Restorative Justice Courses
THE ANGER WORKBOOK RJ-606 |
I WAS IN PRISON RJ-604 |
Therapon University's Restorative Justice courses are a Biblical response to wrongdoing that emphasize healing the wounds of victims, offenders, families and communities caused or revealed by criminal behavior. This degree program focuses on training counselors who minister to convicts, ex-convicts, youth offenders, victims and their families.
All courses within the Biblical Counseling Curriculum may also be applied to this major.
| I WAS IN PRISON RJ-604 | |
| Text: | I Was In Prison by Allen D. Hanson, Ph.D ./ Workbook by Daniel Hiers, Ph.D., Th.D. |
| Course Description: | This course is a guide to personal witnessing in jails and prisons, written for the lay counselor who wishes to become involved in jail ministry in their community, or be better prepared to minister in the larger state and federal prisons. |
| Credits: | 3 credits |
| Availability: | Online Only |
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| THE ANGER WORKBOOK RJ-606 | |
| Text: | The Anger Workbook by Les Carter, Ph.D. & Frank Minirth, M.D. / Workbook by Daniel Hiers, Ph.D., Th.D. |
| Course Description: | A 13-step interactive Biblical program that will help prisoners identify the best ways to handle anger, understand how pride, fear, loneliness, and inferiority feeds anger, and uncover and eliminate the myths that perpetuate anger. |
| Credits: | 4 credits |
| Availability: | Purchase text from amazon.com. Submit answers online. |
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| EFFECTIVE PRISON MINISTRY RJ-607 | |
| Text: | Effective Prison Ministry / Text and Workbook by Daniel G. Hiers, Ph.D., Th.D. |
| Course Description: | A study explaining the Restorative Justice paradigm, the prison system and the offender, and teaching the steps to provide an effective prison ministry. |
| Credits: | 4 credits |
| Availability: | Online Only |
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| CRIMINAL JUSTICE RJ-609 Using the Restorative Justice Paradigm |
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| Text: | Criminal Justice: Using the Restorative Justice Paradigm / Text and Workbook by Daniel G. Hiers, Ph.D., Th.D. |
| Course Description: | An in-depth study of the prison system, and how the Restorative Justice paradigm can be implemented. |
| Credits: | 4 credits |
| Availability: | Online Only |
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| Truthful Living | |
| Text: | Truthful Living by Dr. Boyd Luter and Dr. Kathy McReynolds / Worbook by Linda Ratcliff, Th.D. |
| Course Description: | A study of what Christianity teaches about recovery |
| Credits: | 4 credits |
| Availability: | Purchase text from amazon.com. Submit answers online. |
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