Biblical Counseling Series
Course Type: Video
Units: Six
Teacher: Dr. Jim Berg, Dean of Students
Description: IBE offers a personal enrichment* series of six units taught by Dr. Jim Berg, Dean of Students. These popular units consist of 12 one-hour video lessons and come with a detailed study guide packed with valuable counseling help and tools. Based on the conviction that the Bible is sufficient to meet every need of man, this series provides practical tips for helping people solve their problems God's way. Hundreds of pastors, classroom teachers, counselors, and laymen around the world have taken these units and incorporated what they have learned into their daily lives and ministries. This series may be taken in any order.
*This series is also available for academic credit. Contact 1-888-253-9833 or email us.
Unit One: Introduction to Biblical Counseling
Standard CEU: 1.2
ACSI CEU: 2.0
What is biblical
counseling?
Who should counsel?
The counseling
process & utilizing homework
How a believer
changes & grows
Dealing with issues
of fear & anger
What is biblical
counseling?
Optional Textbooks:
The Christian Counselor’s Manual by Jay E. Adams. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1973, 463 pages.
A Homework Manual for Biblical Living, Vol. 1 by Wayne A. Mack. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian & Reformed, 1979, 202 pages.Unit Two: Counseling Issues
Standard CEU: 1.2
ACSI CEU: 2.0
Anxiety & stress
issues
Depression issues
Principles of biblical
communication
Dealing with sleep
disorders
Working with medication
and physicians
Video-taped role-play
case studies
Optional Textbooks
Blame It on the Brain? by Edward T. Welch. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1998, 204 pages.
A Homework Manual for Biblical Living, Vol. 1 by Wayne A. Mack. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian & Reformed, 1979, 202 pages.
Unit Three: Crisis Counseling
Standard CEU: 1.2
ACSI CEU: 2.0
Elements of crisis
counseling
Suicide
Childhood sexual
abuse
Understanding the
nature of abuse
Biblical help for
overcoming the effects of abuse
Optional Textbooks
When Child Abuse Comes to Church by Bill Anderson. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1992, 174 pages.
Trusting God by Jerry Bridges. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1988, 215 pages.
A Homework Manual for Biblical Living, Vol. 1 by Wayne A. Mack. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian & Reformed, 1979, 202 pages.
Unit Four: Crisis Counseling II
Standard CEU: 1.2
ACSI CEU: 2.0
Addiction &
life-dominating sins
Biblical view of
sin
Eating disorders,
drugs, & alcohol
Immorality
Teaching the biblical
view of sex
Help for dealing
with pornography, homosexuality, & adultery
Optional Textbooks
The Useful Lie by William L. Playfair, M.D. Wheaton: Crossway, 1991, 182 pages.
The Myth of Safe Sex by John Ankerberg and John Weldon. Chicago: Moody, 1993, 192 pages.
A Homework Manual for Biblical Living, Vol. 1 by Wayne A. Mack. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian & Reformed, 1979, 202 pages.
Unit Five: Premarital Counseling
Standard CEU: 1.2
ACSI CEU: 2.0
Overview of the
premarital counseling process
God's goals for
marriage
Essential habits
of Christian character
Biblical roles
in marriage
Biblical communication
and problem solving
Finances, sex,
& in-laws
Optional Textbooks
Three to Get Ready: Premarital Counseling Manual by Howard A. Eyrich. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1991, 228 pages.
Christian Living in the Home by Jay E. Adams. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian & Reformed, 1972, 140 pages.
Strengthening Your Marriage by Wayne Mack. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian & Reformed, 1977, 151 pages.
Unit Six: Family Counseling
Standard CEU: 1.2
ACSI CEU: 2.0
Helping family
members come to biblical reconciliation
Unpacking complex
problems-getting to the heart of the issues
Crisis issues
Spousal abuse
Optional Textbooks
Solving Marriage Problems by Jay E. Adams. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983, 122 pages.
Withhold Not Correction by Bruce A. Ray. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian & Reformed, 1978, 140 pages.
Strengthening Your Marriage by Wayne Mack. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1977, 151 pages.
