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Brookland Pastoral Center
...an oasis for healing and change 1325 Quincy Street, NE | 
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Basic Counseling Skills for Church Leaders
8-week training class starts Thursday April 12th, 7pm to 9pm.
$125 -- Advanced Registration Needed.
Guiding the personal and spiritual growth of individuals by utilizing common counseling techniques and tools in the context of religious faith.
Classes consist of lecture, discussion, & practice sessions. Participants will demonstrate new skills for the instructor & class through simulated counseling scenarios. These classes are for clergy or anyone in a church leadership role of any faith who want to learn or brush-up on counseling skills.
Some covered topics:
- Characteristics of effective care providers
- Basics Skills -- Personal Values; Critical Nonverbals; Attending Skills; Rapport, Empathy, & Unconditional Positive Regard; The Four Listening Responses; Influencing Responses
- Appropriate Confrontation
- Spiritual Counseling Models & Spiritual Assessment (Note: These are religion-neutral models)
- Confidentiality and Legal Issues
Contact Michael Reeder at 202-526-4445, X710 or mreeder@bpccounseling.com for advance registration. $125 for the 8-session workshop series starting Thursday April 12th, 7pm-9pm.