SP581
Patterson
SP581: 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 total practicum (SP581/582/583) will meet weekly for a
nine-month period, for specific training and practice in the basic skills of
spiritual direction. SP581 (Fall) will meet in conjunction with SP501, The
Spiritual Life.
REQUIRED READING:
- Course readings will be handouts. Reading will be limited as this
is a practicum course.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Course attendance is required.
- Weekly reading as assigned.
- 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).
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- None.