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CIP PROGRAM: 51.1506
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals, including but not limited to, ordained clergy and other counseling professionals to respond to the emotional and/or spiritual needs of patients and families in health care emergencies and other situations, and to consult with and counsel other health care professionals. Includes instruction in advanced interpersonal communication; individual and small group counseling; interdisciplinary teamwork; crisis management; extended care relationships; self-analysis; medical ethics; pastoral care art; spiritual dimensions of human growth and health; counseling psychology and therapy; and applications to grief, death, emotional collapse, injury, individual/family adjustment, and chronic illness situations.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 1 4 150
Change - +25.00% +16.67%

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Institutions granting degrees in Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change

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