• Training For Christian Counseling

  • Training for Counseling using Temperament Therapy

    Having a tested, proven method of getting started with a client replaces fear with faith. You will be equipped with, what we believe to be, a divinely inspired tool that will provide powerful, deep insights into the mind, will, and emotions of those who will seek your counsel.

    You will discover the nature of a person's foundation, the way they were created by God from the beginning. This is called the “temperament”. It is possible for the properly trained Christian Counselor to discern precisely what the Designer, the Lord our God, had in mind when he created each of us before the world was able to impact us.

    Understanding Temperament and The APS

    The entire purpose of counseling is to improve relationships between people. Human beings to be social creatures. The entire meaning of our existence is wrapped up in our relationships to others and to our God. Understanding the nature of these relationships, within the clients we counsel, is essential to the process of healing.

    Before We Are Born (Jeremiah 1:5) (Psalm 139)

     The nature of how we relate to one another is built within us by our Creator before we were born. A profile of our relationship “needs” and “desires” as defined in the Mind, Will and Emotions is known as our “Temperament”.

    The fact that our temperament comes as standard equipment at birth has been verified by countless scientific experiments and confirmed by multitudes of parents. Humans come pre-designed with needs, wants and desires at a very basic level. The "blank slate" idea has been thoroughly disproven. We know from scripture that God himself has knit us together. However, God has also equipped us with a "free will" that gives us the ability to live by our own decisions rather than our human nature.

    Measuring The Temperament

    At a very fundamental level our relationship needs are quantifiable (measurable). The three areas of our relationship needs that have been identified through Temperament research are:

    Inclusion - Our need to have social relationships: friends and co-workers and our willingness to participate in this type of relationship. The mind.

    Control - The need to influence others, and our willingness to have others influence or control us. The will. 

    Affection - The need to have close personal relationships and our willingness to provide this kind of relationship to others. The emotions.

    APS (Formerly Known As Temperament Analysis Profile) 

    The Arno Profile System (APS) was developed specifically for Christian Counselors. This accurate, simple yet highly effective tool empowers the Christian Counselor to gather useful information about the inborn temperament of the client. This tool identifies relationship needs and the extent to which those needs are being met. Areas where needs are not being met can identified and addressed. Helping the subject in having their needs met produces gratifying results. The APS enables the Christian Counselor to identify the areas the subject is experiencing lack and create a treatment plan.

    You Will Know What Your Subject Needs

    The APS provides the Christian Counselor with concrete information provided by their client that reveals the areas of their relationships with others that are out of balance. The report even produces this information in a graphical format as well as in text.

    Interpretation - Strengths and Weaknesses

    The APS enables you to measure and understand the nature of a person's temperament. Both strengths and weaknesses will be revealed. Areas of weakness typically provide the best opportunities for healing. Scripture says that out of our weaknesses we are made strong (Hebrews 11:34). As a counselor, you facilitate these awesome changes.

    As a Christian Counselor trained to gather information and understand the temperament, you will have accurate, useful insight into the driving forces behind those you will be helping. When a new person seeks out your counsel, you will be able to swiftly and correctly assess their temperament. This vital information will lead to the creation of an effective treatment plan. Bypassing weeks or months of informal needs assessment, the methods offered by The National Pastoral Counselors Training Center and the NCCA will streamline your practice and empower you to quickly understand and offer real help for those who seek your counsel.