School for Spiritual Counseling – Family Life
Mission: The School for Spiritual Counseling – Family Life provides educational training courses to develop and enhance the counseling capability of the Army Chaplain Corps to better serve Soldiers and families.
Family Life Courses:
Family Life Chaplain Qualification Course (FLCQC)
The FLCQC is a 18-21 month program that incorporates an accredited 60 semester hour Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Counseling. The FLCQC includes supervised onsite counseling, theological integration and special training in evidence-based psychotherapy models. The FLCQC supports the regulatory requirement for Family Life Chaplains (FLCs)/SI 7K to train chaplains and to provide advanced counseling to Soldiers and families.
Family Life Chaplain Supervisor in Training (SIT) Fellowship
The SIT Fellowship is a 24-month program that trains and certifies Army FLCs as American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Approved Supervisors (AAMFT AS). The SIT fellowship meets the Army regulatory requirement to provide AAMFT Approved Supervisors for Chaplain Family Life Training Centers.
Pastoral Skills Intensive Course (PSIC)
PSIC is a two-week course that equips chaplains with counseling skills to better assist the Army Community in developing healthy relationships and the ability to thrive under the pressures of military life. PSIC trains chaplains in evidence-based, faith informed counseling practices and interventions. PSIC meets the 100 hour Pastoral Skills Training – Family Life (PST-FL) regulatory requirement for first-term chaplains.
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Family Life Chaplain Integration Course
FLIC is a two-week course that trains Chaplains who already have a graduate degree in counseling to become Family Life Chaplains. FLIC training includes theological integration, clinical supervision and trainer development. FLIC supports the requirement for equivalency for obtaining SI 7K for Chaplains who did not complete FLCQC.
Register:
FY25 FLCIntegC Application and MOI
Component sites (Family Life Chaplain Training Centers (FLCTC))
Fort Liberty, NC
Fort Cavazos, TX
Program Director: CH (COL) John Manuel, Full Biography