IST2012-1 Pastoral Theology and Care Fall 2013 September 9 November 11 Instructor: Larry Kent Graham Teaching Assistant:

: Paula Lee Course Description This course is an introduction to the practice of spiritual and pastoral care. Practices are based upon spiritual, theological, psychological and ethical perspectives. Basic methods and skills of care will be introduced. Intercultural contexts and postmodern approaches to religious knowledge are foundational resources. This course forms students to deeply engage religious and cultural traditions in order to be pastoral and spiritual caregivers within a complex world. Three assumptions ground this course: (1) pastoral and spiritual care is a theological and moral task; (2) while pastoral and spiritual care is an activity of the religious community and not solely the responsibility of the "ordained" clergy, clergy need to be equipped to provide crisis care and use their expertise to oversee the supportive spiritual care provided by the community; and (3) while the social sciences can help us articulate the medical, psychological, and social aspects of spiritual care, they need to be brought into dialogue with theological and moral aspects of care in order to formulate the provisional faith claims that undergird plans of care. The course has three foci: (1) theological and pastoral foundations; (2) selfhood and community in context; and (3) contemporary issues which require pastoral theological and ethical response. This is not a course in therapy, although crisis counseling will be seen as one of the vehicles for embodied pastoral care. This course intentionally perceives a broader context of care and is not limited to oneon-one counseling situations. Upon completing this course, students should have a basic understanding of the theological foundations for pastoral and spiritual care as well as strategies for approaching issues in care and counseling that are informed by social and ethical analysis. Iliff MDiv Curricular Goals Central to this Course 1.1. Demonstrate basic awareness of a range of religious traditions and an emerging capacity to engage in comparative analysis between traditions around a particular topic 1.2. Identify and critically evaluate the symbolic systems and religious meanings at play in everyday events and interactions, institutional structures, and cultural artifacts 2. Think theologically in a contemporary context and articulate a constructive theological position.

2.2. critically engage historical theological expressions of Christianity in relation to contemporary events and/or situations 2.3. identify and articulate their constructive theological position on an issue, current event, or traditional Christian doctrinal category with clarity 1

2.5. engage in social analysis of contemporary religious traditions and institutions in order to assess current religious practices and to design meaningful practices of ministry within particular contexts 3. Demonstrate personal and professional self-awareness and emerging competency in characteristic practices of religious leadership 3.5. demonstrate capacity to perform and to assess characteristic practices of religious leadership in ways that are sensitive to contextual realities and relationships: preaching, teaching, administering, leading worship, and pastoral caregiving 3.6. establish an effective presence as a leader in the vocational context to which they feel called, and demonstrate adequate self-awareness of their characteristic styles of interaction, commitments, strengths and limitations as they move into new contexts 3.7. clearly interpret one's beliefs and behavior to the community one serve 4. Demonstrate personal and professional self-awareness and emerging competency in characteristic practices of religious leadership 4.6. establish an effective presence as a leader in the vocational context to which they feel called, and demonstrate adequate self-awareness of their characteristic styles of interaction, commitments, strengths and limitations as they move into new context Specific Objectives of the Course A. To articulate an understanding of the human person and humanity as interpreted in various religious traditions and various psychological, theological, and ethical theories B. To identify the ways in which your personal, religious, and cultural experiences, along with your activities in pastoral and spiritual care, shape your theology, moral orientation, and vocational formation. C. To use an engaged or clinical approach to spiritual care that will help you identify and work with the differences between your own religious/spiritual worlds and the spiritual/religious worlds of those receiving care. D. To articulate the importance of understanding ministry as an integrated whole, not a series of discrete functions. E. To participate in an action reflection model to learn core skills of pastoral and spiritual care: (a) ability helpfully to respond to crises; (b) skill in making oneself emotionally available to others; (c) ability in designing programs of nurture within the community of faith; and (d) capacity to interpret pastoral situations religiously, spiritually, theologically, and ethically. F. To learn how to establish professional contracts of care that reflect knowledge of and accountability within the appropriate professional, ecclesiastical, and legal codes of ethical practice. 2

