Doctor of Ministry (DMin) and Post-DMin Certificate Courses

The following is a list of courses offered in the Doctor of Ministry (DMin) programs.

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DMCC 0901 Integration of Faith and Psychology

Proposes an understanding of the integration of faith and psychology as a matter of personal integrity, i.e., as the development and embrace of a coherent vocational narrative as a Christian and a psychotherapist. Lectures will explore a character-based understanding of the therapist’s role and vocation, then present a model of relational peacemaking based on the Beatitudes of Jesus. With peacemaking as the controlling motif, lectures will then examine the related “clinical virtues” of hope, humility, and compassion, as well as an understanding of self-care based on a re-appropriation of the spiritual discipline of Sabbath. Each of the virtues will be discussed from theological, biblical, and psychological perspectives, with an emphasis on their relevance to a clinical vocation.

DMCC 0902 Case Conceptualization and Design

This course is structured to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the skills and knowledge necessary to create clinically useful case conceptualizations. The course will cover a range of topics, including theoretical frameworks, evidence-based practices, strength-based approaches, and cultural considerations, all of which are essential in creating effective and clinically useful case conceptualizations. In addition, students will learn how to make informed treatment decisions based on their case conceptualizations, which can lead to improved clinical outcomes. By the end of the course, students will have gained a more comprehensive understanding of the case conceptualization process, as well as a deeper appreciation for its role in clinical practice.

DMCC 0903 Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Explores DBT’s theoretical basis, specific DBT interventions, and how to teach skills in individual, group, and milieu settings. Familiarity with these skills and techniques along with experiential exercises will enhance your clinical skills and professional development. Guided by the latest research and policy in evidence-based practices, this course teaches the clinical process and content of DBT from theory to practice. Going beyond prescriptive applications, this course shows you how to use essentials such as validation, dialectical strategies, communication styles, and the best ways of changing behaviors to effectively balance acceptance and change with your clients.

DMCC 0904 Grief, Bereavement, and Coping with Loss

Designed to acquaint the student with a richer understanding of grief and loss through the life span. Grief and loss as discussed in class will include not only the separations that occur through death but also those psychological, physical, and situational changes that occur throughout life which affect us all.

DMCC 0905 Advanced Couples Counselling

This course is designed to provide an in-depth overview of marital/couple therapy from a perspective of Restoration Therapy and psychoeducational work of RelateStrong, an evidence based, integrativecouples’ therapy model built on attachment theory, mindfulness, and emotion regulation. The course will address a biblical bases for oneness between a couple, the Restoration Therapy approach to marital interaction and couple treatment, treatment of infidelity amongst couples, issues regarding domestic violence amongst couples and psychoeducational work with couples utilizing the RelateStrong approach. The course will combine didactic instruction with applied intervention of the model, interventions, and proven strategies designed to facilitate transformation in the couple’s relationship.

DMCC 0906 Experiential Therapies

This course involves an in-depth exploration of experiential therapies and the current state of research in the field. Current findings from the field of neuroscience will be explored along with corresponding shifts in the focus of therapies, from an emphasis on cognition and emotion processing, to a burgeoning of holistic, experiential therapies. The formation of the person of the experiential therapist and integration of one’s faith are key considerations of the course. Participants will develop experiential skills known to facilitate the collaborative, safe and dynamic relational matrix within which personal transformation takes place.

DMCC 0941 Integration Overview and Person of the Therapist

A critical exploration of the self of therapist as one of the most crucial components in the therapeutic relationship and endeavours. Students will develop insights into how their personal identities, values, personalities, lived experiences, and clinical knowledge and skills impact the therapeutic relationship and client’s outcomes. Through reading, writing, group discussions, lectures, assessment instruments, clinical experiences, and self-reflective practices students will develop and experience increased awareness and skill in the safe and effective use of self. These insight and skills will serve to enhance the clinician’s therapeutic relationships and effectiveness. A final paper will form part of the research portfolio.

DMCC 0942 Integration Model and Proposal

The development of an integrated theoretical perspective and practical model of clinical counselling/psychotherapy. This process will incorporate unique person-of-the-therapist values and factors, and components of established psychological and psychotherapeutic theories and/or modalities that influence the student’s perspective. Through critical reflections on readings, writings, group discussions, lectures, and clinical field experiences, students will identify an aspect of their model that will form the basis of their research proposal in this course and the field research project in Year C.