Course Catalogue 2026-2027

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.

Psychospiritual Care and Therapy Practicum 1 provides students with opportunities to develop the arts and skills required for providing competent spiritually integrated psychotherapy. The course explores both theoretical and applied aspects spiritually-integrated psychotherapy at a foundational level (CASC/ACSS). 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. The course will highlight significant aspects of the theologies/spirituality of spiritually integrated psychotherapy and provide students with opportunities to develop strategies to improve their skills as psychospiritual therapists and further their own professional development.  There will be opportunities for students to gain 125 DCC hours. However, it is up to the students to ensure this.

Psychospiritual Care and Therapy Practicum 1 provides students with opportunities to develop the arts and skills required for providing competent spiritually integrated psychotherapy. The course explores both theoretical and applied aspects spiritually-integrated psychotherapy at a foundational level (CASC/ACSS). 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. The course will highlight significant aspects of the theologies/spirituality of spiritually integrated psychotherapy and provide students with opportunities to develop strategies to improve their skills as psychospiritual therapists and further their own professional development.  There will be opportunities for students to gain 125 DCC hours. However, it is up to the students to ensure this.
 

Psychospiritual Care and Therapy Practicum 1 provides students with opportunities to develop the arts and skills required for providing competent spiritually integrated psychotherapy. The course explores both theoretical and applied aspects spiritually-integrated psychotherapy at a foundational level (CASC/ACSS). 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. The course will highlight significant aspects of the theologies/spirituality of spiritually integrated psychotherapy and provide students with opportunities to develop strategies to improve their skills as psychospiritual therapists and further their own professional development.  There will be opportunities for students to gain 125 DCC hours. However, it is up to the students to ensure this.

Psychospiritual Care and Therapy Practicum 2 provides students with opportunities to develop the arts and skills required for providing competent spiritually integrated psychotherapy. The course explores both theoretical and applied aspects spiritually-integrated psychotherapy at an integrative level (CASC/ACSS). 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. The course will highlight significant aspects of the theologies/spirituality of spiritually integrated psychotherapy and provide students with opportunities to develop strategies to improve their skills as psycho-spiritual therapists and further their own professional development. There will be opportunities for students to gain 125 DCC hours. However, it is up to the students to ensure this.

Psychospiritual Care and Therapy Practicum 2 provides students with opportunities to develop the arts and skills required for providing competent spiritually integrated psychotherapy.  The course explores both theoretical and applied aspects spiritually-integrated psychotherapy at an integrative level (CASC/ACSS). 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. The course will highlight significant aspects of the theologies/spirituality of spiritually integrated psychotherapy and provide students with opportunities to develop strategies to improve their skills as psycho-spiritual therapists and further their own professional development.  There will be opportunities for students to gain 125 DCC hours. However, it is up to the students to ensure this.

Psychospiritual Care and Therapy Practicum 2 provides students with opportunities to develop the arts and skills required for providing competent spiritually integrated psychotherapy.  The course explores both theoretical and applied aspects spiritually-integrated psychotherapy at an integrative level (CASC/ACSS). 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. The course will highlight significant aspects of the theologies/spirituality of spiritually integrated psychotherapy and provide students with opportunities to develop strategies to improve their skills as psycho-spiritual therapists and further their own professional development.  There will be opportunities for students to gain 125 DCC hours. However, it is up to the students to ensure this.

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 spirltual care and counselling in Canada are also examined. The course will highlight significant aspects of the theologies/spirituality of psycho-spiritual care and therapy and provide students with opportunities to develop strategies to improve their skills as psycho-spiritual therapists and further their own professional development.

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 spirltual care and counselling in Canada are also examined. The course will highlight significant aspects of the theologies/spirituality of psycho-spiritual care and therapy and provide students with opportunities to develop strategies to improve their skills as psycho-spiritual therapists and further their own professional development.

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 spirltual care and counselling in Canada are also examined. The course will highlight significant aspects of the theologies/spirituality of psycho-spiritual care and therapy and provide students with opportunities to develop strategies to improve their skills as psycho-spiritual therapists and further their own professional development.

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