Educational Methods This course will be taught by a variety of means: Lectures Small Group Discussions Role Play Online Resource Online Resources Canvas will be used for online access to this course. You will need to access Canvas to participate in some discussions outside of class. If you need help with Canvas, please contact helpdesk@iliff.edu Professional Confidentiality and Mandatory Reporting All students must agree to abide by professional confidentiality in all matters, which means that they will preserve anonymity by disguising the identity of cases when seeking consultation and case reporting. Student disclosures to one another and to the professor will remain confidential, unless the law requires otherwise. In all cases, students must be aware of the mandatory reporting laws of the state in which they provide professional caregiving. If they are designated spiritual caregivers within their religious tradition, they need to also be aware of what their religious organization requires. If students have reason to suspect or have first-hand knowledge of recent, current, or ongoing child abuse or neglect perpetrated on a child currently under the age of 18 years, elder abuse, sexual and domestic violence, or threats of homicide or suicide in any of the pastoral situations they use for fulfilling the requirements of this course they need to seek immediate consultation with supervisors, denominational leaders, and the professor of this course so that proper reporting procedures can be ascertained. We will work together to establish an appropriate pastoral relationship with all parties facing these crises. State laws on mandatory reporting are available at State Laws on Mandatory Clergy Reporting Colorado mandatory reporting requirements may be found at Colorado Revised Statutes 193-304, 1a, 2(aa, II, III); 13-90-107c. ADA 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. Policies on Academic Integrity Case Analysis Interpersonal Exploration Personal Reflection

The Schools policies on academic integrity, incompletes and pass/fail options are found in the Masters Student Handbook. Contacting Instructors Email is the best way to contact us initially. Face to face appointments are available, but should be scheduled directly through email, or at the beginning or end of class sessions. Larry Graham is lgraham@iliff.edu Paula Lee is plee@iliff.edu Course Requirements 1. Attendance, daily readings and participation in class are extremely important. Much of this course will be taught in a mode of clinical pastoral learning, involving self-disclosure and self-awareness in relation to the task of pastoral care. This means that class members will be expected to be present and to become emotionally, intellectually and professionally engaged in the small group discussions, roleplays and other proceedings. The student's grade will be based upon his or her capacity to actually participate in a clinical learning process, and to incorporate into his or her self-understanding and function feedback from the instructor and other class members. (25% of grade) 2. One critical book review will be completed during the quarter. Choose a text from Section A or Section B below. Your review should incorporate a critical examination of the text as well as how this text might be utilized in your own pastoral and spiritual care work. Engage the text theologically and pastorally. The review will probably be 5-7 pages. A form to guide your review is posted on Canvas. The book review is due 11:59 PM Oct 7. Your book review is worth 25% of your final grade. Post all written assignments in the designated place in Canvas. 3. Two verbatims will be due throughout the quarter, one of which will be utilized in your online verbatim group discussion. (Each verbatim counts 25% of the grade.) A guide for recording verbatims will be distributed in Files on Canvas and reviewed in class. All cases and class discussions must be presented under the guidance of professional confidentiality and all groups must uphold such professional respect. You may not use family members for your verbatim conversations. If you use an Iliff student and/or employee, you must secure their permission in advance and present their material anonymously. . Your first verbatim will be due 11:59 PM September 23, the second is due 11:59 pm October 21. 4. Each person will be assigned a peer Online Verbatim Group for discussing verbatims. The groups will conduct online discussion outside of regular class time for eight weeks, beginning with the third week. Each of your verbatims will be discussed in your Online Verbatim Group. Some verbatims will be presented for discussion in plenary class sessions. Students should plan to spend about one hour per week in online responses to verbatims from members of their online verbatim group. A procedure for working with your online verbatim group is posted on Canvas. 4

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For Extra Credit (Due November 10 ):

