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SPIRITUAL COUNSELING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Instructor:

Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D., MBA, RN, CS, CNAA, FACHE, CCH - Vita | E-mail

Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Certified Angel Therapy Practitioner Diploma in Metaphysics Metaphysics Practitioner Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist Certified Grief Counselor Dean, Nursing and Alternative Health Care Programs

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INTRODUCTION: Welcome to the Professional Spiritual Counseling Certificate Program offered by Canyon College. You have made a wise decision to pursue study and acquire the knowledge and skills needed to practice in this growing specialty . This area of specialty practice is growing all the time and many are using these skills to practice full or part time. This practice specialty grows more important each day and many graduates of our program will have opportunities to practice as Spiritual Counselors. Obtaining the credential from a quality program is essential to capitalize on this career opportunity. You have made an excellent choice for your continuing education and skill attainment. I am sure you will be pleased with our certificate program's course of study. This course will surely prepare you to begin your career as a professional in Spiritual Counseling. This certificate program is open to those who feel called to study and use their skills to help people. We believe God calls special people to take this journey of study. If you feel called to such counseling practice, this may be an excellent opportunity to receive formal education and training.

This certificate course is designed for 160 contact hours of self-paced study with group discussion and faculty mentoring. Upon completion of the course, participants will be awarded the Certificate in Spiritual Counseling, as well as 10.5 semester hours of credit from the College.

This comprehensive college-based course is developed to include introduction, basic, intermediate, as well some advanced education and skills in Spiritual Counseling. Those who currently practice Spiritual Counseling will find the course comprehensive, complimentary to their practices, and highly valuable for study of advanced concepts and skill attainment. The course of study is based on New Thought concepts, philosophy, psychological and a mix of Eastern and Western Religious Philosophies. It does not promote the study of one particular religion or doctrine. Students are to learn the materials, and take what particularly "speaks" to them from the courses. Each Spiritual Counselor may surely decide what dimensions of counseling they will practice in.

This course is designed to be self-paced. Many, current, authoritative, and classic texts are used and communication with the course instructor is by email, telephone, fax, and/or US postal mail. Students can utilize all of any one of these vehicles to communicate with the instructor, although email and phone are preferred.

The course is presented in two modules, with six total courses. Each module and course is outlined below. Following the completion of each module, the participant will take an examination. The examinations are objective type or short essay. After successful completion of all six (6) courses, the student will complete the program and receive the Certificate in Spiritual Counseling.

The certificate program is a self-paced, guided study program. Participants are given twelve (12) months to complete the program. You may study at your own pace, and can progress through the course as quickly as you like, or as paced as you like. Instructions for moving through the course, including all assignments are provided upon registration.

ADVANCED SPIRITUAL COUNSELING: Note ** Canyon College also offers an Advanced Spiritual Counseling Certificate program. This program is a continuation of the Spiritual Counseling Certificate Program. Those who continue their studies and successfully complete the Advanced Spiritual Counseling Certificate Program are eligible for Certification as a Spiritual Counselor through the National Academy for Spiritual Counseling, an affiliate of the American Institute of Healthcare Professionals, Inc.

The pre-requisite for entry into the Advanced program is successful completion of the Spiritual Counseling Certificate Program. It should also be noted, that students do not have to continue with the Advanced Spiritual Counseling Program, unless they so desire. However, Certification as a Spiritual Counselor is only conferred upon those who complete both the Spiritual Counseling and the Advanced Spiritual Counseling programs.

CEU APPROVAL: this certificate course has been approved by the American Institute of Healthcare Professionals, Inc., for 160 contact hours of continuing education. Graduates of the program are eligible to obtain a certificate of verification of approved contact hours from the National Academy of Spiritual Counseling. A nominal processing fee is charged.

INSTRUCTOR CONTACT: there are many avenues of access to the course instructor. You may contact the instructor anytime you have questions, would like clarification, etc. Your interaction with the instructor is one-on-one and this is highly beneficial as you proceed through the course. You may contact your instructor anytime.

Instructor contact:

Name: Dominick L. Flarey
Email: dominick@canyoncollege.edu

TEXTBOOKS/TAPES: many authoritative and some classic texts and tapes related to Spiritual Counseling used for this certificate program. Students are required to obtain textbooks on their own. For the student's convenience, ordering information is provided below. Please note that you may obtain these books from any local bookstore, or online through your preferred internet bookstore. Amazon.com and Barnes & Nobel information is given only as one example of access to these books. Your local bookstore may have some or all of them in stock, or can likely order them for you.

The required textbooks/tapes are cited below with each of the module course descriptions.

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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D., MBA, RN,CS, CNAA, FACHE - is President of Dominick L. Flarey & Associates, a health care consulting and education firm, located in northeast Ohio. He has held positions as a certified nurse practitioner, associate administrator of patient care, chief operating office and administrator in acute care hospitals. He is Dean of Nursing and Alternative Health Care Programs at Canyon College, and lectures for Heritage Professional Education, a national seminar company based in Nashville. He was an executive consultant to a national "big 6" accounting firm's health care practice and was a service line administrator and consultant for case management for another national consulting firm.

