| CODE | PLC5920 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Practicum in Spiritual Companionship | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Pastoral Theology, Liturgy and Canon Law | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The practicum study-unit of spiritual companionship consists of training sessions within groups of five participants. The participants are encouraged to form their own Spiritual Companionship sessions with directees they would be mentoring throughout the unit. Each participant is mentored and supervised in the companionship sessions and alternatively they are given case studies and real life sharing respecting confidentiality. The group members rotate being companion, seeker and observer. Sessions will provide participants with critical feedback regarding the skills used during the sessions. Participants are also required to keep up a log book of the sessions. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - understand basic dynamics of the spiritual life; - know that which is particular of personality types; - apply practical theology to different issues and areas of life; - understand the nature, context and art of listening, the major pitfalls and effective skills; - have a practical insight on how different personalities operate; - access to a wide range of spiritual issues related to gender (male, female, LGBTQI), people suffering from terminal illness, and other; - respond with basic and advanced empathy; - understand his/her accompaniment dynamics. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - have gained psychological presence skills; - use reflective listening skills; - confront inconsistencies, transference and counter transference issues; - use one's story for the sake of others; - discern issues; - apply images, prayer forms, guidance in one's accompaniment; - accompany others when specific spiritual dynamics occur, such as grief, guilt, shame; - make self-reflection as a basic tool for continuous self-growth. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Edwards, Tilden. Spiritual Director, Spiritual Companion, Paulist Press, US, 2001. - Ruffing, Janet Spiritual Direction, Beyond the beginning, Paulist Press, US, 2000. - Sheenhan, Barbara. Partners in Covenant. The Art of Spiritual Companionship, Pilgrim Press, USA, 1999. - Sperry, Len. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, Brunner-Routledge, USA, 2001. - Wicks R, Parsons R, Capps D (ed). Clinical Handbook of Pastoral Counselling, Vol 1-3, Paulist Press, USA, 2003. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | This is a practical study-unit. No lectures are involved. Scheduled meetings with each student for supervision will take place on a regular basis. | ||||||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practicum | ||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Charlo Camilleri |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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