This unit serves the needs of students in pastoral and spiritual care and in counselling and ministry practice. Students will learn and practice listening in a supervised context. Theory and practice will be assessed in small supervised group settings. The required skills for reflection and reflexive practice will be developed and applied under faculty supervision in the classroom.
Unit code: DP9747S
Unit status: Approved (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies
Proposing College: Stirling College
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Demonstrate awareness of a range of theories of interpersonal listening in a professional caring context. |
| 2. | Integrate theories of listening in supervised practice of listening in the classroom. |
| 3. | Critically assess listening in one's own practice and in the practice of fellow students. |
| 4. | Demonstrate a critical awareness of reflective and reflexive practice on the basis of supervised listening. |
Prerequisites either DP8001S or CT8472S or equivalent
Curated input, supervised small group listening, and critically reflective journaling time.
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Brownell, J. (2017). Listening: Attitudes, Principles, and Skills (6th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315441764
Cooper-White, Pamela (2004). Shared Wisdom: Use of Self in Pastoral Care and Counselling. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.
Damasio, Antonio (2012). Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain. London: Vintage.
Fischer, Kathleen (1988). Woman at the Well: Feminist Perspectives on Spiritual Direction. New York: Paulist Press.
Gardner, Fiona (2011). Critical Spirituality: A Holistic Approach to Contemporary Practice. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing.
Nouwen, Henri J.M. (2002). Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World. NewYork: Crossroad Publishing Company.
Pembroke, Neil (2017). Foundations of Pastoral Counselling: Integrating Philosophy, Theology and Psychotherapy. London: SCM Press.
Pembroke, Neil (2002). The Art of Listening: Dialogue, Shame, and Pastoral Care. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Company.
Worthington, D.L., & Fitch-Hauser, M.E. (2018). Listening: Processes, Functions, and Competency (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315389202
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbatim Report | This is an exercise in critical reflective practice which develops skills in remembering, recording, reporting and reflecting on spiritual care encounters. This is a must-pass assessment task. |
3000 | 30.0 |
| Journal - Engagement with in class exercises | Note: Word count is indicative. This is a must-pass assessment. |
2000 | 30.0 |
| Essay | A reflective essay in close engagement with the literature. |
3000 | 40.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Maggie Kappelhoff on 29 Sep, 2021
Unit record last updated: 2021-10-05 17:18:24 +1100