Certification

Do you want to be holy like Jesus is holy?

Some want a degree to show that they received an education that qualifies them for a career.  Others want the cachet of a brand-name employer who can give on-the-job experience.  Still others look for advanced training that allows them to focus further on one specific domain.  

There are many organizations that offer these. They may attest to some level of qualifications by virtue of that experience. However, these also tend to focus on a subset of the previously mentioned outcomes. 

Our certification contains some of these elements and, yet, goes beyond all of these.  We are unique in approving workers based on a set of three interconnected and symbiotic aspects.  They are not “phases” or “levels” because they are equally important and concurrently implemented.  We believe this combination is the best indicator of effectiveness and productivity as a worker in our Master’s service.

* As with all ICCCED-T programs, 100% of revenue is dedicated to the benefit of the common good.  This includes (a) supplementing donated funds that are directed to client sponsorships for economic hardships, as well as (b) investing in the non-profit’s ability to serve clients in ever-greater ways through volunteers and staff development funds.

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Three Interconnected Progressions

I: Ethos

Focus: Increase credibility by building up character.

Rationale: Who you are or are not (and why) is even more important than what you know or don’t know.

Process: A mixed method approach is implemented.  Quantitative assessments are administered, to inform the semi-structured interviews conducted, in order to reveal who you are and what you stand for.  This baseline is compared with the data collected from a panel of stakeholders in your life (e.g., spouse, children, pastors, parents, neighbors, co-workers), including both objective observations and subjective interactions.  Our specialized program is then custom-tailored to your abilities and goals.

Outcomes: Personal and professional characteristics of faithfulness, integrity, self-controlled, and steadfastness (2 Peter 1:5-6).  Significantly higher levels across all stakeholder interaction measures; including dialogue that is pure, peaceable, gentle, reasonable, merciful, impartial, and sincere (James 3:17). 

II: Logos​

Focus: Increase discernment by building up heavenly wisdom.

Rationale: Wisdom is more than knowing things.  It is about making the right choices that open the door to loving acts.

Process: We implement a pedagogy oriented to sound doctrine based on the Word of God.  It begins with the coursework that one gets from going to a biblically-grounded and confessionally-faithful seminary.  However, this phase goes beyond the basics of handling textbook data in a classroom environment.  A focus is placed on translating abstract elements into concrete concepts that can be assessed in the context of real-life scenarios. 

Outcomes: Personal and professional knowledge (2 Peter 1:5) for what sows peace (James 3:18). Advanced levels of insight across multiple disciplines (viz., biblical theology, systematic theology, apologetics, counseling) with the ability to integrate truths and then prioritize based on specific scenarios.  This includes optimization of go-forward paths for maximum long-term mutual harmony, in as helpful and sustainable manner possible.  This often requires the ability to legally and ethically navigate conventional norms of the world.  

III: Pathos

Focus: Cultivation of the quality of a practitioner’s interactions.

Rationale: Research shows that “how the helper comes across” is essential to building rapport with those he/she are trying to care for.

Process: We begin with the use of dyadic observations and group roleplays to finetune one’s propensity for the brotherly attunement that results in genuine bonding.  We then develop one’s ability to convey complex issues—through the arrangement of biblical concepts into experiential structures—in such simple terms that young children and those with neurodevelopmental issues or psychological immaturity can grasp. 

Outcomes:  Personal and professional characteristics of godliness, mutual affection, and brotherly love (2 Peter 1:7).  Humble authority with bottom-up power that facilitates comfort and ease in others for immediate and consistent connections (Philippians 2:1-11).  Clear and direct communication for reliable and trustworthy relational dynamics (Proverbs 18:24).

Confessions

A certificate is awarded in recognition of program completion when:

  1. a member has completed all three programs, including satisfactory passing of all oral, written, and field examinations, and 
  2. he/she attests to:
  • The Apostles’ Creed 
  • The Nicene Creed (381 AD)
  • The Chalcedon Definition (451 AD)

For those who choose to be certified on an ongoing basis and permitted to use the Christ-Conforming Conjoint Therapist (CCCT) credential, he/she will sign an additional form committing to the Institute’s Code of Conduct while attesting to the following historical creeds and confessions:

  • The Belgic Confession (1561)
  • The Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
  • Canons of Dort (1619)
  • The Westminster Confession of Faith (1647)
  • The Savoy Declaration (1658)

These certifications will be renewed upon successful completion of a refreshment and recertification process (attestations and examinations) every three years.

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