The Therapon Institute - Certification

HOW TO BECOME CERTIFIED
AS A FAITH-BASED, BIBLICAL,
THERAPON COUNSELOR
THROUGH THE THERAPON INSTITUTE

To become a Belief Therapist, you must attend our 28 hour, 3-day training session.

Or you may complete your certification by correspondence. Hundreds have and are realizing their dream of Christian counselor certification in our nationally recognized counseling model - Belief Therapy."

CERTIFICATION BY CORRESPONDENCE

Now Biblical counselors, pastors, professionals and paraprofessionals may complete Therapon Belief Therapy Certification completely through correspondence, distance-ed learning. The curricula consist of:

Eight cassette tapes
Four textbooks with workbooks
Tuition: $240

Belief Therapy is a nationally registered "psychological and religious counseling" model.

The term "Board Certified" appears under the Therapon Counselor's name on his/her Certification if the counselor has satisfied The Texas Board of Alternative Counselor Certification and Accreditation (ACCA) 500 required intern counseling hours. Board Certification is a coveted certification level.

Six Categories of
Certification and Accreditation

1. History The Therapon Institute is a Texas chartered non-profit organization and a 501(c)(3) IRS non-profit organization.

2. Compliance The Therapon Institute's request for exemption under Section 132.002 (a)(2) of the Texas Education Code, has been granted by the Texas Work Force Commission. TI was the first in Texas to request and receive this unique faith-based counselor training exemption. Any entity established in Texas structured to offer professional training in any discipline is required by law to seek State licensing or qualify for exemption under the law. The Therapon Institute is in compliance with that law, The Workforce's exemption does not constitute approval, accreditation, or licensure under Texas law.

3. Registration TI's "His Steps" treatment and/or recovery program does qualify under the law as being "exclusively religious in nature and offers only non-medical treatment and recovery methods such as prayer, moral guidance, spiritual counseling, and scriptural studies." The treatment and recovery services offered by Therapon Counselors and the His Steps Program are exclusively religious in nature and are not subject to licensure or regulation by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Certified Therapon Counselors will be able to establish their counseling ministry and use the term "Therapon Counseling Center" in the event the counselor does not independently qualify for exemption under the new law.

4. Experience The TI Board of Governors and staff include people with graduate degrees in theology, Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC), Christian psychologists, pastors, and experience-based, recovering addicts.

5. Affiliation TI leadership holds to the standards of , and has active memberships in The American Society of Christian Therapists (www.asct.net).We are also affiliated with Barnabus Christian Counseling Network (www.barnabus.com), The Ministry Church (www.hissteps.org), and Koinonia Bible College (www.kbc.org).

6. Continuum TI requires all Therapon counselors to complete at least 10 hours of continuing education units each year. TI offers many CEU classes during the year.