Statement of Understanding

 

I request to receive services from Biblical Counseling of Arizona and understand it is a Lay Ministry.  I also understand and agree, as a condition of receiving these services, that the individual I will be meeting with is under the supervision of their own pastor and my BCA counselor:

• Is not a lawyer, clergyman, Ph.D. level counselor, or doctor.
• Is not someone with whom communication is legally privileged from disclosure,
• Is committed to providing biblically based guidance to me, but cannot provide me with professional legal, mental, or medical services. 
   

I fully understand and agree that my communication is not privileged and is not protected from being revealed to others. That is, what I disclose to the counselor may later be forced to be disclosed to a Judge, to a law enforcement officer or to an opposing party or to their attorney. I release Biblical Counseling Arizona from any liability for such disclosure.

I also understand that Biblical Counseling of Arizona encourages and advises me to consult my lawyer, Ph.D. level counselor, clergyman or doctor for any professional services or counsel needed of which I intend to be legally privileged from disclosure.

Our specific goal in counseling at BCA is to walk beside you for a period of time, reveal and/or remind you of the God of scripture and reconnect you with members of your body under your pastoral care. Total ministry of a church includes sound preaching, teaching and fellowship that biblically supports you with accountability for daily, weekly, monthly, yearly walking with Christ.

If you are not attending church or if your church is not structured to provide the kind of support received at Biblical Counseling of AZ, we will encourage you to attend a Bible-believing church in the area on a weekly basis.

I understand there will be charges for services rendered. All extra materials needed I will be
responsible to pay including books, pamphlets, and other materials my counselor may offer. This is not considered a tax deductible donation.

By signing below, I acknowledge: that I sign this Statement of Understanding & Goal of BCA voluntarily, free from deception, undue influence, coercion, or duress of any kind, that I have given careful and mature thought to signing this statement; that I have carefully read each provision of this statement; that I fully and completely understand each provision of the statement; and that I have the right to consult with legal counsel if I choose to prior to signing
this statement.

I am the parent or legal guardian of the minor child whose name appears below. I have custody of my child and am under no court order which would prevent me from seeking counsel on my child's behalf. 

I have read and agree to be bound by the terms in the Biblical Counseling of Arizona "Statement of Understanding" and "Goal of Biblical Counseling of Arizona" forms incorporated by reference herein. I understand that all counseling provided my child will be based on biblical principles which may or may not be in accordance with modern psychological standards. By requesting counsel from Biblical Counseling of Arizona, I intend to exercise my fundamental right to instruct my child in the principles of the Christian faith.

By affixing my signature below, I give Biblical Counseling of Arizona permission to counsel my child.