He holds a BSN, an MBA, and Doctorates in nursing administration and management. He is a Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner. He is also certified as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in Washington, DC. He is also certified as a Grief Counselor. He is a Certified Angel Therapy Practitioner by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D. He is a graduate of the University of Metaphysics with a Diploma in Metaphysics and is an active practitioner of Metaphysical Science. He is also a Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. In his private practice he conducts Angel Therapy, Metaphysical Treatments, Hypnotherapy, and Spiritual Counseling. He is a clairvoyant, clairaudient, clairsentient, and practices as a medium; also he incorporates holistic health, and energy healing into his private practice. He instructs in the following Canyon College programs: Holistic Health Care, Meditation Instructor's Course, Stress Management Counseling and Therapy, and Grief Counseling. He is also a student of a Course in Miracles.

He is editor-in-chief of JONA's (Journal of Nursing Administration) Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation. He is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Nursing Administration, Seminars for Nurse Managers, Case Management: Managing the Process of Patient Care, and Nursing Outcomes. He has authored over 50 published articles in peer-reviewed journals and has author/ edited six text books related to health care.

GRADING: Examinations are objective type or short answer. The number of questions per examination varies. The grading scale is:

90 - 100 %	=	A
80 - 89 %	=	B
70 - 79 %	=	C
60 - 69 %	=	C
Below 60 %	=	F

Some examinations are evaluated on a Pass/Fail Basis.

TAKING EXAMS: examinations are taken online via the Canyon College website. Once you have registered for this program, you will receive instructions on accessing and taking the examinations.

GETTING STARTED: as soon as you receive your textbook for Module I, you may begin your course of study. Below is the program course outline. Be sure to review it as you progress through the course. Once you have registered for the course, your instructor will send to you a letter of introduction with more explanations and the course assignments.

ON-LINE MESSAGE BOARD: Canyon College has provided an on-line message board for the participants of this course. The message board is a vehicle whereby the instructor can post news, current events, new findings related to the study content, etc. All currently enrolled students may at any time post to the message board. This includes questions or information related to the course and the course content. Once enrolled, you will receive directions for accessing and using the message board. Access to the message board is via the "Spiritual Counseling" classroom at the Canyon College website.

Online Chat Room: students "meet" with the instructor and other students in the online chat room. Access to the chat room is via the "Spiritual Counseling", located at the Canyon College website. Chats are pre-scheduled and all students receive notification via email as to when a chat session is scheduled. Here, students have an opportunity to participate in group, online discussions, including question/answer sessions, with their peers. This feature also provides students with networking opportunities.

Hours of Study/Instruction = 160 hours; 10.5 Semester credits.

Overall Course Objectives:

• To prepare those who are Divinely inspired/called to practice professionally in the area of Spiritual Counseling, with sufficient knowledge for practice at a standard of high ethics and proficiency in counseling clients.
• To prepare graduates to practice in their own private practices as a Spiritual Counselor.
• To gain the knowledge and skills required to offer high quality Spiritual Counseling.
• To assist in the review process for taking related certification and other credentialing examinations.
• To prepare for practice in various types of Spiritual Counseling modalities specific to the student's interest, proficiency, and Divine call.
• To assist graduates in developing their own marketing plans for career and business growth, related to these practice specialties.
• To provide graduates with a college level credential for this practice specialty.
• To provide a means for Spiritual Counselors to compliment their current practices by the added knowledge and skills available through this course of study.
• To prepare students for entry into the Advanced Spiritual Counseling program at Canyon College.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM CURRICULUM
MODULES
Module I -

COURSE # 1

Course Title: An Introduction to a Course in Miracles

Required Text Books and Tapes:

1. A Course in Miracles in 5 Minutes, by Jerry Sears. Associates Publishers, 1994. ISBN: 0963974106
2. Spiritual Principles: CD Audiobook (unabridged). By Marianne Williamson. CD Audio. Publisher: Hay House;CA 2004. ISBN # 1401904165. This CD audio set may be ordered online at: amazon.com or by contacting the publisher at their website.

Contact Hours = 30
Semester Hours = 2

Course Content

History of a Course in Miracles
Channeling of a Course in Miracles
Authorship
Major Principles of a Course in Miracles
Love vs Fear
The Son of God
Applications of the course to spiritual life
Replacing Pain with Joy
Low Self Esteem
Pain/Hurt
Inner Conflict
The Road to Peace
Improving Self Image
Course differences from other Belief Systems
Absence of Sin
Eliminating Fear
Measuring Change
Your Family in Course Terms
Solution to the Believe-Fear-Pain Cycle

COURSE # 2

Course Title: Prayer and Meditation in Spiritual Counseling

Required Text Books and Tapes:

1. The Relaxation Response, by Herbert Benson. HarperCollins (Avon Books),1975/1976. ISBN: 0380006766
2. The Beginner's Guide to Meditation. 2 tape audio cassettes, by Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. The Hay House, 2000. (can be ordered directly through Hay House at http://www.hayhouse.com).
3. The Dynamic Laws of Prayer, by Catherine Ponder. DeVorss & Company, 1987. ISBN: 0875165834

