Art of Spiritual Companioning 2 (DD8203W)

Content

This unit builds on the learning done in the unit DD8202W Art of Spiritual Companioning I. Students will engage in advanced listening skills including body language and awareness, and how the unconscious impacts lived experience; stages of spiritual development; noticing and observing as a method of discernment; the relevance of contextual issues; ethics and professional standards and psychological issues such as anxiety, depression and trauma, including referral practices and Grief and loss. Practical work and supervision continue at a deeper level from the first unit.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

The prerequisite unit for this unit is DD8202W Art of Spiritual Companioning I (Formerly named Art of Spiritual Direction 1) or equivalent. Prohibited combination: Art of Spiritual Direction 2

Pedagogy

Lectures, personal reflection, sharing in triad groups, supervised practice

Indicative Bibliography

• = set texts recommended for purchase *
• Carretto, C. I Sought and I Found: My Experience of God and of the Church. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1984.
• Edwards, D. How God Acts: Creation, Redemption and Special Divine Action. Minneapolis, Minn.: Fortress Press, 2010
• Fowler, J. Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning, New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1995.
• Fowler, J. Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian, Revised edition, San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2000.
• Hagberg, J. and R. A. Guelich, The Critical Journey: Stages in the Life of Faith. Dallas: Word Pub., 1989. *
• Liebert, E. Changing Life Patterns. St Louis: Chalice Press, 2000.
• Liebert, E. The Way of Discernment: Spiritual Practices for Decision Making. Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press, 2008.
• Ruffing, J. Spiritual Direction: Beyond the Beginnings. New York: Paulist Press, 2000.

Assessment