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TRAINING FOR CHRISTIAN COUNSELORS
There is a current need in Christianity for Christian counselors to be properly trained and
credentialed. This has become more evident as counselors begin to appear all over the
world. This training certification and licensing programs, being offered through J.T.S. will
meet this need.
J.T.S., through N.C.C.A., offers training to Christian pastors, professionals, and laity in
Temperament Theory and Therapy. Temperament Theory and Therapy is a Christian
counseling method based on the biblical view that man is directly created by God, in His
image, not through an evolutionary process. This therapeutic method was developed during
seven years of research. The research involved five thousand (5,000) individuals who
were seeking help for their problems. The research concluded that the outcome of
treatment is over ninety percent (90%) successful when Temperament Therapy is
administered by a qualified Temperament Therapist.
The success of Temperament Therapy is based on two concepts. First, it is a biblically
based system. Second, its therapeutic approach "targets" the source of the counselee's
problem(s). Temperament Therapy provides a session-by-session plan for counseling.
TEMPERAMENT THERAPY
Temperament Therapy is a therapeutic method developed by Christians for the
Christian community. It is currently being used by pastors, professional counselors and
laity throughout the United States and several foreign countries.
The N.C.C.A.'s therapeutic procedure is unique. The counselor administers a
questionnaire which takes the counselee less than ten minutes to complete. The
questionnaire is then sent to the counselor's supervisor for analysis. The counselor
receives a completed profile explaining the individual's needs and traits. The profile
also provides the counselor with specific information and suggestions which are
important when counseling that particular individual. This is based upon the principle
that each individual is uniquely created in the image of God, and therefore, will respond
to his or her particular circumstances in a different way. This process will help the
counselor save time in developing a treatment program for his/her counselee
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