I know some of you have been wanting to hear how my training for the Crisis Pregnancy Center has been going, so I'll give you a little update.
I have almost completed the classroom part of my training, which is supposed to be about 20 hours worth. I would actually be done, but one of the sessions was canceled due to winter weather. But anyway...I'll be done next Saturday!
After that I will have 5 weeks of orientation. I'm not sure what all that evolves yet, but I believe I will be sitting in on some of the counseling sessions, finding which of the programs I, or rather God wants to focus on, and just learning how things run at the center.
Then after the 5 weeks or orientation.....I should be able to start counseling!!!!
I can already see that volunteering is going to be a huge growing (and yes, sometimes uncomfortable) experience! I have been so blessed by seeing how God has brought together for His work, different people from various backgrounds/family dynamics. Although we may not all be from the same denomination, I see such a love a passion for Christ and for serving Him! It's such a blessing and excites me, to see people get excited about serving Jesus!
One prayer request that I have, is that God would open the door and lead me into the program that He wants me to be involved in. And by "program" I mean, they have different counseling programs for different needs. For instance, there is post-abortion, abstinence, child care training, ect.
I'll leave you with this little tidbit I heard in training:
"Our lives must first go up, before they go out."
I think the training part of an education is the most rewarding one. :) So, you are studying to be a counselor? Is that part of social studies or theology? (I'm studying to get a degree in social work, which will allow me to counsel.)
ReplyDeleteWiola,
DeleteThanks for the comment! Right now, I am a volunteer peer counselor at a Crisis Pregnancy Center, with my training provided by them. I am working on finishing my Bachelors in Liberal Arts, though distance learning. After I finish that I am planning to take classes to get certified as a Biblical Counselor, and also possibly get a Master's in Counseling.
I would be interested to hear what your plans for counseling are. :)