This Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) unit focuses on the integration of pastoral theology and psychosocial modalities in ministry with individuals diagnosed with mental illness and their families. Trainees will explore how theological reflection informs pastoral care while incorporating a preferred or integrative psychosocial approach. Emphasis is placed on developing a personal pastoral identity that is both theologically grounded and clinically informed.
Chaplain
Daniel Davila
September 23, 2026 - March 24, 2027
Wednesday, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM (EST)
Wednesday, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EST)
Note: CPE/T sessions will not take place during Ramadan (February 10, 17, 24, March 3, 10)
Introduction to Clinical Pastoral Education
Week 1 / September 23:
Introduction to Carrie Doehring’s “THE PRACTICE OF PASTORAL CARE”, pp. vii-xxviii
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
Introduction to Mental Health Ministry and Clinical Pastoral Education
Experiential learning (Action–Reflection–Improved Action model)
Roots and Development of CPE
Week 2 / September 30:
Didactic on Doehring’s “INTRODUCTION TO AN INTERCULTURAL APPROACH”, pp. 1-29
INTRODUCTION TO A BOISEN APPROACH: READING THE LIVING HUMAN DOCUMENT (Boisen as a patient and as a chaplain in a psychiatric hospital
Boisen’s view of Freud and Pastoral Care Theology
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
A Contextualized Holistic View of Human Nature
Week 3 / October 7:
Didactic on Doehring’s “INTRODUCTION TO AN INTERCULTURAL APPROACH”, pp. 1-29
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
Integrating Logotherapy and Theology in Pastoral Care with People with PTSD, Read Higgins. (See Corey on Existentialism, Victor Frankl)
Didactic on Doehring’s “INTERCULTURAL CARE: TRUST AND THEOLOGICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
Introduction to Mental Illness, Caregivers, Care Receivers and Their Family and Friends
Week 4 / October 14: Mental Illness Is Not a Respector of Persons
Past Personalities (Don Quixote, Lincoln, Vincent van Gogh, David in 1 Samuel 21:10-15)
Contemporary Personalities (Films on persons diagnosed with mental illness, e.g, John Nash, Hollywood actors, and others like clergy, politicians)
Resources to help us navigate this area: NAMI, NIMH, SAMHSA
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
What Professional Caregivers Say About Mental Illness (DSM-V, ET. AL.)
Week 5 / October 21:
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
Week 6 / October 28:
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
Mental Illness from the Experience of the Diagnosed Person
Week 7 / November 4:
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal (TBA)
Week 8 / November 11:
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
Mental Illness from the Experience of Family and Friends
Week 9 / November 18:
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
Guest (living with a person diagnosed with Autism)
Week 10 / December 2:
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
Guest (living with a person diagnosed with BiPolar)
Week 11 / December 9:
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
Guest (living with a person diagnosed with Schizophrenia)
Mental Illness from the Experience of Caregivers
Week 12 / December 16:
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
Guest Chaplain
Week 13 / December 23:
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
Guest Chaplain
Week 14 / December 30:
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
Guest Chaplain
Week 15 / January 13:
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
Guest Chaplain
Week 16 / January 20:
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
Guest Chaplain
Week 17 / January 27:
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
Guest Chaplain
Week 18 / February 3:
Verbatim or Case presentation, Journal Presentation (To Be Assigned)
Panel of Guest Chaplains
CPE/T sessions will not take place during Ramadan
February 10, 17, 24,
March 3, 10
Week 19 / March 24: Final Self-Evaluation
Week 20 / March 31: Final Self-Evaluation
FINAL SELF-EVALUTION IS DUE
NOTE: The topic is subject to change depending on the needs of the trainees.
CPE/T is a collaborative learning experience where participants learn with and from each other. Therefore, it is essential to be present and attentive at all sessions.
Update: All session dates in the schedule have been moved forward by two weeks from the originally listed dates.
1 – 8/19/25
Introduction to CPSP & CPE/T (andragogy, not pedagogy)
2 – 8/26/25
Tool for Self-Understanding: The Life Map (Childhood, Adolescence, Adulthood: Young, Mid and Mature). Tell your story through the life map.
For next week read Susan R. Street-Beavers, Chapter 9, Sample Paper Four: Verbatim, Chaplaincy, What in “H” Was I Thinking?
3 – 9/2/25
Writing a Verbatim in the Hospital and Writing Cases in Community of Faith
DUE TODAY: Your Life Map. Be ready to present it to the group.
For next week read Susan R. Street-Beavers, Chapter 9, Sample Paper Three: Learning Contract, Chaplaincy, What in “H” Was I Thinking?
NOTICE: Write your verbatim and turn it in by email or in Google Classroom. From henceforth be ready to present a verbatim.
4 – 9/9/25
Exploring and Writing Our Personal Goals as Spiritual Care Givers
For next week read Robert C. Dykstra, pp. 15–21; 69–75; 151–160; 219–222, Images of Pastoral Care: Classic Readings
5 – 9/16/25
Exploring and Writing Our Spiritual Caregiver Role and Function
DUE TODAY: Your Personal Learning Goal. Be ready to present it to the group.
