PTSD:Pastoral,Psychological, &Theol; Responses

Instructor: Carrie Doehring

Course Synopsis, Objectives, Reading List (this will be revised as we go along; check date to make sure you have the most recent version): DoehringPTSD SYLLABUS Winter 2017 Up to week 4- Revised 1-25-2017.docx

Requirements

Weekly reading responses to be posted before class by Monday (midnight):

Grading Rubric:

• Posting on time: Points deducted for late postings
• Quoting from each of the weekly readings: Points will be deducted if required weekly readings are not cited (with page #) in the Monday forum.
• Substantive use of concepts

One journal assignment following the outline provided online: Due to your partner and Prof. Doehring by midnight Monday, Feb 13, interview questions due by midnight, Feb 17.  These students’ journal assignments will become the basis for the spiritual care conversations with your learning partners on one of the following days: Wed., Feb 22, Friday, Feb. 24, Monday, Feb. 27, and Tuesday, Feb. 28 (40% for journal assignment).  

The Outline for the Journal Assignment Revised 1-25-2017.docx

Here is the sample journal: Carrie Doehring's Journal Assignment Revised 1-25-2017.docx

In thinking about what to write about, you could take a look at this life stressor list to identify stressful life events you might write about:Life_Stressor_Checklist_Revised-1.docx

In Part 6, when you identify possible values, this list can be used to identify values

List of possible values-1.docx

Submitting and revising the spiritual care conversation questions: In preparation for leading a spiritual care conversation with a peer, each student will prepare a list of questions they will use, which will be submitted to Prof. Doehring and their partner by Feb 17, for feedback from Prof. Doehring and revision of questions prior to the spiritual care conversations (11% for questions and conversations that demonstrate these capabilities: intercultural, differentiation of self, spiritual integration and theological fluency)

Week 1

Doehring 2015 Resilience...spiritual integrating moral stress (1).pdf

Doehring Notes on using spiritual practices while exploring experiences of moral stress.docx

Week 2

Doehring In Press Intercultural spiritual care in the aftermath of trauma.pdf

The Outline for the Journal Assignment.docx

Carrie Doehring's Journal Assignment.docx

Life_Stressor_Checklist_Revised.docx

Pargament Spirituality a pathway to growth or decline.pdf

Week 3

Levine, P. A. (2015). Trauma and memory: Brain and body in a search for the living past: A practical guide for understanding and working with traumatic memory. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books. (You can skip chapter 6, making this reading about 120 pages)

Week 4

Butler 2014 Religion, Terror and America.pdf

Ellison 2014 The way it is and the way it could be.pdf

hook & Ensler 2014 Strike, rise, dance.docx

Sheppard 2008 Mourning.pdf

Moore 2009 Theorizing the 'black body' as a site of trauma.pdf

Week 5

 Review Doehring, Carrie (2015. Chapter 5. The practice of pastoral care (Revised and expanded). Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 9780664238407

Nelson_FACING_EVIL.pdf

Read one of the following:

Feldman 2015 She Who Hears the Cries of the World.docx

Gauthier, T. J. (2016). Hope in the midst of suffering: A Buddhist perspective. Journal of Pastoral Theology, DOI: 10.1080/10649867.2016.1244412 Gauthier 2016 Hope in the midst of suffering & Buddhist perspectives.pdf

Harris 2005 Healing in Feminist Wicca.pdf

Willis 2014 Community of neighbors.pdf

Week 6

The Outline for the Journal Assignment.docx

Carrie Doehring's Journal Assignment.docx

Life_Stressor_Checklist_Revised.docx

List of possible values.docx

Outline for preparing spiritual care conversation questions.docx

Ryan questions for Carrie 4.15.14.docx

Week 5 Ryan's Conversation with Carrie.mp3

Arora_interview_questions prepared for reflecting on Doehring assignment.docx

Prag Interview questions prepared for reflecting on Doehring assignment.docx

Week 7 Conversations with your partners

Week 8

Harris, Erbes, et al 2011 Effectiveness of atrauma focused spirituality intervention for veterans.pdf

Murray-Swank & Pargament Solace for the soul.pdf

Rodriguez 2008 God's protection of immigrants.pdf

Week 9 (Extended class: no readings)

Doehring PTSD course slides 1-10-2017.pptx

Here is a link to an Iliff Canvas page about finding respite through spiritual practices

https://iliff.instructure.com/courses/2014257

Why a Spiritual Practice?