Contact Hours = 30
Semester Hours = 2

Content

Benson's Relaxation Response
Breath and Physiology
Eliciting the Relaxation Response
Benefits of the Relaxation Response
Meditation
The History of Meditation
Types of Meditation
Eliciting Meditation Practices
Mindfulness Meditation
Simple Methods of Prayer
The Truth About Prayer
When Prayers Have not Been Answered
The Prayer of Relaxation
The Prayer of Cleansing
The Prayer of Protection
The Prayer of Decree
Advanced Methods of Prayer
The Prayer for Miracles
The Prayer of Concentration
The Prayer of Meditation
The Prayer of Silence
The Prayer of Realization
Prayer Partners
After Prayer

COURSE # 3

Course Title: Healing: Intuitive Healing & Energy Healing

Required Text Books:

1. Dr. Judith Orloffs Guide to Intuitive Healing. Times Books (Crown), 2000. ISBN: 0812930975.
2. Hands of Light, by Barbara Ann Brennan. Bantam Books, 1987/1988. ISBN: 0553345397

Contact Hours = 30
Semester Hours = 2

Content

Intuitive Healing
Visions of Health and Prevention
Sacred Healing Partnerships
Intuition in Healing
Death as Healer and Teacher
Emotions and Relationships
Honoring Relationships
Sexual Wellness
The Healing Experience
Human Energy Fields
The Universal Energy Field
Auras
Psychological Function of the Chakras
The 7 Major Chakras
Energy Blocks
The Perceptual Tools of the Healer
Spiritual Healing
Self Healing and the Spiritual Healer

MODULE II -

Course # 4

Course Title: The Chakras

Required Text Books:

1. Chakras and Their Archetypes: Uniting Energy, Awareness, and Spiritual Growth, by Ambika Wauters. The Crossing Press, 1997. ISBN: 0895948915
2. Change Your Aura Change Your Life: A step-by-step guide to unfolding your spiritual power, by Barbara Martin. WisdomLight Books, 2003/2004 (second printing). ISBN: 0970211813

Contact Hours = 15
Semester Hours = 1

Content

Archetypes
Archetypes and the Chakras
Root Chakra
Sacral Chakra
Solar Plexus
Heart Chakra
Throat Chakra
Brow Chakra
Crown Chakra
The Seven Bodies
Auras and Bodies
The Seven Senses
The Seven Eyes
Consciousness
Seven Other Realities
The Spherical System
Developing the Spheres
Using the Energies

COURSE # 5

Course Title: Divine Communication and Guidance

Required Text Books:

1. Where God Lives, by Melvin Morse M.D, with Paul Perry. HarperCollins, 2000. ISBN: 0060175044
2. Divine Guidance: How to Dialogue with God and your Guardian Angels, by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D. Renaissance Books, 1998. ISBN: 1580630251

Contact Hours = 30
Semester Hours = 2

Content

Simple Prayers/Complex Results
The Anatomy of Memory
Soul Memory
Angels
Ghosts
Unraveling the Fabric of the Universe
The Shape of Things to Come
Becoming your own Healer
Feelings
Contact with God
The Source of Divine Guidance
Opening to Divine Guidance
Your Higher Self
True from False Guidance
Divine Communication Styles
Experience Communication Styles
Clear Communication Styles
Advanced Methods
Co-creating with God

COURSE # 6

Course Title: Psychic Development

Required Text Book and Tapes:

1. Psychic Development for Beginners, by William W. Hewitt. Llewellyn Publications, 1996. ISBN: 1567183603
2. Developing Your Own Psychic Powers, by John Edward. 6-tape audio program. Hay House: Order directly from Hay House. 1-800-654-5126 or website: www.hayhouse.com

Contact Hours = 30
Semester Hours = 2

Content

Altered States of Consciousness
Sharpening Your Five Senses
Achieving your Basic Psychic Level
Psychic Shield
Becoming a Psychic
Visualization
Psychic Healing
Psychic Goals
Clairvoyance
Telepathy
Psychometry
Astral Travel
The Beach of Time
Communication with People
Communication with Entities
Communication with Animals
Solving Problems
Your Warning System
Psychic Traffic Control
Psychic Wake Up Call
Skill Improvements
Meditations
Psychic Self-Defense
Angles and Guides
Unleashing your Psychic Potential
Psychic Tools in the Work Place
How to Conduct a Psychic Session

Tuition Payment Plan: Canyon College offers students in the Spiritual Counseling Certificate Program a special payment plan. This plan allows students to pay in installments as they progress through the certificate program. For more information on this special plan, please contact the administrative office of Canyon College.

TUITION COST IS: $950 (DOES NOT INCLUDE COST OF BOOKS)

SHORT OVERVIEW OF:
ADVANCED SPIRITUAL COUNSELING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
MODULE I

Course # 1 - The Science of the Mind - 30 hours
Course # 2 - Energy Healing and Reiki - 30 hours
Course # 3 - Angelology - 30 hours

MODULE 2

Course # 4 - Abundance & Prosperity Counseling - 30 hours
Course # 5 - Mediumship - 30 hours
Course # 6 - Clinical Practicum - 10 hours