For next week read Robert C. Dykstra, pp. 161–170, Theological Diagnosis by Pruyser, Images of Pastoral Care: Classic Readings
6 – 9/23/25
Exploring and Writing Our Theological Understanding on Who We Are and Why We Prefer this Type of Spiritual Caregiver Role and Function
DUE TODAY: Your Function of Ministry Learning Goal. Be ready to present it to the group.
For next week take the Kiersey Personality Type Test:
http://www.holyfamilycounselingcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kiersey-Personality-Type-Test-Final.pdf
Suggested reading: Please Understand Me
Also take the 5 Love Languages Test:
https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language5v
7 – 9/30/25
Self-Assessment – 5 Love Languages & Character and Temperament Types (Myers-Briggs, from Please Understand Me)
DUE TODAY: Your Theology of Ministry Learning Goal. Be ready to present it to the group.
8 – 10/7/25
This Is the Story of My Life
DUE TODAY: Your four-letter personality type (e.g., ISTJ) and your preferred love language. Be ready to type and present a two-paragraph explanation on your life story.
10/14/25
Does not meet. Take this time to write your Mid-Term Evaluation.
10/21/25
Does not meet. Take this time to write your Genogram.
9 – 10/22/25
Genogram (Assessment and Intervention) by Monica McGoldrick, Randy Gerson & Sueli Petry
DUE TODAY: Your Genogram
10 – 11/4/25
Mid-Term Evaluation
For next week write your Mission, Vision and Values Statement after you read Habit 2 in Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/qaJt6LTTcwY
11 – 11/11/25
The Mission, Vision and Values of Your Spiritual Care Service
DUE TODAY: Your Mission, Vision and Values Statement
Watch this video: Fowler’s Stages of Faith Development – Simplest Explanation Ever
12 – 11/18/25
Developmental Stages by James W. Fowler
For next session read: Erik Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development (verywellmind.com)
13 – 11/25/25
Does not meet. Happy Thanksgiving.
14 – 12/2/25
Psycho-Social Stages by Erik Erikson
For next week read on the correlation of Theological and Psychosocial Themes.
15 – 12/9/25
Theological Themes Correlated with Psychosocial Themes – Paul Pruyser & Donald Capps
For the next week read:
Rite of Passage – Wikipedia
Rites of Passage – Ruth Rinehart (uuministry.com)
Ministry Magazine | Pastoral Care During Life Passages
16 – 12/16/25
Pastoral Care in Rites of Passages
For the next week watch:
Pastoral Care for Patients | Day Kimball Hospital Chaplaincy
Meet the Pastoral Care Team at TUH
For further research: Pastoral Care in Hospitals: A Literature Review – PubMed (nih.gov)
17 – 1/6/26
Pastoral/Spiritual Care with Faith Members in the Hospital
For the next week watch Melissa Kelley: https://youtu.be/4i_C-YPWGm4
18 – 1/13/26
Pastoral/Spiritual Care Ministry in Loss Situations
For the next week, submit via WhatsApp a topic, issue, or question that was not addressed and that you wish the group to discuss.
19 – 1/20/26
Pastoral Care: Issues You Wished We Had Addressed
20 – 1/27/26
Final Evaluation
NOTE: The topic is subject to change depending on the needs of the trainees.
CPE/T is a collaborative learning experience where participants learn with and from each other. Therefore, it is essential to be present and attentive at all sessions.
Update: All session dates in the schedule have been moved forward by two weeks from the originally listed dates.
1 – 8/20/25
Introduction to CPSP & CPE/T (andragogy, not pedagogy)
2 – 8/27/25
Tool for Self-Understanding: The Life Map (Childhood, Adolescence, Adulthood: Young, Mid and Mature). Tell your story through the life map.
For next week read Susan R. Street-Beavers, Chapter 9, Sample Paper Four: Verbatim, Chaplaincy, What in “H” Was I Thinking?
3 – 9/3/25
Writing a Verbatim in the Hospital and Writing Cases in Community of Faith
DUE TODAY: Your Life Map. Be ready to present it to the group.
For next week read Susan R. Street-Beavers, Chapter 9, Sample Paper Three: Learning Contract, Chaplaincy, What in “H” Was I Thinking?
NOTICE: Write your verbatim and turn it in by email or in Google Classroom. From now on, be ready to present a verbatim.
4 – 9/10/25
Exploring and Writing Our Personal Goals as Spiritual Care Givers
For next week read Robert C. Dykstra, pp. 15–21; 69–75; 151–160; 219–222, Images of Pastoral Care: Classic Readings
5 – 9/17/25
Exploring and Writing Our Spiritual Caregiver Role and Function
DUE TODAY: Your Personal Learning Goal. Be ready to present it to the group.
