Course Catalogue 2025-2026

This course will engage students in preaching in relation to race and racism. Perspectives from critical race and postcolonial theories will be studied. Students will develop strategies for anti-racist preaching in relation to scriptural interpretation, contextual analysis and community engagement.

This course will examine professional ethics in the helping professions (esp. spiritual care, psycho-spiritual therapy and social service) in order to further equip students for competence in their chosen field. We will consider the philosophical/theological moorings for professional ethics and the need for congruence in belief, thought, word and deed. Students will examine their own belief systems in relation to ethical practice and construct means by which to embed ethical practice within theses systems. They will deepen their understanding of the intrinsic link between ethical practice and self awareness and assess areas of growth in this regard. Professional codes of ethics (Professional Practice Standards CRPO, CASC Code of Ethics, etc.) will be assessed as the minimum standard for the profession. These codes as well as best practices in the field will be practiced in class. Attention to ethical practice in contexts of diversity is central to course.

This course explores psycho-spiritual work with dreams from a Jungian (analytical) psychological perspective. Because Jungian psychology is adaptable with any number of religious traditions, an intrqduction to the role of dreams within Buddhism, Christianity and Islam will be a part of the course. Working with dreams will help students to learn to work with a methodology that has been developed by Jungian psychologists. To supplement work with dreams, an understanding of key Jungian concepts to be presented include the SELF as a God-image, archetypal energy, the personal and collective unconscious, the journey of individuation as a spiritual process. The goal of this course is to help students to be better prepared to work with the dreams of clients/congregants for whom they care at a depth level and particularly during times of heightened stress or end of life.

This course provides students opportunities to demonstrate the MPS outcomes, CASC and entry-to-practice CRPO competencies. Early in the semester, in consultation with professor and small group members, students will develop a learning covenant to identify specific learning goals, including a bibliography and process/timeline for achieving identified goals. The goals will be established in relation to their learning through the program based on their ability to demonstrate the MPS Outcomes, CRPO and/or CASC/ACSS Competencies. The course will culminate in 4 papers which will be merged into one large paper and submitted at the end of the course. In the assignments students will articulate and give evidence for their safe and effective use of self, the psycho-spiritual theory base for their practice and will demonstrate integration of their spiritual care/psycho-spiritual practice into a theological/spiritual/religious framework.

This course provides students opportunities to demonstrate the MPS outcomes, CASC and entry-to-practice CRPO competencies. Early in the semester, in consultation with professor and small group members, students will develop a learning covenant to identify specific learning goals, including a bibliography and process/timeline for achieving identified goals. The goals will be established in relation to their learning through the program based on their ability to demonstrate the MPS Outcomes, CRPO and/or CASC/ACSS Competencies. The course will culminate in 4 papers which will be merged into one large paper and submitted at the end of the course. In the assignments students will articulate and give evidence for their safe and effective use of self, the psycho-spiritual theory base for their practice and will demonstrate integration of their spiritual care/psycho-spiritual practice into a theological/spiritual/religious framework.

This course examines mindfulness modalities for spiritual care and spiritually-integrated psychotherapy. Mindfulness-based modalities have become one of the most widely disseminated clinical practice for a wide range of mental and physical concerns. Practitioners of all religious-spiritual traditions have begun to incorporate mindfulness modalities and interventions to support healing and wellness for care-seekers in a way that engages spiritual dimensions of being. This course will examine the theoretical and empirical basis of mindfulness modalities and their applications in spiritually-integrated psychotherapy, spiritual care and chaplaincy. The first half of the course critically examines the history of mindfulness, its primary sources, current issues involving equity, diversity and inclusion, mindfulness in religious traditions, and spiritually integrated mindfulness. The second half of course will focus exclusively on mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), with emphasis on its core components, mechanisms of change, risks and benefits and empirical findings.

Psycho-Spiritual Care and Therapy Practicum ? also known as Supervised Pastoral Education ? provides students with opportunities to develop the arts and skills required for providing competent psycho-spiritual care and therapy. The course explores both theoretical and applied aspects CPE/PCE. It is located at the intersection of the theology of caring, grief and loss, and social sciences. The unit emphasizes multidimensional assessments and the different application of spiritual, therapeutic, supportive, educational, and strategies for individuals. Gender, professional identity and professional ethics, and formal spiritual care and counselling in Canada are also examined. It highlights significant aspects of the theologies of psycho-spiritual care and therapy.

Psycho-Spiritual Care and Therapy Practicum ? also known as Supervised Pastoral Education ? provides students with opportunities to develop the arts and skills required for providing competent psycho-spiritual care and therapy. The course explores both theoretical and applied aspects CPE/PCE. It is located at the intersection of the theology of caring, grief and loss, and social sciences. The unit emphasizes multidimensional assessments and the different application of spiritual, therapeutic, supportive, educational, and strategies for individuals. Gender, professional identity and professional ethics, and formal spiritual care and counselling in Canada are also examined. It highlights significant aspects of the theologies of psycho-spiritual care and therapy.

Psycho-Spiritual Care and Therapy Practicum ? also known as Supervised Pastoral Education ? provides students with opportunities to develop the arts and skills required for providing competent psycho-spiritual care and therapy. The course explores both theoretical and applied aspects CPE/PCE. It is located at the intersection of the theology of caring, grief and loss, and social sciences. The unit emphasizes multidimensional assessments and the different application of spiritual, therapeutic, supportive, educational, and strategies for individuals. Gender, professional identity and professional ethics, and formal spiritual care and counselling in Canada are also examined. It highlights significant aspects of the theologies of psycho-spiritual care and therapy.

Psycho-Spiritual Care and Therapy Practicum also known as Supervised Pastoral Education - provides students with opportunities to develop the arts and skills required for providing competent psycho-spiritual care and therapy. The course explores both theoretical and applied aspects CPE/PCE. It is located at the intersection of the theology of caring, grief and loss, and social sciences. The unit emphasizes multidimensional assessments and the different application of spiritual, therapeutic, supportive, educational, and strategies for individuals. Gender, professional identity and professional ethics, and formal spiritual care and counselling in Canada are also examined. It highlights significant aspects of the theologies of psycho-spiritual care and therapy.

Psycho-Spiritual Care and Therapy Practicum also known as Supervised Pastoral Education - provides students with opportunities to develop the arts and skills required for providing competent psycho-spiritual care and therapy. The course explores both theoretical and applied aspects CPE/PCE. It is located at the intersection of the theology of caring, grief and loss, and social sciences. The unit emphasizes multidimensional assessments and the different application of spiritual, therapeutic, supportive, educational, and strategies for individuals. Gender, professional identity and professional ethics, and formal spiritual care and counselling in Canada are also examined. It highlights significant aspects of the theologies of psycho-spiritual care and therapy.

Psycho-Spiritual Care and Therapy Practicum also known as Supervised Pastoral Education - provides students with opportunities to develop the arts and skills required for providing competent psycho-spiritual care and therapy. The course explores both theoretical and applied aspects CPE/PCE. It is located at the intersection of the theology of caring, grief and loss, and social sciences. The unit emphasizes multidimensional assessments and the different application of spiritual, therapeutic, supportive, educational, and strategies for individuals. Gender, professional identity and professional ethics, and formal spiritual care and counselling in Canada are also examined. It highlights significant aspects of the theologies of psycho-spiritual care and therapy.