Course Content

• Modules presented during the two-year course:
• The Narrative Therapy field of study
• Pastoral Care
• A Pastoral approach to:

      • Marriage and relationship counselling
      • Child Therapy
      • Teenagers and parenthood
      • Different forms of abuse
      • Bereavement and trauma counselling
      • Addiction
      • Depression and anxiety

Methods of course presentation

• In-person lectures are presented in Mossel Bay.
• Zoom classes are presented for students outside of Mossel Bay.
• Each lecture is 3 hours in duration, so it is important that students using the Zoom option have access to uncapped wi-fi to ensure quality of participation.

Classes

• Two classes of three hours each are presented every second week.
• Tuesday mornings: 09h00 – 12h00 AND
• Thursday mornings: 09h00 – 12h00
OR
• Tuesday evenings: 18h00 – 21h00 AND
• Thursday evenings: 18h00 – 21h00

Preparation for classes:

Reading material for each class will be prepared by the lecturers and made available to each student. Keeping up to date with course work contributes greatly to your success in this course.

Successful completion of the course results in a course certificate from the University of Pretoria.

Minimum requirements for certification:

1. Each student must submit a total of five assignments.
During the first year, the following assignments are compulsory:
        • Power discourses
        • Theology discourses
During the second year, students have a choice of three assignments from the following:
        • Addiction
        • Marriage and relationship counselling
        • Trauma
        • Abuse
        • Depression and anxiety
2. Each student must have 80% class attendance.
3. All course fees must be settled at the end of the second year.

Next steps:

• After the second year, learning continues.
• Caritas offers Alumni classes throughout every year.
• During these classes, relevant topics are discussed in depth, such as narcissism, Poly Vagal Theory, Neurology and relationships in theological conversations.
• Alumni classes are three hours each and arepresented on Wednesday mornings or evenings, every second week.

Starting dates and deadlines for enrolment:

The deadline for first year students to enroll is 15 January of the year commencing.

Costs and payment options 2024:

Costs for the two years of tuition amounts to R21 400 (R10 900 per year).
A literature rights fee of R200 is included.

First year Tuition fees:

– R10 900 (including the literature rights fee of R200)

Option 1:
– R1,700 deposit.
– R200 literature rights fee (once off) payable at registration.
– 10 x payments of R900 per month, starting February until November.

Option 2:
– R9,630 paid in full at the end of February 2024 (R10,700 less 10% discount)
– R200 literature rights fee (once off) payable at registration.

Total: R 9 830

Second year student’s deadline for enrolment for 2025 is December 15, 2024.

Option 1:
– R1,700 deposit.
– R200 literature rights fee (once off) payable at registration.
– 10 x payments of R900 per month, starting February until November.

Option 2:
– R9,630 paid in full at the end of February 2024 (R10,700 less 10% discount)
– R200 literature rights fee (once off) payable at registration.

Total: R9 830

Discount is applicable should a second member of a family enrol.