BRE 201 Foundations of Human Development

BRE 201 Foundations of Human Development

Presentations Included:

●Dr. Amy Hamilton – Minority Stress vs. Natural Law: Sex, Gender, and Orienting to Human Flourishing (2023)

●Victor Novitchi – The Broken Heart: An Open Door to Sexual and Gender Deception (2023)

●Pastor Elizabeth Woning – The Gospel is Good News! The Biblical Foundation Undergirding the CHANGED Movement (2023)

This foundational course within the IFTCC Certificate programme introduces learners to a biblical worldview as the essential starting point for research into human development, identity, and flourishing. As a Judeo-Christian organisation, IFTCC is committed to delivering research-informed training that is grounded in Scripture and shaped by a coherent biblical anthropology. This course therefore provides the theological and conceptual framework that underpins all subsequent clinical and research training.

In contemporary research contexts, theories of human development, identity, and well-being are often shaped by secular assumptions about the nature of the human person. This course equips learners to recognise that every research paradigm rests upon an underlying anthropology. By exploring key concepts such as natural law, biblical anthropology, human flourishing, and minority stress theory, participants will begin to understand how a biblical view of humanity offers a distinct and coherent account of optimal human development. This includes recognising that true human flourishing is not only psychological or social, but ultimately rooted in God’s design and purposes for embodied persons.

Positioned within the basic research certificate, this course serves as a critical foundation by clarifying the worldview assumptions that inform both research and practice. It introduces learners to the relationship between theology and research, helping them to identify how biblical anthropology shapes the interpretation of data, the framing of research questions, and the understanding of human well-being.

Whether you are new to research or seeking to ground your existing knowledge in a biblical framework, this course will help you develop a clear and faithful understanding of the key ideas that shape discussions of human identity, sexuality, and development.

This course fulfills the following learning goals :

1. Define key concepts such as natural law, biblical anthropology, human flourishing, and minority stress theory (IFTCC A2).

2. Describe how different research perspectives understand human development and well-being (IFTCC A2).3. Identify how a biblical anthropology presents a framework for understanding human identity and flourishing (IFTCC A2).

4. Recognise the role of worldview assumptions in shaping research questions, interpretations, and conclusions (IFTCC A2, A3).

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