                As they move into the busy-ness of graduate theological education, students often lose connection with the deep currents of being that brought them into this study.  Part of staying connected with one’s sense of vocation is taking time to listen for the deepest meanings and broadest visions that fund our work.  One way to do this is by maintaining a spiritual practice that helps us to keep our focus, maintain our center, and stay grounded in what really matters.

                Through this quarter, you are invited as a part of this course to commit to a regular spiritual practice that helps you stay attuned to your own sense of calling and direction.  Because the practices that are life-giving vary from person to person, you have the freedom to choose a spiritual practice that resonates with your spirit. This may be a traditional spiritual practice from a specific religious tradition, such as lectio divina or Zen meditation. Or it may be a less-traditional practice that you understand helps you to stay in touch with what is the most important reality for you, such as keeping a journal, reading the poetry of Mary Oliver or the essays of Wendell Berry, engaging an art form such as playing the piano or sketching, meeting with a spiritual director, listening with full attention to music that inspires you, or walking in silence each morning. Below there are brief introductions to several practices, and you are invited to try one of them on for size if you don’t have a spiritual practice already in place that works for you.

                You have the freedom to choose what practice you will engage, but please engage it with discipline, focused attention, and regularity (for an hour or so once a week, or for 10 minutes daily). We know this is difficult to maintain in the midst of everything else, but part of living into your vocation is engaging in practices of listening and self-care that help sustain you in the midst of the busy-ness of daily life.

Here's an explanation of a morning journalling practice, from Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way:

Morning Pages.docx 

Here's a link to a brief explanation of the Ignatian Examen (an historic Christian daily prayer practice):

http://bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-39-the-examen

examen-pdf.pdf

Here's a link to a brief explanation of the practice of Lectio Divina (a prayerful practice of Biblical reading):

http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Catholic/2000/08/How-To-Practice-Lectio-Divina.aspx

Here's a YouTube video of Fr. Thomas Keating explaining centering prayer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IKpFHfNdnE

Spiritual care conversations with your partners and Prof. Doehring will be scheduled at these times: each pair chooses a 90" time block.  NOTE: only one pair per time slot. You can contact someone you know in the course whom you would like to be your spiritual care partner and then the two of you can find a time that works and sign up for it. One of you needs to open/edit this page, add your names by a time. Then hit save at the bottom. Please sign up by Tuesday Jan. 24.

Tues., Feb 21

7.30 a.m Darlene Smith/Candise Woods/Robin Stretch-Crocker (Rode)

9.30 a.m. Cheryl and Nicole (Marc)

12.30 p.m. - Mary Newton and Peggy Anderson

2.00 p.m. Mallory, Andy & Nichole

3.30 p.m. Mallory, Andy & Nichole

5.00 p.m. - Karin and DeWitt (Rode)

 Friday, Feb. 24,

9.30 a.m. Nancy and Andrea (Shawn)

Tuesday, Feb. 28

12.30 p.m.Marcia and Christopher (Marc)

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. 

Learning Covenant.docx

Books you will need to purchase: Levine, P. A. (2015). Trauma and memory: Brain and body in a search for the living past: A practical guide for understanding and working with traumatic memory . Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.

Doehring, C. (2015). The practice of pastoral care (Rev. & Exp). Louisville: Westminster Press. (This book is used in IST2012 Pastoral Theology and Care, a prerequisite for this course).