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CLERGY TRACK

Council for Relationships offers a comprehensive part-time (2-4 years) training specialization for clergy. Integrating salient elements from the behavioral sciences and theology, the program provides education and training in current developments in the theory and practice of couple and family therapy and in pastoral and systemic theology as they relate to family relationships.

The training is designed to help clergy:

• Address the changing paradigms in marriage and family
Learn preventative interventions and clinical skills Gain deeper understanding of marriages and families

You will learn how to:

Integrate couple and family therapy skills with pastoral skills to be used within the framework of your congregation

Understand the dynamics of marriages and families

Incorporate therapeutic skills in dealing with complicated family problems

Gain career options through:

• Membership in AAMFT
• Partial licensure fulfillment in PA/NJ