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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? How is the Certification or Licensing Issued? 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. 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. Every counselor receives a book scholarship to cover books. Use this link to christbasedcounseling.org/bookstore.htm CBC, ADVANCED MASTERY LICENSING PROGRAM (AMLP) Please see
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. 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. 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 faith-related counseling. However, this can be a potential disaster legally and otherwise if
the believer 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 non-faith, talk-therapies. Generally, all credentials are issued
simultaneously. Once the the core requirements are
completed, the counselor will receive the Advanced Mastery License. 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. We have an "associates" program that is
non-counseling related. 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. Christ-based Counselors pay a discounted fee of $100.00. Counselors can visit the on-line campus at M2Maturity.org. 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 the
seminary you select). You should visit the on-line campus. The on-line
campus can be visited at CollegePlex.org.
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.
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). Due to the extremely low-fees, and the fact
that we issue books and proprietary (confidential) information, you must
be sure this is the program for you. What we provide is a donation receipt for
persons who do not complete their program; or provide other course
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