Academic Programs
We offer several academic and intersession programs for those who are called to the helping ministry of pastoral counseling and spiritual care for individuals, couples, and families.
Professional Diploma in Family Ministries
The Ruben M. Tanseco, S.J. Center for Family Ministries (RMT-CEFAM) at the Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo de Manila University, offers a Professional Diploma in Family Ministries, a 24-unit, non-degree program. If taken full-time, the program may be completed in one academic year.
A holistic, psycho-spiritual approach characterizes the program, utilizing a content-and-process methodology.
The overall program aims to train persons in building up the Filipino family as a “domestic church,” a community of love, justice, freedom, and peace, both in the home and in its social role and responsibility to the nation and to the world. The thrust of “service of the faith and the promotion of justice” permeates the overall program.
Designed For
The program is designed for those engaged in the pastoral care of couples and families:
lay workers and coordinators of family life apostolates
priests
ministers
religious brothers and sisters
seminarians
Program Components
There are two major components to the program:
Pastoral Counseling (Curative Dimension)
The pastoral counseling component of the program includes a study of individual and family psychodynamics and the sociocultural factors which influence these. Students undergo practicum training to hone basic skills necessary for pastoral counseling ministry with couples and families.
Spirituality (Growth Dimension)
The spirituality component of the program includes both a study of the scriptural-moral-doctrinal underpinnings of Christian family life and participation in a graduated, integrated series of growth programs in family spirituality.
Designed For
Those engaged in the pastoral care of couples and families:
lay workers
priests
ministers
religious brothers and sisters
And, the religious and laypersons from various faith traditions who want to understand family life for personal growth and development.
Program Components
There are two major components to the program:
Pastoral Counseling (Healing Dimension)
The pastoral counseling component of the program includes a study of individual and family psychodynamics and the sociocultural factors which influence these. Students undergo practicum training to hone basic skills necessary for pastoral counseling ministry with couples and families.
Spirituality (Growth Dimension)
The spirituality component of the program includes both a study of the scriptural-moral-doctrinal underpinnings of Christian family life and participation in a graduated, integrated series of growth programs in family spirituality.
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Apprenticeship in Family Ministries and Counseling
For Graduates of RMT-CEFAM’s Professional Diploma in Family Ministries
The Apprenticeship in Family Ministries and Counseling is a post-diploma certificate program offered and administered by RMT-CEFAM. It is designed to provide intermediate instruction and supervised practicum experience for the development of professional competence in the pastoral care of families.
The Apprenticeship Program covers training in both curative pastoral counseling and preventive pastoral services, including the conduct of growth training modules and the formation and leadership of mutual-help groups. The program also provides care for the person of the pastoral counselor through personal growth groups and individual pastoral counseling sessions.
This is a two-semester, non-credit, advanced supervision program leading to a Certificate of Apprenticeship in Family Ministries and Counseling.
Admission to the program is by application and approval of a screening panel composed of RMT-CEFAM professional staff members.
There is no online version of the program as of now.
Civil Degrees under the Loyola School of Theology (LST)
Intersession Programs
Premarital and Marital Counseling Webinar-Workshop
This two-week certificate webinar-workshop will start with teaching the basic attitudes and skills of pastoral counseling by means of both theory and practice (process-and-content methodology). It aims to give the participant a working knowledge of both the psycho-spiritual dynamics of premarital-marital relationships and the basic premarital-marital pastoral counseling methods. PRC-approved CPD Points will be provided to attendees.
Register HereFamily Dynamics and Counseling Webinar-Workshop
This webinar-workshop is an intensive two-week certificate program particularly for persons and agencies whose work is focused on helping families. It is designed to develop and to enhance knowledge, skills, and attitudes. PRC-approved CPD Points will be provided to attendees.
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How May We Assist You?
We can help schedule your pastoral counseling appointment, reserve your slot for CANA, or in parenting workshops, guide you through our academic programs, customize your training needs, or link you to our outreach programs.
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