Pastoral care teams : (1) Dewitt, John, Mary; (2) Karen, Erik, RoMa; (3) Val, Andy, Marissa
Syllabus
Verbatim Assignment
Degree Learning Goals: Please take some time to look over the Professional Degree Learning Goals (MDiv, MASC, MAPSC) and the Academic Degree Learning Goals (MTS, MA).
Incompletes: If incompletes are allowed in this course, see the Master's Student Handbook for Policies and Procedures.
Pass/Fail: Masters students wishing to take the class pass/fail should discuss this with the instructor by the second class session.
Academic Integrity and Community Covenant: All students are expected to abide by Iliff’s statement on Academic Integrity, as published in the Masters Student Handbook, or the Joint PhD Statement on Academic Honesty, as published in the Joint PhD Student Handbook, as appropriate. All participants in this class are expected to be familiar with Iliff’s Community Covenant.
Accommodations: Iliff engages in a collaborative effort with students with disabilities to reasonably accommodate student needs. Students are encouraged to contact their assigned advisor to initiate the process of requesting accommodations. The advising center can be contacted at advising@iliff.edu or by phone at 303-765-1146.
Writing Lab: Grammar and organization are important for all written assignments. Additional help is available from the Iliff Writing Lab, which is available for students of any level who need help beginning an assignment, organizing thoughts, or reviewing a final draft.
Inclusive Language: It is expected that all course participants will use inclusive language in speaking and writing, and will use terms that do not create barriers to classroom community.
Common textbook for all students:
Doehring, Carrie, 2015 The Practice of Pastoral Care: A Postmodern Approach (Revised and Expanded). Louisville: Westminster John Knox. ISBN-10: 9780664238407
Three Additional Readings:
1. Doehring, C. (2015). Resilience as the relational ability to spiritually integrate moral stress. Pastoral Psychology. doi: 10.1007/s11089-015-0643-7
Doehring Resilience 3.17.15 final.docx
2. Doehring, C. (2015). Using spiritual practices to explore moral stress
Doehring Chapter 1 Using spiritual practices.docx
3. Nelson, S. L. (2003). Facing evil: Evil's many faces: Five paradigms for understanding evil. Interpretation, 57(4), 399-413. doi: 10.1177/002096430005700405
Class Readings
Doehring PP Presentation with background Spiritual care to those experiencing moral stress.pptx
Chart comparing Pastoral care, Spiritual Direction, Mental Health Counseling.docx
BOOK REVIEW CHOICES:
You will choose one of these books for your book review (any other choices must be cleared with professor. Note: these are not on reserve; they are available on a first come, first serve basis in the library or through interlibrary loan):
Cooper-White, Pamela. The Cry of Tamar: Violence against Women and the Church’s Response. 2nd ed., 2012 Minneapolis: Fortress.
Creamer, Debbie. Disability and Christian Theology: Embodied Limits and Constructive Possibilities. New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN-10: 0195369157
Fortune, Marie. Sexual Violence: The Sin Revisited. Cleveland: Pilgrim, 2005.
Leslie, Kristen Jane. When violence is no stranger: pastoral counseling with survivors of acquaintance rape. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2002.ASIN: B002SG7N72
Marshall, Joretta L. Counseling Lesbian Partners. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1997. ISBN-10: 0664255329
McGarrah Sharp, Melinda A. Misunderstanding Stories: Toward a Postcolonial Pastoral Theology, 2013. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications.
Montilla, R Esteban. Pastoral Care and Counseling with Latino/as. Augsburg: Fortress Press, May, 2006. ISBN-10: 0800638204
Nelson, James. Thirst: God and the Alcoholic Experience. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2004. ISBN-10: 0664226884
Neuger, Christie. Counseling Women: A Narrative, Pastoral Approach. Augsburg: Fortress, 2001. ASIN: B002SG6HVU
Watkins Ali, Carroll. Survival and Liberation: Pastoral Theology in African American Context. St. Louis: Chalice Press, 1999. ISBN-10: 0827234430
Whitehead, Jason. Redeeming Fear: A Constructive Theology for Living into Hope. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2013. ISBN-10: 0800699149
Wimberley, Edward. Counseling African American Marriages and Families. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1997. ISBN-10: 0664256562
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