Contact

Marjorie Purnine
New York Conference UCC
mpurnine@uccny.org
315-446-3073 x16

www.uccny.org/nysom

For questions about paying the balance on a course fee or paying the distance learning support fee, contact:

Patti Rodrigues New York Conference UCC bookkeeper@uccny.org 315-446-3073 x15

Where

Students will meet in several satellite locations.

Instructor

The Rev. Wayne Gustafson, D.Min. is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and a certified Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. He has been a parish pastor, prison chaplain, college psychology instructor, and pastoral counselor, integrating psychological and spiritual perspectives in all of his pastoral work. Dr. Gustafson is a graduate of Cornell University, and has a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry (Psychology and Clinical Studies) from Andover Newton Theological School. He and his family live in Ithaca. Dr. Gustafson has recently published a novel about Moses called, Community of Promise and he is presently working on a second novel called The Wisdom Weaver. Information can be found at www.entospress.com.

Spring 2015: Webconferenced Class

Foundations and Practice of Pastoral Counseling
Instructor: Rev. Wayne Gustafson, D.Min.

This 20 contact hour course addresses the basics of counseling in a variety of situations where there is a pastoral element in the professional relationship: from the parish setting, where counseling may happen even in the chance encounter over refreshments after worship, to the professional counselor's office, where it may be the structured and focused deep healing of pastoral psychotherapy.

Utilizing theoretical and practical perspectives, the course encourages participants to develop a clearly articulated picture of the strengths and limitations of one's pastoral and professional role, skills, and setting.

Saturdays: March 28, April 18 and May 16

9:30am-4:45pm (with 1/2 hr. break for lunch)

Students will connect to the large group via webex. Other webconferencing technologies will be used to allow for small group exercises).

NY Conference Students:

Course Fee: $250; Audit $175; Repeat Course Audit $100

Students Outside the Conference:

$275 Credit; $200 Audit (plus Distance Learning Support Fee)

Distance Learning requires technological support. The NY Conference provides that support for its students; we ask other UCC Conferences and participating denominations to provide that support for their students ($69 per course or $133 per semester). When students outside the NY Conference register, we recommend that they ask their UCC Conferences or denominations to contribute the distance learning support fee (payment can be made at www.uccny.org: click on donate button and specify "DLSF" with student's name on the NYSOM line). If no wider church support is available, the Distance Learning Support Fee is the student's responsiblity.

Registration Deadline: March 12, 2015

Click here for syllabus

A non-refundable deposit of $25 must be received to process your registration. The balance of the course fee is due to the NY Conference by the second meeting of the class. If paying by check, please make it out to The New York Conference UCC (and mail to: 5575 Thompson Road, DeWitt NY 13214). If paying balance by credit card after you've registered, please click on the donate button on our website at uccny.org (and specify which course on the NYSOM line).