Beginning courses introduce principles and practices.
Intermediate courses deal with specific areas, problems, and skills.
Advanced studies seek to integrate pastoral and theological concerns with each other and with other areas of the curriculum. PC 542 Principles of Pastoral Care and Counseling Students are introduced to the principles of the discipline and are acquainted with the basic literature. They focus on the psychological, sociological, and theological processes of people. Reality practice groups role play outside of class time. An intensive study of the church's relationship to the aspirations and problems of the elderly.