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94 course. Enrollment permission and paperwork will then be completed in cooperation with the program chair. Prerequisites: PC 530 Communication in Pastoral Care and PC 560 Brief Counseling for Ministry. Chaplaincy students also must have CHP 550 The Many Faces of Chaplaincy. 6 Hours CHP 795 Internship I Experiences in Military Chaplaincy This internship is designed for Master of Divinity students who are commissioned U.S. Military Chaplain Candidates of any U.S. Service Branch. It is to be taken concurrent with a military candidate's second "on-the-job tour" at a U.S. military installation as an Individualized Study. Students will need to submit their military tour training plan, well in advance, to the seminary's Chaplaincy Program Chair in order to develop specific course requirements. Students will be supervised and evaluated for this course by their Military Chaplain Training Officer/Supervisor and a seminary faculty member in the Chaplaincy Department. The course does not substitute for any required chaplaincy degree or certificate courses and may not be done during any military school course. Prerequisites: permission required from the Denver Seminary Chaplaincy Program Chair; CHP 511 Practicum Experiences in Military Chaplaincy. One hour. CHP 797 Internship II Experiences in Military Chaplaincy This advanced internship is designed for Master of Divinity students who are commissioned U.S. Military Chaplain Candidates of any U.S. Service Branch. It is to be taken concurrent with a military candidate's third or continuing "on-the-job tour" at a U.S. military installation as an Individualized Study. Students will need to submit their military tour training plan, well in advance, to the seminary's Chaplaincy Program Chair in order to develop the specific course requirements. Students will be supervised and evaluated for this course by their Military Chaplain Training Officer/Supervisor and a seminary faculty member in the Chaplaincy Department. The course does not substitute for any required chaplaincy degree or certificate courses and may not be done during any military school course. Prerequisites: permission required from the Denver Seminary Chaplaincy Program Chair; CHP 511 Practicum Experiences in Military Chaplaincy; CHP 795 Internship I Experiences in Military Chaplaincy. One hour. PC 500 Pastoral Care and Counseling Relationships Centering the identity of the pastor as a shepherd and the work of the pastor as a spiritual caregiver, this course explores a biblical theology of pastoral care while considering the basic skills needed to provide pastoral counseling to individuals and families within church, chaplaincy, missionary, parachurch, and non- Christian contexts. Three hours. PC 530 Communication in Pastoral Care This course is designed to help students develop the facilitative skills that form the basis of therapeutic pastoral communication in both formal and informal counseling and ministry settings. It focuses on empathy as a way of being and as the core skill in relating to both individuals and groups. There is a course fee in addition to tuition. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the MA in Pastoral Care, MDiv with a concentration in Chaplaincy, MDiv with a concentration in Pastoral Care and Counseling, Graduate Certificate in Professional Chaplaincy, Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Care and Counseling programs, or permission of the Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care Program Chair. Two or three hours. PC 560 Brief Counseling for Ministry This course examines the philosophical base, strategies, and Christian implications of brief counseling applicable for counseling in ministry and chaplaincy settings. A focus on a Christian model using spiritual interventions is included. Attention is given to the practical techniques of each model. The use of homework techniques in therapy is addressed. This also includes the ability to practice the basic features of brief counseling. There is no requirement for students to have access to outside clients as role-play cases may be utilized. Instructor and peer group supervision of written and video student-client cases will form the basis for feedback concerning the student's brief counseling skills. Pre or corequisite: PC 530 Communication in

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