Pastoral Care of Adolescents
(This course is offered through Carey's partnership with YouthTRAIN)
Purpose:
To create an understanding of the developmental and behavioural dynamics of adolescence and to develop effective pastoral care practice.
Content outline:
- Developmental changes in adolescence
- The needs of the adolescent
- Adolescent adjustment issues
- The family and the adolescent
- Biblical principles of adolescent pastoral care
- Pastoral care of adolescents in youth ministry
- The process of helping adolescents
- Dealing with common adolescent issues