With the permission of the instructor, one of the following assignments may be elected either for extra credit or be substituted for the review of a book in Section B. a. A description and analysis of an interview with a person from a culture other than your own. Discuss the person's life in terms of (1) one theory of human development drawn upon in this course; (2) cultural and gender issues; (3) theological and religious themes; and (4) the experience of needing and receiving help or healing. b. Write and deliver an address on the interpretation of some issue, theme, or topic in theology and psychology and relate it to belief and ministry. Hold a feedback session with a number of your hearers, including your supervising minister. Summarize, analyze, and respond to the feedback from your supervisor and members of the congregation. c. Write an address to the local mental health center on some topic you consider significant for this group to hear addressed by a minister and theologically trained person. Share this with a mental health worker and summarize, analyze and respond to his or her feedback. d. Visit and report on some setting in which personal care is occurring (hospital, prison, mental health center, parish, pastoral counseling center, etc.). In your report, pay attention to (1) the theological interpretations given to (or implied by) the care offered; (2) the psychological understandings which seem to inform the care given; (3) the goals of care and the means by which the goals are carried out; and (4) the actual outcomes of the caring activities. e. Teach a class on a topic, issue, or theme related to pastoral theology and care. Summarize your lesson plan and your main points. Provide an evaluation form for the participants to fill out at the end. Summarize and analyze the results of the class. f. Answer the autobiographical and faith journey questions on a CPE application (the full application is available at www.acpe.edu) Include: A reasonably full account of your life. Include, for example, significant and important persons and events, especially as they have impacted, or continue to impact, your personal growth and development. Describe your family of origin, current family relationships, and important and supportive social relationships. Include: A description of your spiritual growth and development. Include, for example, the faith heritage into which you were born and describe and explain any subsequent, personal conversions, your call to ministry, religious experiences, and significant persons and events that have impacted, or continue to impact, your spiritual growth and development. g. Prepare an annotated bibliography on a topic that you would like to explore and read about in more depth. (Annotated bibliographies briefly describe the contents of the resource, its strengths and weaknesses.) The annotations will probably be about a paragraph long and you should have at least 8-10 resources listed for your topic. The resources should include not only books and 5

articles pertinent to the issue but also media and/or community resources. The bibliography should introduce the topic briefly and suggest how it is connected to pastoral care. h. Write a third verbatim on a pastoral situation.

i. Write a second book review from Section A or B, or on another book in consultation with the instructor. j. Develop a Web-based project such as identifying and annotating Web sites on a significant issue in pastoral theology and care, such as death and dying. k. NOTE: All written work must be in 12 point type, double spaced, with one-inch margins. It is to be submitted on the Canvas Homepage in Microsoft Word format. The title of your Word document, must be: Lastname Assignment (e.g. Aristotle Verbatim 1) All papers are expected at 11:59PM on the day they are due. At the instructors discretion, late papers may be graded 1/3 grade lower even if you have informed the instructor of your intention to turn the paper in late (A becomes A-; A- becomes B+, etc.). Please be attentive to standard footnoting and referencing of materials. If you have questions about this contact the Professor. Papers not properly referenced will be given an automatic F, and other possible consequences. 6. Required Readings (Some but not all of the following are on Library Reserve) Textbook: Required of all: Doehring, Carrie. The Practice of Pastoral Care: A Postmodern Approach. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2006. ISBN 0664226841. (Students will choose one from list A or List B to read and report on) List A: Choose one books from List A or from list B for your book review Clinebell, Howard. Basic Types of Pastoral Care and Counseling, rev. enl. Ed. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1984. ISBN 0687024927 [BV4012.2.C.528.1984] Graham, Larry. Care of Persons, Care of Worlds: A Psychosystems Approach to Pastoral Care and Counseling. Nashville: Abingdon, 1992. ISBN 0687046750 [VV4012.2G.724 1992] Choose this book if you have had both TIC I and TIC II. Analyze a film or literary work in the light of the materials of this course.

Kornfeld, Margaret. Cultivating Wholeness: A Guide to Care and Counseling in Faith Communities. NY: Continuum, 1998. ISBN 0264610642 [BV 4012.2.K775 1988] Patton, John. Pastoral Care in Context. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1993. ISBN 0664220347 [BV4400.P388 1993] List B: Other Reading choices: Creamer, Debbie. Disability and Christian Theology: Embodied Limits and Constructive Possibilities. New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN: 0195369157. [BT741.3.C743 2009] Leslie, Kristen Jane. When violence is no stranger: pastoral counseling with survivors of acquaintance rape. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2002. ISBN 080635752 Marshall, Joretta L. Counseling Lesbian Partners. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1997. ISBN 0664255329 [BV4437.5M378 1997] Montilla, R Esteban. Pastoral Care and Counseling with Latino/as. Augsburg: Fortress Press, May, 2006. ISBN 0-8006-3820-4. [BV4468.2.H57M664 2006] Nelson, James. Thirst: God and the Alcoholic Experience. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2004. 0664226884 [HV5186.N457 2004] Neuger, Christie. Counseling Women: A Narrative, Pastoral Approach. Augsburg: Fortress, 2001. Thornton, Sharon G. Broken Yet Beloved: A Pastoral Theology of the Cross. St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 2002. ISBN 0827202326 [BV4012.2.T534 2002] Choose this book if you have had both TIC I and TIC II. Watkins Ali, Carroll. Survival and Liberation: Pastoral Theology in African AmericanContext. St. Louis: Chalice Press, 1999. ISBN 0827234430. [BV4011.W3851999] Whitehead, Jason. Redeeming Fear: A Constructive Theology for Living into Hope. Prism: New Insights for Christian Leaders Series. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2013. ISBN 9780800699147. Wimberley, Edward. Counseling African American Marriages and Families. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1997. ISBN 0664256562 [BV4468.2A34W587 1997] List C (Reference) Rodney J. Hunter, Ed. Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling: Expanded Edition with CD-Rom [DPCC] Nashville: 2005 ISBN 0687-49751-5 [BV4005.D537] 7

