We offer groups year round in semester terms. We meet for one hour each time to provide case discussion, engage counseling questions, and to provide continuing education and support. Some participants are church-based pastoral and lay counselors nearing the end of their training, and others are presently active in a variety of ministry and counseling roles. We find that some in helping professions experience isolation in their context of service, and benefit from continuing education or support.

Participants have the opportunity to present cases, and the group leader and members offer questions, feedback, and input toward the goals of strengthening conceptualization, process, and care planning. Group members also grow in these skills by discussing the cases that others present. Since there is no substitute for what is gained by a wide range of case knowledge, it’s our belief that this kind of context provides an important way to grow as a counselor.