Provides a critical introduction to scholarly literature on cultural, philosophical, historical, and theological perspectives on counselling, psychotherapy and research. Students explore their personal worldviews in relationship to professional, biblical, and scientific standards and begin to formulate their approaches to serving in socially, spiritually and culturally diverse professional settings. The course is taught and is to be attended sequentially over three terms. Each successive 1 s. h. seminar builds on the previous in a focused accompaniment of students’ personal and professional growth and development.