Providing a foundation of theory and methods from a biblical perspective
LBC | Capital’s Counseling & Social Work Department is designed to encourage students to understand, evaluate and practice counseling and social work theory and methods from a biblical perspective. Graduates are equipped to provide clinical care in various settings depending on their major. These include secular and Christian practices, crisis counseling centers, public and private schools, foster care and wraparound agencies, hotline services, rescue missions, psychiatric care units, para-church organizations, prisons and detention centers and much more.
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We offer students the option of pursuing their bachelor counseling or social work degree through the traditional on-campus college experience, online OR hybrid in-person options through our Adult Education program. Students looking for masters programs will find hybrid in-person and online options through our graduate school track.
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Social Work Programs are accredited through CSWE
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LBC | Capital’s many relevant and impactful counseling programs are designed to encourage students to understand, evaluate and practice counseling theory and methods from a biblical perspective. Graduates are equipped to provide clinical care in various settings depending on their major. These include secular and Christian practices, crisis counseling centers, public and private schools, foster…
The Counseling & Social Work Department at Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary & Graduate School will host a free seminar in September to introduce attendees to the idea of using the evidence-based community intervention model called the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to address communities in crisis. Set for 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 15…
Throughout the 2023-24 academic year, Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary & Graduate School will celebrate our 90th anniversary! Here, we introduce our community to "90 Faces of LBC" each week. Keep up with all the news and events of our 90th year, read stories and more at lbc.edu/90. Dr. Vanessa Saylor To kick off…
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