Certificate Programs » Graduate Certificate Loss & Healing

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN LOSS & HEALING

 

The Graduate Certificate Program of Loss & Healing consists of five (5) courses plus one (1) Supervised Ministry or Field Experience. The goal is to promote compassionate and holistic care among professionals, spiritual leaders, and caregivers working with the dying, the bereaved, and others experiencing loss. Through an interdisciplinary approach, this Certificate cultivates a healing community dedicated to understanding and embracing the diverse cultural, societal, psychological, and spiritual aspect of the grief experience.

  • STM 570      Spirituality & the Death & Dying Process
  • CPS 753       Crisis Intervention and Management
  • CPS 754       Counseling Needs of the Dying & Their
                      Families/Caregivers
  • CPS 755       Culture and Death
  • CPS 757       Special Issues in Grieving and Loss
  • CPS 790/792 Field Experience in MHC/Field
                      Experience in MFT
                          or
  • STM 591       Supervised Ministry
Admission and Academic Requirements are: 
  1. A bachelor’s degree in a human services field or a bachelor’s degree with significant experience in the area of human services.
  2. A two to three page autobiographical essay
  3. Two letters of recommendation
  4. An interview with the program coordinator/director

Contact:
Dr. Mary Carter Waren (Theolgy & Ministry)
Tel: 305.628.6653
Email: mwaren@stu.edu

Dr. Barbara Buzzi (Social Science & Counseling)
Tel: 305.628.6584
Email: bbuzzi@stu.edu
 

St. Thomas University - School of Theology & Ministry
16401 NW 37th Avenue - Miami Gardens, Florida 33054
Telephone: 305.474.6973   Email: theology@stu.edu