MODULE TWOIntegrative Foundation for Whole-Person Counseling
Module Two of the CIC Training is a four-day intensive offering 28 Continuing Education credits, including 6 in ethics. This module explores the integrative core of our counseling model—uniting body, brain, and spirit in a way that honors both God’s design and the complexities of human experience. Professionals will engage foundational concepts in trauma, neurobiology, and somatic theory, all framed within a biblically grounded vision of human flourishing.
- Cohort 1: March 20-23, 2026
- Cohort 2: August 21-24, 2026
- Establishes a clear working definition of integration that goes beyond common models to reflect a uniquely Christian framework for mental health.
- Examines the influence of medical, functional, and integrative models on counseling theory and practice.
- Introduces a distinct view of human design, structured around four foundational components essential to whole-person care.
- Explores key neurological and physiological functions relevant to trauma, survival, and emotional processing.
- Provides tools for understanding how emotional and somatic experiences interact, particularly in the context of pain, memory, and healing.
- Addresses trauma’s core dynamics, including attachment ruptures and threats to personal safety, through a biblically aligned lens.
- Presents guiding principles on ethics in integrative care, including discernment around nutrition, pharmacology, and alternative approaches.
- Engages current research on emerging trends in mental health—such as body-based practices, titration, and psychedelic interventions—with theological and clinical wisdom.
- Reinforces the role of spiritual and relational resilience in long-term healing and restoration.