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Graduate Counseling Program Mission & Core Values
Our Mission
We will provide Christ-centered quality counselor training that promotes
both scholarship and service. Our students will redeem the world one client
at a time through understanding and applying our core values of grace,
truth, awareness, reconciliation, and community.
Our Core Values*
Grace: We believe that God offers grace (underserved mercy and favor)
through the person and work of Jesus Christ. We strive to grow in the grace
and knowledge of Jesus and freely offer this grace to our clients.
Truth: We believe that God is the author of all truth. God's truth is
revealed through His word (The Bible) and His world (The sciences such as
psychology, counseling, etc.). We will diligently pursue truth applying it
to our lives and the clients we serve.
Awareness: We constantly strive to be more aware of our clients, our
God, and ourselves. We are most effective when we are fully aware, so we
strive to be self-aware while being fully present with our clients. We will
respect and work within the diverse life experiences and values that our
clients bring to us.
Reconciliation: We believe that we were created for relationship and
have a need for healthy attachment. We will work toward reconciliation in
the relationships of our clients. When reconciliation is not possible we
will help our clients work toward forgiveness.
Community: Because of our need for healthy attachment, we grow best
with the support and challenge (accountability) of a community. Both
scripture and research support the truth that people grow and sustain growth
with appropriate social support. We will commit to the influence of
community in our lives and in the clients we serve.
*All of our faculty will strive to teach and model the above values in all
of our interactions with students.
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