Postgraduate Certificate in Spiritual Integration
At A Glance
Format
Semester Credit Hours
7
Tuition cost for entire program
$5,782
Accreditation
NWCCU; courses accredited by CACREP as part of a Graduate School of Counseling degree
Put Your Faith Into Practice
As part of our commitment to a well-rounded, holistic counseling education, we offer a Postgraduate Certificate in Spiritual Integration, designed to train professionals who integrate faith into counseling practice in ethical, professional and therapeutic ways.
This unique, multicultural specialty area allows you to engage faith as a resource and address related trauma, both clinically and personally, in faith-based and public settings.
Related: What Behavioral Health Workers Need to Know About Spirituality
Outcomes
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Act with integrity
by naming how your own religion and spirituality impacts what you bring into the counseling setting, whether a faith-based or more public-facing setting, and learn to hold this in ethical and professional ways.
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Think with clarity
by incorporating your clients’ religion and spirituality into professional counseling in ethical, professional and therapeutic ways.
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Serve with passion
by incorporating your own faith into your professional identity without imposing it on your clients.
Curriculum Plan
Multiple Format Options
Most courses are taught in a variety of formats, including face-to-face, online synchronous, and blended (face-to-face and online meetings), so you can complete the program in either a hybrid or completely online model. The seven-credit certificate can be earned within one calendar year or extended according to your own pace.
Admission Requirements
Postgraduate Spiritual Integration Certificate courses are open to current graduate students in mental health degree programs and post-graduate professionals working in the mental health field.
Transfer Credit Policy
You may transfer up to two credit hours from accredited graduate schools toward the Postgraduate Certificate in Spiritual Integration, and you must have earned a grade of B or higher for a course to be considered for transfer.
In addition, only courses taken elsewhere within five years of the date of matriculation to the Postgraduate Certificate in Spiritual Integration will be considered for transfer. Continuing education workshops, seminars and conferences do not qualify for transfer credit. Transferability of credits earned at this institution and transferred to another is at the discretion of the receiving institution.
Accreditation
The Postgraduate Certificate in Spiritual Integration program is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). In addition, all of the program’s course outcomes reflect core competencies expected in accordance with Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) educational standards.
Questions?
Kelly Peterson
Admissions Counselor, Graduate Counseling Programs
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