Postgraduate Course: Spirituality and Counselling in an Evolving Holistic Paradigm (CNST11071)
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 |
| Course website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/health/counselling/study/cpd |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course starts by exploring how ongoing shifts in consciousness and world views, or paradigms, have opened possibilities for a fuller understanding of the holistic dimensions (physical, emotional, mental, spiritual) within human life and how those dimensions relate to and influence each other. From that context, participants will draw upon recent interdisciplinary research and their own experiences in spirituality and counselling to identify areas of mutuality, challenge, and collaboration in the evolutionary move toward personal, collective, and global healing. |
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 |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Critically reflect on the concept of an evolving holistic paradigm in spirituality and counselling, and how it might apply to their experience personally, interpersonally, and/or professionally
2. Critically appraise the issues, challenges, and opportunities existing
personally, interpersonally, and/or professionally at the interfaces where
spirituality, counselling, and religion interact
3. Analyse and evaluate research about moral decision-making, faith
development, and integral thinking for how it can be understood and
applied personally, interpersonally, and/or professionally
4. Critically reflect on how contributions from humanistic psychology and integrative spiritualities can influence the ways in which spirituality and counselling might work together to support holistic healing
5. Analyse and evaluate the roles and influences that identity, story, myth, and community have in fostering spiritual and psychological development and healing personally, interpersonally, and/or professionally
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Assessment Information
Presence and Participation
One Essay of 4000 - 5000 words
Choose one of the themes of the course for more detailed study and analysis. Draw upon your personal and professional experience in this area, and integrate it with relevant literature and research. Evaluate the relevance of your theme, and identify any new insights and/or ideas for personal, interpersonal, and/or professional application.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Siobhan Canavan
Tel: (0131 6)51 6231
Email: Siobhan.Canavan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sue Larsen
Tel: (0131 6)51 6671
Email: Sue.Larsen@ed.ac.uk |
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