Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling

STEM • Health Professions And Related Programs

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals, including but not limited to, ordained clergy and other counseling professionals to respond to the emotional and/or spiritual needs of patients and families in health care emergencies and other situations, and to consult with and counsel other health care professionals. Includes instruction in advanced interpersonal communication; individual and small group counseling; interdisciplinary teamwork; crisis management; extended care relationships; self-analysis; medical ethics; pastoral care art; spiritual dimensions of human growth and health; counseling psychology and therapy; and applications to grief, death, emotional collapse, injury, individual/family adjustment, and chronic illness situations.

Numbers at a glance

1050th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
1
Colleges offer it
4
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
1
Women
3

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary4
Average private university graduating class: 4 students.

O's Insights on Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.

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