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NEW VISION BIBLICAL COUNSELOR CERTIFICATION PATH

STAGE ONE: CANDIDATE

INITIAL INTERVIEW PROCESS

New Vision Membership 

Salvation 

Baptism 

Covenant Commitments

Background Check


Motivation and Calling 

Why do you want to counsel ?


Characteristics of a 

Biblical Counselor


Personal Life - Time Commitments

Spousal - Family 

Employment 

Church Engagement


Understanding of Biblical Counseling

 - Secular -

- Christian (Integrated) - 

- Biblical Counseling -


Introduction to NV Biblical Counseling Path

New Vision counseling Onramp 

Contact Care Ministry

STAGE TWO: TRAINING PATH

INITIAL TRAINING PATH

CARE MINISTRY OVERVIEW

Welcome to C.A.R.E.

The Calling of all Christians 

The Discipleship Battlefield

CONNECT  (Listen)

APPLY God's word)
Select and appropriate passage

RENEW (Make Change) 

ENGAGE (Next Steps)

Next Steps


GraceLife TRAINING

12 Video Training Sessions 

Deny Flesh vs. Walk In The Spirit 

Mind - Body - Soul Connection


REQUIRED BOOK READINGS:


At The Crossroads 

By Pete Kiuper

Iceberg  - Diagnosing Problems 

5 Core Beliefs


A Biblical Counseling Process:

Guidance for the Beginning, Middle, and End

by Lauren Whitman

Progression/stages of counseling.


Descriptions and Prescriptions: 

A Biblical Perspective on Psychiatric Diagnoses and Medications

by Michael R. Emlet

Biblical Position on Psychotropic Medications


A Call to Counsel and Care: 

The Distinguishing Qualities of Biblical Counseling 

by Samuel Stephens

Understanding Biblical Counseling


Request Training Review Meeting


POLICY MANUAL:

NVBC Policy & Procedures Manual Review

Limits of Confidentiality 

Protocol on Suicidality 

The Role of Medicine


Consider Your Counsel 

Review the 10 Skills (Mistakes Assessments) https://encouragerstraining.com/consider-your-counsel


Request Policy Review Meeting


DATABASE TRAINING:

Receiving and Responding to Requests

Setting up intake (creating a connection note).

Room and Reservations 

Scheduling Appointments.

Session Notes - Recording hours

Requesting Donations

STAGE THREE: BIBLICAL COUNSELing CERTIFICATION

Biblical Counselors are called, trained, and equipped at a greater level to provide in-depth biblical counseling using God's word as the basis of helping people.  


Certification Requirements: 

  1. Completion of First Two Stages of NV Training


Phase One of ACBC Certification

  1. 30 hrs. of Biblical Counseling Fundamentals
  2. 10 Hours of Counseling Observation
  3. 1000  Pages of Required Reading

  

25 hrs of supervised counseling

(5:1 Individual Supervison)

Training Template Session Reports - due with each session

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LEVEL FOUR: - ACBC CertificatiON

Biblical counselors are encouraged to take steps leading to certifications and increased qualifications as counselors.


Phase Two of ACBC Certification

ACBC Exams

  1. Completion of In-Depth Theological and Counselor exams.
  2. Additional Reading Requirements as Assigned

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Preview Exams

Phase Three of ACBC Certification

  1. Completion of ACBC Certification process
  2. 50 sessions of supervised counseling with an ACBC Fellow
  3. Additional Reading Requirements as Assigned

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Downloads

Training Path - Counselors (pdf)

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Care _ A Biblical Counseling Model (pdf)

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Consider Your Counsel 10 Mistakes (pdf)

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BCC_Doctrinal_Statement_Printable (pdf)

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Southern Baptist Convention _ The Baptist Faith and Message 2000 (pdf)

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ACBCApprovedReadingList (pdf)

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Church Lay Counseling Risk Management (pdf)

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New Vision Characteristics of Counselors and Counseling (pdf)

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ACBC+Exams+2021+Updated (pdf)

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2023 Care Catalyst MAP (jpg)

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Care _ A Biblical Counseling Model (pdf)

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Care Iceberg Model of Change (pdf)

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