Christian Counseling Training
for counselors and pastoral workers
ISARPAC (the International School of (sexual) Abuse Related Pastoral Counselling) is a Christian counselling school focused on training professionals and pastoral workers alike. 
Located in four different areas of the world, it's aim and is to provide personal growth and professional development. The school is designed to create and establish a place for personal growth and training so that christian counselors/pastoral worker and those with secular experience, can be in a process of professionel development with a Christian approach. The emphasis is on survivors of Sexual abuse.
Concept:
Survivors of serious trauma are often locked in a world of their own. In order to provide adequate help, it is necessary for ’safe’ persons to enter into that world. The biblical concepts of ’grace and peace’ have proven to be important keys in achieving this goal. The encounter with the’Powerful Peace of God’ enables the survivor to face the pain, to leave the past and to look with hope towards the future.
Four Years:
The program consists of four years study with five school sessions. Each year begins with a school of 8 days. The period before the next school involves reading assignments, independent studies, two weekend seminars, topical essays and regular reporting to the school staff. Based on previous studies, some requirements can be waived. The second third and forth year students are expected to work under adequate local supervision in one’s own country. Each student is required to complete 40 hours of counselling (counselling they personally reveive) and 150 hours of counseling they give to others. 50 hours of supervision is also required to graduate.
Locations:
ISARPAC is currently located in four different regions of the world.
The European school (ESARPAC) is located in Kolding, Denmark
The French Speaking school (FERACPA) is located in St-Légier, Switzerland
The Asian school (ASARPAC) is located in Mumbai, India
The Middle East school (MESARPAC) is located in Egypt.
ISARPAC Board Members
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(from left to right) Kjetil Eikrem (Norway)
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TÉO J. VAN DER WEELE: Dutch, M.A. Chairman of the ISARPAC Board and pastoral ministries director of ESARPAC. Co-founder of the ISARPAC program. Pastor, Netherlands. Author of several counseling books in Dutch and ’From Shame to Peace’ which sets forth the basic philosophy of the ISARPAC course.
Dr. VIBEKE MØLLER M.D.: Danish, Doctor. ISARPAC Program Director. Co-founder of ISARPAC and the school leader.
CATHERINE WÜTHRICH: Swiss, is a nurse, qualified ISARPAC counselor, Director of FERACPA, Switzerland
KJETIL EIKREM: From Norway. Bachelor degree in Psychology. social therapist, working with inigrant children, and a qualified ESARPAC counselor.
ERIC SPADY: From the USA. Worked as missionary for 20+ year. BA Bible & Missions and qualified ESARPAC counselor.
MARLIS RESCH: From Austria, DSA
Dipl. Social Worker, Dipl. Supervisor. A qualified ISARPAC Counselor,
working as supervisor and teacher and also as counselor in a counselling centre of "Rat und Hilfe", Caritas St. Pölten, She has
worked a long time with the homeless and with people who came out of prison and psychiatric clinics.
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