Program 5

Combined License & 2nd Doctorate

Procedures and Requirements
Individuals who already hold an earned Doctorate degree in counseling or
a related field may elect to complete the requirements for license and qualify
for a second Doctorate in Clinical Christian Counseling.

Complete Phase I
Courses

Each candidate must complete the following 5 courses:

Basic Christian Counseling
Temperament Theory
Testing/Measurements
Temperament Therapy
Christian Psychology and Counseling

Additional Requirements
Each candidate must:
• Complete a practicum. This consist of administering the A.P.S. to
10 individuals under the direction of an assigned and approved
clinical supervisor.

• Upon completion of the required courses, submit the following:

a. Written responses to 50 ethical questions posed by the N.C.C.A.’s
Licensing Board of Examiners.

b. $50 for first year’s annual dues.

c.  A signed Application for Certification/Membership form and a
signed copy of N.C.C.A.’s Code of Ethical Standards.

After completing all of the requirements for Phase I, the candidate will (as-
suming everything is in order) receive:
• a Certified Temperament Counselor certificate and

• a Clinical Member (non-clergy) or Professional Clinical Member (clergy)
certificate and membership card

Program 5  Combined License & 2nd DoctorateProgram 5  Combined License & 2nd Doctorate

Complete Phase II 
Courses
Each candidate must complete the following 3 courses:

Mastering Pastoral Counseling Utilizing Temperament
Temperament Case Studies
Counseling the Codependent
Additional Requirements

Each candidate must:
• Complete a practicum. This consists of administering the A.P.S. to 15
additional individuals under the direction of an assigned and approved
clinical supervisor.

• Upon completion of the required courses, submit the following:

a. A signed application for N.C.C.A. license. The Notification and
Release Form for Personal National Screening.  (This form
authorizes  the N.C.C.A. to secure a national background
check to verify each candidate’s history.)

b. Submit current ministerial credentials.*
c. A licensing fee of $100.
After successfully completing all of the requirements for Phase II, the candi-
date will (assuming everything is in order) receive:
•  a Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor — Advanced Certified certificate and card

Or, if the candidate has a minimum of a Bachelors degree in advanced
education they may request to be licensed as a Licensed Clinical Christian
Counselor.

Annual membership and license renewal is required.  Membership is cur-
rently $50 per year and license renewal is $20 per year (total $70). A signed
affidavit verifying continuing education must be submitted annually for license
renewal.

The tuition for each Phase I and Phase II course is currently $300. There is a
$3 handling fee per course plus actual shipping cost added to each order.
Candidates are expected to pay for each course when it is shipped.
Visa and MasterCard accepted.

Clinical Supervisors are to be paid $50 per hour and every candidate must
complete six (6) hours of supervision.

* All candidate’s are required to have current ministerial credentials in order to be credentialed as a pastoral
counselor by the National Christian Counselors Association. If you do not currently hold ministerial credentials,
you may contact Sweet Deliverance for assistance. The telephone number is 203-
778-5100.

Complete Phase III   
Courses
Each candidate must select and complete four (4) advanced courses (listed
on pages 45-46). No dissertation is required for candidates who already hold an
earned doctorate.

Additional Requirements
Each candidate must:
• Upon completion of the required courses, submit the following:
a.  A letter authorizing N.C.C.A. to transfer the academic records to
the approved college.
b.   Matriculation and transfer fees of $1500 payable to:

N.C.C.A. (A surcharge for payment by credit card may apply.)

The tuition for each advanced course is currently $300. There is a $3
handling fee per course plus actual shipping cost added to each order. Can-
didates are expected to pay for each course when it is shipped.  Visa and
MasterCard accepted.

After successfully completing all of the requirements for Phase III, the candi-
date will (assuming everything is in order) receive:

• a Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor — Advanced Certified
certificate, card and
• the Appropriate Advanced Certification certificate for selected
specialty areas completed and

• a Doctoral degree in Clinical Christian Counseling
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