The Doctor of Education

Christian Counseling

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Christian Counseling

The Doctor of Education with an emphasis in Christian Counseling is a terminal professional degree that prepares scholars to develop others who are called to serve through Christian counseling. This academic experience provides those already trained in Christian counseling with additional professional skills needed to teach in the local church and higher education, problem solve using social science research techniques, and influence thinking in this field through writing that is both biblical and academically persuasive.

Our guiding foundation is that the Holy Scriptures are both necessary and comprehensive for a holistic understanding of people as spiritual, moral, relational, psychological, and biological beings (2 Timothy 3:14-17; Psalm 1). Our aim is to bring the wisdom of God’s Word, the hope and power of His Gospel, and the unique relevance of the church community into the care and cure of souls-the restoration of broken people and their marriages and families.

We believe that Christian counselors can benefit from both the social and biological sciences. We take seriously the socially embedded and embodied nature of persons and aim to understand how social and biological factors impact one’s spiritual and psychological well-being. Thus, we aim to train students in Christian counseling that is clinically informed by the social and biological sciences, interpreted through the spectacles of Scripture, and applied from a Christian perspective on personhood and relationships.

  • Cohort Model

  • Modified Residency

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At a Glance

  • 43

    Hours of Classroom Instruction

  • 6

    Hours of Mentorship

  • 12

    Hours of dissertation research

  • 55

    credit hours

Program Courses

Southeastern rewrote my expectations for a theological classroom. They taught me to be in love with God's word and summon people to my loves.

Ricardo Sanchez EdD alum

EdD in Context

What can I do with this degree?

  • Lead a Christian Counseling Organization

  • Serve as a Counseling Pastor

  • Develop Counseling Resources and Curriculum

  • Supervise Other Practicing Counselors

EdD - Christian Counseling Information

Core Requirements

  • GEN 0000 – Sexual Abuse Prevention & Response Training
  • EDD 8010 – EdD Program Orientation
  • EDD 8120 – Learning Theory and Instructional Design
  • EDD 8140 – Spiritual Formation and Discipleship
  • EDD 8170 – The Doctrine of Humanity
  • EDD 8180 – Biblical and Theological Foundations for Counseling
  • EDD 8182 – Advanced Counseling Methods
  • EDD 8183 – Current Issues in Counseling
  • EDD 8186 – Counseling Curriculum and Program Development
  • EDD 8187 – Counseling Supervision Methods and Models
  • Select one of the following courses:
    • EDD 8110 – Leading and Managing the Non-Profit Organization
    • EDD 8150 – Psychological Foundations for Education

 

Research Methodology

Select one of the following courses:

  • EDD 8900 – Advanced Statistics for Educators
  • EDD 8910 – Research Methods

 

Integrative Seminars

  • EDD 8201 – Integrative Seminar I: Current Trends in the Classroom
  • EDD 8202 – Integrative Seminar II: Research in Educational Settings

 

Mentorship and Dissertation

  • EDD 8501 – Mentorship and Guided Research I
  • EDD 8502 – Mentorship and Guided Research II
  • EDD 8911 – Comprehensive Exam
  • EDD 8921 – Dissertation I
  • EDD 8922 – Dissertation II
  • EDD 8923 – Dissertation III
  • EDD 8924 – Dissertation IV

  • The students in our counseling program genuinely desire to be a redemptive influence in the lives of those they serve through counseling.

    Brad Hambrick

    Asst. Professor of Biblical Counseling

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