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Theology MA

Christian family counselor

Find out how you can help during consultation with families in such a way that the family activates its own strength and becomes stronger during effective problem solving than it was before the crisis!

Description of the training

"The aim of the training is to train intellectuals who practice theology at a high level, thereby being able to join the spiritual leadership of individual churches and religious communities" (KKK). Professional work with couples and families requires, in addition to theological knowledge, insight into other sciences, e.g. the acquisition of family counseling knowledge. The MA in Theology Christian Family Counselor training enables this integrated expansion of knowledge. In addition to acquiring theological knowledge, you can gain insight into how to help couples and families during consultation in such a way that they activate their own resources and, after effective problem solving, they can more successfully handle their future problems. You can learn about the family psychological and family theological aspects of the church rituals that accompany the most important stages of family life and the ritualization itself, and the consultation opportunities with which you can help families in your work. The knowledge you gain will have a positive impact on the functioning of your own family and relationships. Later, you can continue to expand your knowledge, develop your skills and abilities in our Family Counselor/Family Therapist training, where you can earn another family counselor qualification in two more semesters.

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Degree level: Degree level: master's degree (magister, master; abbreviated: MA)

Cost / reimbursement:
with a scholarship or at your own expense: 180.000 HUF / semester

Training time in semesters:
4 semesters

Available credits: 120

Training type: Full-time and correspondence (hybrid training)

What will you learn?

In the 2-year process of the training, theory, practice and self-knowledge are organically intertwined: i.e. what you learn in theory, you can reflect on the experiences of your own family biography so that, by understanding them better, you do not project your own family image onto the families you work with. In this way, you can also recognize your strengths that help you in consulting work.  In the theoretical part: You gain insight into the family cultural history fufunction and social position, you will learn about the cycles of family development and specific sticking points. You get to know the system approach and system-based communication. You will get to know the most important family and couple therapy concepts, including Iván Böszörményi-Nagy's contextual theory and the ethical dimension related to it. Psychopathology I-II. subject is important for you to recognize if a family struggles with pathological phenomena, and be able to direct him to the right specialist, since the family counselor cannot perform therapeutic work, his role is to help with recognition and appropriate specialist care. In the methodological/practical part: You will learn the basic methods related to the basic knowledge of family counseling, the possibilities of solving obstacles in the life cycle changes of the family, the family counseling possibilities of the specific problems of relationship crisis, divorce, mosaic family, the basics of the methods of couple counseling. During our subject of consultation with families in special situations, you will see the specific elements of consultation with families living in crisis after crisis in the field of child protection. You will get help az case description methodology, and that case processing, and later we will process the experiences of family consultations led by you in supervision classes. During the training, you can only conduct consultations with supervision support, so personal participation in these is essential.

Admission requirements

Courses accepted as prerequisites for entering the Christian family counselor master's degree specialization:
  • the unconditionally accepted course for entry is the bachelor's course in theology,
  • courses accepted under the conditions specified for entry:
On the basis of a - minimum - basic degree obtained in a non-theology (BA) major, or on the basis of a professional qualification, the applicant may be granted 90 credits from the knowledge areas of the core material of the theology BA training, based on a comparison of the knowledge used to determine the credit. If, on the basis of the above comparison, the existence of less than 90 credits, but at least 30 credits can be verified, the missing credits must be obtained within four semesters from the date of admission in accordance with the study and examination regulations of the PTF (so you can acquire the missing credits during the training).

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Dr. Mónika Krasznay

College professor

Head of Department - Department of Pastoral Psychology, Theology MA Christian Family Counselor specialization, Head of further training in Family Counselor/Family Therapist

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Dr. Tamás Czövek

College teacher

He is responsible for the Bachelor and Master's Theology courses, and the head of the Department of Sacred Scripture

Gábor Hézser

Dr. Gábor Hézser

Professor Emeritus

Dr. Izsák Norbert (MCC)

College professor

Dr. Beáta Kőrösi

Lecturer

Dr. Mónika Krasznay

College professor

Head of Department - Department of Pastoral Psychology, Theology MA Christian Family Counselor specialization, Head of further training in Family Counselor/Family Therapist

Dr. Nagy Krisztina

College teacher

Head of Department - Social Work BA, Head of Department - Department of Social Work and Child Protection

Dr. Mária Riesz

College professor

Dr. Alex Seidel

Adjunct professor

Dr. Tibor Sitku

College professor

Head of the Department of Regular Theology and Church History

Farkas Júlia

Adjunct professor

Adjunct professor

Ildikó Imriné Erdei (PhD)

Adjunct professor

Tibor Szabo

Lecturer

Family-friendly (hybrid) correspondence course

You can also complete 75% of the lessons remotely on a correspondence course. You can connect remotely via phone, tablet or computer. It's like sitting in class: you can comment and ask questions, the instructors and students are listening to you
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Day training with START! scholarship

We make it easier for you to start your studies: from the first month onwards, we financially support PTF START! with a scholarship. You will receive HUF 30 per month in the first semester and HUF 20 per month in the second semester. You will receive this scholarship in addition to all other student grants

You don't have to worry about housing either: take advantage of the free dormitory accommodation that we provide you in the first semester. We won't leave you to yourself in the second semester either: you can use dormitory housing at half price.

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