can I use my completed courses in the Christ-based Counseling
program to apply toward a CollegePlex degree program?
How long will it take to complete each credential requirement?
How long will it take if I prefer to take the requirements in
on-line classes with an instructor.
Are there refunds?
There are a number of Christ-based Counseling credentials. What do
you recommend?
Beyond basic certification, we recommend the Advanced Mastery
Licensing Program (AMLP). As an example, if your focus is marriage then
there are times when some type of addiction has a major effect on the
relationship. Also, there are times when either or both spouses are
suffering some type of discouragement. So, marriage counselors must also
offer the other forms of counseling to be complete. Additionally, many
counselors are in congregations where they minister to a number of
persons in both family and individual circumstances.
What does the AMLP include? (Fees below do not include
the scholarship)
Basic Certification including -- Laws and Policy governing Christ-based
Counselors, Psycho-therapies vs. Christ-based Counseling. and the
Counseling Plan. $135.00
CBC Marriage Counseling -- Christian Marriage, Divorce, Techniques for
Marriage, and Marital Crisis. $100.00
CBC Liberation and Deliverance Therapy Therapy for Addictions -- There's
a pre-evaluation, L&D principles, and post-evaluation $100.00
CBC Joy Therapy for depression -- Techniques for believers to employ to
assist them through difficult circumstances. $100.00
CBC Counseling Plan -- Provides structure for each session including
time allotments, lawful requirements, CBC concept to assign counselee,
flexibility for personal insights, and similar helps.
The tuition cost is $435.00 separately. However, counselors who opt to
enter the complete AMLP program, the total tuition is $285. If a
ministry couple or spouses desire to complete the program, the total
cost is: $450.00
All Christ-based Counselors must also complete the first trimester of
the National Faith-life program. This ensures that all Christ-based
Counselors have a standardized perspective of the faith-life skills and
disciplines. Counselors can begin this program after they have finished
their counseling disciplines (This requirement cannot be waived or
substituted).
What Books Will I Need? What's the Cost?
Christ-based Counselors must purchase the Christ-based Counselor's
Handbook ($20.00 plus shipping), and The Believer from Milk to Maturity
($24.00 plus shipping, 1 set for a family is acceptable). Volume
discounts are available in any of the A3CEES book stores such as
christbasedcounseling.org/bookstore.htm
Are There Any Additional Requirements Once I'm Finished with The
Other Requirements?
As with other professions and ministries, Christ-based Counselors
have a standard of ministry-excellence. We are constantly preparing and
improving. There is an annual CEU requirement. This is not required
until the year following the completion of the Faith-life program.
Certification or licensing is renewed when the annual CEU is completed.
A course is typically $35.00. You select any course from the listing of
Christ-based Counseling courses on-line.
What is the differences between state Licensing, Christian
Certification and Licensing, and Christ-based Certification or
Licensing?
You must be clear about the differences between these. First,
whenever you see the designation "state licensed or licensed counselor"
this designation does not and cannot reflect a "faith" related approach
to counseling.
The separation of Church and state prevents any state from
consideration of faith related principles or approaches.
Persons desiring state licensing typically require a degree from a
college or university in a social or behavioral science and other
requirements. None of the requirements are related, or ensure that
counselors use a faith-related approach.
Obviously, the behavioral sciences have value, but the value is
limited concerning believers. And the historical fact is the
prominent persons who established the psycho-social practices were
atheist. This has an extraordinary effect on the concepts.
Christian certification may or may not be Christ-based. The
approaches can be secular as with state licensing, but provided by a
Christian organization, or Christian. Some prayer and scripture may be
involved, but the approach is in-fact, a secular approach sprinkled with
prayer and some scripture text.
Christ-based Certification includes approaches and concepts that are
clearly Christ-based (please see the Standards on the main-page). NACCBC
is the nation's exclusive Christ-based Certification and Licensing
organization. Nationally, state law is relatively consistent. Persons
who are not state licensed cannot counsel unless they are using an
approach specifically related to their faith. This is why persons in
ministry are allowed to provide counseling.
However, this can be a potential disaster legally and otherwise if
the minister is not appropriately prepared. Thus, the significance of
NACCBC and similar organizations is clear. NACCBC provides Christ-based
Counseling (CBC) with a counseling model, counseling plan, standards,
laws and policies, and specific approaches that can be evaluated by any
legal, state, or regulatory authority. They would discover that
Christ-based Counseling is substantively related to faith-life
principles in the life of Jesus Christ. Moreover, what believers have in
Jesus Christ and His faith-life principles are far superior to what's
available in the psychotherapies.
How is the Certification or Licensing Issued?
If desired, counselors can receive a certificate for each
course when it is completed. Once the the core requirements are
completed, the counselor will receive the AMLP. Since some counselors
simply want the basic certification, but continue to use their own
approach, NACCBC provides a listing of all Christ-based Counselors for
employers, ministries, or individuals; but NACCBC can only strongly
recommend AMLPs. NACCBC can affirm precisely what AMLPs do when
counseling. We accept that some counselors merely want the
association value with NACCBC.
What if I also desire to be a Faith-life Coach or Counselor, how
does this work with my Christ based Counseling Credentials?
If a Christ-based Counselor desires the Faith-life Counselor/Coach
credential the counselor will need to complete all three trimesters
of the National Faith-life Program. There's no additional cost for this
other than preparation and shipping of the diploma. Counselors can visit
the on-line campus at M2Maturity.org.
Can I use my completed courses in the Christ-based Counseling
program to apply toward a CollegePlex degree program?
Yes. Christ-based Counselors can transfer course hours to
complete A3CEES degree programs such as a Bachelors or Masters in
Christ-based Counseling or other degree programs (subject to CollegePlex
rules and regulations). You should visit the on-line campus. The on-line
campus can be visited at CollegePlex.org.
How long will it take to complete each credential requirement?
It is difficult to ascertain how long it should take for each person
to complete the AMLP. However, we do attempt to provide some idea
of how long a person can "reasonably" expect to complete each course.
Basic Certification (6 to 10 hours)
Marriage (8 to 12 hours)
L&D Therapy (8 to 12 hours)
Joy Therapy (4 to 6 hours)
Faith-life Program (10-14 hours)
Again, the hours depend on each person's individual skill-set.
Nevertheless, if a person can read, write, and type the person should
not have any problem completing the program. The whole program is
opened-book learning. If you attend an on-line Web-Class with an
instructor the hours are discussed below:
How long
does it take if I prefer to take the requirements in on-line classes
with an instructor.
We attempt to bundle AMLP requirements including Basic Certification,
Marriage, L&D Therapy for Addiction and Joy Therapy for Depression in a
Friday-evening, Saturday, and Sunday evening weekend, OR a
Friday-evening, Saturday, and Monday evening. See the NACCBC Course and
Events schedule for when these are offered.
(Participants must add $35.00 for instructor fees to any program taught
by an instructor; or add $50.00 for ministry couples. The
instructor fee is added to the program fees).
Are there refunds?
There are no refunds, but we can provide a donation receipt for
persons who do not complete their program; or who are not satisfied.
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