BCOU 300 Theological Basis for Biblical Counseling

This course provides the theological framework through which a biblical counselor analyzes the human person, the human struggle and moves toward resolution. Christian theology provides authority and guidance regarding the understanding of the human person, the reality of human sinfulness, the person and work of Jesus, the transformative work of the Holy Spirit, and many other aspects of Christian doctrine that are important to human transformation.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

The field of counseling has many different philosophical approaches to understanding the nature of the human person and the possibility of human change. Biblical counseling embraces certain axiomatic realities about critical issues in the field of counseling that set clear parameters on what is appropriate and allowable within the field of biblical counseling.

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will complete 2 Discussions in this course. This will consist of an initial post of at least 400 words and at least 2 replies of at least 150 words to the other students. Any sources used must be cited in current Turabian format. (CLO: A, B, C, D)

After submitting the Position Paper on Biblical Counseling Assignment to the discussion thread, the student will read classmates’ papers and produce 2 separate replies that identify one clearly stated point of agreement and one clearly stated point of disagreement with the position presented, while supporting the evaluation in each reply with at least one scholarly source other than the course text and the Bible. Each reply must be 200-300 words. (CLO: A, D)

Biblical and Christian Counseling share both agreements and disagreements. The goal of this assignment is to complete the diagram in chart form giving at least 5 agreements and disagreements of Biblical and Christian Counseling using a template. Current Turabian format is required. (CLO: A, D)

Common grace provides the basis for understanding how knowledge can be garnered by non-Christians within the Christian worldview. The goal of this paper is to describe the possibilities and limitations of common grace. Drawing from course materials and the student’s research, he/she will write a theologically grounded essay that explains the doctrine of common grace and evaluates a secular psychological insight present in an AI-generated scenario. This assignment should be 1,000 words and have 2 scholarly sources outside of the course text and the Bible. Current Turabian format is required. (CLO: B, C)

Theology should inform the practice of Biblical Counseling. This paper allows the student to state his/her position (with supporting research) on the role of theology in Biblical Counseling. This assignment will be 1,500 words and have 3 scholarly sources outside of course text and the Bible. Current Turabian format is required. (CLO: A, B, C, D)

There will be 6 quizzes in the class over the textbook reading. Each quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned module: week. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 1-10 true/false, multiple-choice, or essay questions, have a 40-minute time limit, and allow 1 attempt. (CLO: A, B, C, D)