Ramsay, Nancy J. 1998, Pastoral diagnosis: A resource for ministries of care and counseling. Minneapolis: Fortress. ISBN 0-8006-2629-X. [BV4012.R357 1998] Ramsay, Nancy J., Ed. Pastoral Care and Counseling: Redefining the Paradigms. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2004. ISBN 0-687-02224-x [BV4012.2P276 2004] Scalise, Charles. Bridging the Gap. Nashville: Abingdon, 2003. ISBN 0687045649 [BV4011.3.S335] Lartey, Emmanuel Y. In Living Color: An Intercultural Approach to Pastoral Care and Counseling. Second Edition. London and New York: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003. ISBN 1 84310 750 3 [1997 Edition in Library: BV 4012.2.L376 1997] Please note: All materials posted to Canvas for this course are posted in accordance with fair use, acceptable academic practice, and copyright laws. They are posted in a secure site for your personal use in connection with this course. Students are not authorized to make copies and distribute this material electronically beyond the purposes of successfully completing this course. Note: Research assistance is available from Laura Harris, the Reference and Instruction Librarian at Iliff School of Theology. You may contact her at lharris@iliff.edu You may also find help at her Research Assistance Page where you will find posted a research mind map (including links to information and tutorials on using databases) and other very helpful (and enjoyable) resources. Graham Bibliography in Pastoral Theology and Care I have prepared a bibliography of Pastoral Theology and Care that I try to keep current. It is an open source document that others may add to. You will find it at: Graham Bibliography in Pastoral Theology and Care 2012 Iliff Spiritual Care Conversation Blog Professors Doehring and Graham have established a Blog for spiritual care conversations and resources on matters of current interest and concern: Iliff Spiritual Care Conversations

Course Outline [Under Construction] [Click Here for Detailed Weekly Assignments] Week 1: September 9 Introduction Small Group Formation (Group Divisions Online) Introduction to Listening Skills Listening Skills Role Play 8

Week 2 Sep 16 Introduction to Verbatims (Sample Verbatim and Verbatim Guidelines Online) Overview of the Helping Process; Professional and Ethical Issues Week 3 September 23 Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Care Social and Personal Context The Structure and Development of Personality Verbatim Fishbowl Graded Assignment Due: First Verbatim due September 23 at 11:59 PM Week 4 September 30 Selfhood, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Pastoral Care of Men and Women Verbatim Fishbowl Week 5 Oct 7 The Nature and Dynamics of Crisis; Referral Graded Assignment Due: Book Review due October 7 at 11:59 PM Week 6 Oct 14 The Impact of Finitude, Evil and Suffering The Question of Theodicy in Pastoral Care Verbatim Fishbowl Week 7 Oct 21 Case Study on Homosexuality [Canvas posting] Verbatim Fishbowl Graded Assignment Due: Second Verbatim due October 21 at 11:59 PM Week 8 Oct 28 Pastoral Care and Sexual Abuse Pastoral Care in Grief and Bereavement Verbatim Fishbowl Week 9 Nov 4 Pastoral Responses to Community Catastrophe 9

Pastoral Response to War Week 10 Nov 11 Pastoral Response to War, cont. Self-care for the Caregiver Closure Graded Extra Credit Assignments due Sunday November 10 at 11:59 PM

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