Restoring Hope School of Biblical Counseling · Level 3
Biblical Counseling Practicum
& Supervised Case Documentation
From understanding ethics and interventions — to functioning safely under supervision.
Designed for the Restoring Hope School of Biblical Counseling
Credits
3 RHSBC Credits (AAATI)
Prerequisites
Ethics + Advanced Interventions
Passing Grade
A- (90%) minimum
Final Product
Practicum Portfolio
Relationally Applied Biblical Counseling (RABC)
RHM trains counselors in Relationally Applied Biblical Counseling — biblical truth, embodied in relationship and practiced in life. As a student counselor, your responsibility is not to become the person with all the answers. Learn who is sitting across from you. Understand their story. Listen for how they understand themselves, others, suffering, God, and Christ. Then learn to bring Scripture into that relationship thoughtfully and faithfully.
Ask not only, “What biblical truth is relevant?” but also, “What would this truth actually look like if it were lived in this person’s life?”
A Coherent Formation Sequence
This course is Level 3 of the RHM/RHSBC Biblical Counseling Training Pathway.
Understanding is Not the Same
as Being Ready
The first two courses answer two critical questions: Can this person think ethically? and Can this person intervene wisely? But there is a third question that must be answered before any person enters a real care context:
Level 1 Question
"Can this person think ethically?"
Level 2 Question
"Can this person intervene wisely?"
Level 3 Question
"Can this person actually function under oversight?"
This practicum course exists to answer that third question — through mock intakes, role-play scenarios, structured documentation practice, case consultation exercises, and a supervised portfolio that demonstrates readiness before a student ever sits with a real person under the RHM banner.
Two Prerequisites Required
Both Biblical Ethics for Christ-Centered Care AND Advanced Biblical Counseling Interventions must be completed (or equivalent training approved by RHSBC) before enrolling.
No Real Counselees Used
All practicum work uses mock cases, role-play scenarios, and fictional vignettes. No real client data is collected. Students do not enter care contexts with real people during this course.
Completion ≠ Authorization
This course does not provide licensure and does not authorize independent counseling, psychotherapy, social work, or substance use treatment. RHM/RHSBC may require additional review before any role is approved.
Helpers Ready for Supervised Practice
- Biblical counselors and pastoral counselors completing the RHSBC training pathway
- Recovery home staff and peer-support workers serving in RHM care settings
- Church care team volunteers seeking structured accountability
- Ministry interns and pastoral residents in supervised care roles
- RHSBC students pursuing service eligibility at RHM
- Social work students and ministry leaders in formation
- Those completing the Biblical Counselor Certification Pathway
Applied Skills in Every Module
Structured intake and first-session management
SOAP and DARP note writing to RHM standards
Care planning with goals, homework, and Scripture integration
Case consultation and supervision presentation skills
Referral, escalation, and safety protocol activation
Group, couples, and family session facilitation
Mock portfolio assembly and instructor review
Sequential Applied Formation
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8 Required Deliverables
Students complete and submit a full Practicum Portfolio for instructor or TA review before course credit is awarded.
Mock Intake Summary
A completed intake form and narrative summary for a mock counselee presenting with a complex concern.
Informed Consent Reflection
A written reflection on what informed consent means in a biblical care context and how you would deliver it.
3 SOAP Notes
Complete SOAP notes from three different mock sessions using RHM documentation standards.
2 DARP Notes
DARP notes from one individual session and one group care context.
4–6 Session Care Plan
A complete care plan with goals, Scripture focus, homework assignments, and referral considerations.
Referral Decision Tree
A decision tree for when to refer, escalate, or activate a safety protocol in a given case scenario.
Supervision Questions
A structured list of questions you would bring to supervision from your mock case experience.
Final Case Conceptualization
A comprehensive case formulation integrating RADIS, biblical theology, suffering, sin, and intervention planning.
A- / 90% Mastery Required
Because this course prepares students to enter supervised care settings with real people, mastery expectations are high.
Weekly Skill Exercises
Discussion Forums
SOAP Note Practice (x3)
DARP Note Practice (x2)
Care Plan Assignment
Case Consultation Presentation
Practicum Portfolio
Final Integration Exam
Frequently Asked Questions
Video Practicum Submissions
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$199.99 Flat Rate
Tuition is $199.99. Payment is completed through an Intuit QuickBooks payment link provided by Restoring Hope Ministries after enrollment approval. Do not pay until you receive approval from RHM staff.
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Knowledge without practice is incomplete. Practice without supervision is dangerous.
This course exists so that no helper enters a care setting unprepared — and so that RHM can stand behind every counselor it places with confidence, accountability, and integrity.
"Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed." — Proverbs 15:22
