Postgraduate Course: Personal Transformation, Spirituality and Counselling (CNST11057)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Counselling Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course introduces models for the inter-face of psychology and religion generally, and counselling and spirituality/ religion specifically, and examines our understandings of ?personal transformation? at this interface. We will consider models of faith and human development and their inter-relationships as they can inform and shape our counselling practice, including the interaction of spiritual/ religious concerns with the therapeutic process and the counselling context. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should have
? a critical understanding of the concepts of spirituality, religion, personal transformation, and spiritual development (for adults and children) as used in research and practice
? the capacity to critically appraise how these concepts can be integrated into practice through models of faith development and spiritual assessment in order to support a whole person model of mental health
? the capacity to identify, analyse and evaluate the distinctive features of spiritual/ religious depression, and the use of spiritual/ religious resources to support holistic mental health
? the capacity to conceptualise and analyse the cognitive processes and underlying desires that characterise fundamentalist thinking
? the capacity to analyse and evaluate personal experience and professional practice with reference to theoretical and research engagement in the field of spirituality and counselling/therapeutic support
? the ability to develop a plan for ongoing professional and personal development in the area of spiritual / religious nurture
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Assessment Information
One 5,000 word essay.
Assignments are assessed in relation to the following criteria:
* Capacity to conceptualise, explore and analyse one or more of the key themes involved in spiritual/ religious health with reference to theoretical concepts of spiritual / religious development and assessment.
* Capacity to analyse personal experience and professional practice with reference to theoretical and research engagement in this field.
* Ability to contextualise this topic with reference to the social and political dimensions of supporting spiritual/ religious health as part of whole person care.
* Capacity to address relevant issues of difference, diversity and power.
* Written presentation skills including use of English, structure of essay, citation of sources and technical accuracy of presentation.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Seamus Prior
Tel: (0131 6)51 6599
Email: Seamus.Prior@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sue Larsen
Tel: (0131 6)51 6671
Email: Sue.Larsen@ed.ac.uk |
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