SP581/582/583
Patterson

SP581/582/583: PRACTICUM IN SPIRITUAL DIRECTION. Elizabeth Patterson.


DESCRIPTION:

A practicum course covering the application of the concepts of spiritual direction to field settings.

RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
This course will serve to enhance the skills and understandings of the practice of spiritual direction at an introductory level.

COURSE FORMAT:
The practicum will meet weekly for a nine-month period, for specific training and practice in the basic skills of spiritual direction. During the first quarter it will meet in conjunction with SP501, The Spiritual Life. The next two quarters will meet as arranged by participants. Some weeks will be in smaller group meetings which practice the assigned skills, while others will be full class meetings which will focus on a specific topic and task.

REQUIRED READING:
Jones, Alan W. Exploring Spiritual Direction: An Essay on Christian Friendship. HarperCollins, 1995.

Handouts.

ASSIGNMENTS:
  1. Course attendance is required.

  2. Weekly reading as assigned.

  3. Completion and self-evaluation reports for all practicum experiences; approximately five papers each quarter.

PREREQUISITES:
Students must be accepted into the Spirituality/Spiritual Direction concentration.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
Meets concentration requirement for Spirituality/Spiritual Direction concentration of M.A. and M.Div (SP581 = 1 unit; SP582 = 1 unit; SP583 = 2 units).

FINAL EXAMINATION:
None.