Intercultural Care & Counselling: A Systems Perspective

College Emmanuel College
Instructor(s)
Course Code EMP6561HF
NOTE: Basic degree students enrol in EMP3561HF
Semester First Semester
Section 0101
Online No
Credits One Credit
Location Toronto (St George Campus)
Description

This course introduces students to practices of care with an emphasis on self awareness, systems theories, assessment and interculturality in spiritual care. The first part of the course will focus on systems theories. Students will explore their own families and cultures of origin and their social identities as a means to Jearn the related theories and to develop self awareness (safe and effective use of self) for spiritual care practice. The second part of the course will relate systems and intercultural approaches to care in the face of grief and Joss, death and dying, suicide, trauma and crisis, aging and dementia while deepening students' understanding of the therapeutic relationship and assessment in spiritual care. This course is suitable for students preparing for work in spiritual care and psycho-spiritual therapy and for students preparing for leadership in congregational or social contexts

Pre-Requisites EMP1741 EM Students or lntro Spiritual care course
Schedule Mon
Start Time 14:00
End Time 17:00
Hours Per Week 3
Minimum Enrolment 10
Maximum Enrolment 20
Program Requirement CRPO EPC - 1.1 , 1.2, 1 .3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.2, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.8, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 5.1, 5.2
Teaching Method
Lectures
Seminars
Readings
Means of Evaluation
Class Participation
Summative Paper
Other
Currently Offered Fall 2016