For next week read Robert C. Dykstra, pp. 161–170, Theological Diagnosis by Pruyser, in Images of Pastoral Care: Classic Readings
6 – 9/24/25
Exploring and Writing Our Theological Understanding on Who We Are and Why We Prefer this Type of Spiritual Caregiver Role and Function
DUE TODAY: Your Function of Ministry Learning Goal. Be ready to present it to the group.
For next week take the Kiersey Personality Type Test:
http://www.holyfamilycounselingcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kiersey-Personality-Type-Test-Final.pdf
Suggested reading: Please Understand Me
Also take the 5 Love Languages Quiz:
https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language5v
7 – 10/1/25
Self-Assessment – 5 Love Languages & Character and Temperament Types (Myers-Briggs, from Please Understand Me)
DUE TODAY: Your Theology of Ministry Learning Goal. Be ready to present it to the group.
8 – 10/8/25
This Is the Story of My Life
DUE TODAY: Your four-letter personality type (e.g., ISTJ) and your preferred love language. Be ready to type and present a two-paragraph explanation of your life story.
10/15/25
Does not meet. Take this time to write your Mid-Term Evaluation.
10/22/25
Does not meet. Take this time to write your Genogram.
9 – 10/29/25
Genogram (Assessment and Intervention) by Monica McGoldrick, Randy Gerson & Sueli Petry
DUE TODAY: Your Genogram
10 – 11/5/25
Mid-Term Evaluation
For next week write your Mission, Vision and Values Statement after you read Habit 2 in Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/qaJt6LTTcwY
11 – 11/12/25
The Mission, Vision and Values of Your Spiritual Care Service
DUE TODAY: Your Mission, Vision and Values Statement
Watch this video: Fowler’s Stages of Faith Development – Simplest Explanation Ever
12 – 11/19/25
Developmental Stages by James W. Fowler
For next session read: Erik Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development (verywellmind.com)
13 – 11/26/25
Does not meet. Happy Thanksgiving.
14 – 12/3/25
Psycho-Social Stages by Erik Erikson
For next week read on the correlation of Theological and Psychosocial Themes.
15 – 12/10/25
Theological Themes Correlated with Psychosocial Themes – Paul Pruyser & Donald Capps
For the next week read:
Rite of Passage – Wikipedia
Rites of Passage – Ruth Rinehart (uuministry.com)
Ministry Magazine | Pastoral Care During Life Passages
16 – 12/17/25
Pastoral Care in Rites of Passages
For the next week watch:
Pastoral Care for Patients | Day Kimball Hospital Chaplaincy
Meet the Pastoral Care Team at TUH
For further research on your own: Pastoral Care in Hospitals: A Literature Review – PubMed (nih.gov)
17 – 1/7/26
Pastoral/Spiritual Care with Faith Members in the Hospital
For the next week watch Melissa Kelley: https://youtu.be/4i_C-YPWGm4
18 – 1/14/26
Pastoral/Spiritual Care Ministry in Loss Situations
For the next week, submit through WhatsApp a topic, issue, or question that was not addressed and that you wish for the group to discuss.
19 – 1/21/26
Pastoral Care: Issues You Wished We Had Addressed
20 – 1/28/26
Final Evaluation
The Community-Based Extended Unit is a comprehensive Clinical Pastoral Education program unit that includes Seminars in Spiritual Care. Students who do not wish to receive credit and supervisor evaluation but still wish to participate in this excellent educational opportunity can register for Seminars in Spiritual Care only.
Objectives: At the end of this unit the participant (trainee) will be able to:
1. Explain how Collaborative Learning seeks to holistically understand ourselves and others.
2. Get acquainted with the processes of IPR, Pastoral Action, Reflection (and Improved Pastoral Action during the writing and presentation of verbatims.
3. State their learning goals in three areas: personal need, function of ministry, and how they integrate their theology in their personal life and their function of pastoral care.
4. Write a verbatim and be able to describe the components of it, and explain the purpose of the verbatim.
5. Apply communication skills that include active listening, assertiveness, and using empathy and compassion in care-confrontation.
6. Articulate the meaning and function of ministry in the hospital setting and in death and dying situations.
IMPORTANT TO MEET ON TIME AND TO BE AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT
Thank you very much for enrolling in tis unit. You are very important because we all learn with and from each other. So please make a special effort to share as much of your presence during the sessions.
PARTICIPATIVE LEARNING:
CPE/T is a collaborative learning experience where we participate and learn with and from each other. Therefore, it is essential that we be actively present. If during the session our thoughts begin to wonder, let us refocus, concentrate and be mindful. Let’s be aware and mindful that we treat each other with dignity, respect and empathy. Depending on how much we invest if how much we ill.
EXPECTATIONS 400 Hours (One Unit)
15 hours of clinical work per week (15×20=300 clinical hours per unit)
4 hours in weekly session and weekly 1 hour of personal research or individual supervision if needed between supervisor and trainee(5×20=100 didactic hours of per unit)
HUMAN BEING HERMENEUTICS:
1. We are the living human-document, mutually read and mutually interpreted.
a. When we engage someone else that person is interpreting us. by observing how we are paying attention to the way we listen.
b. It is a relational encounter that can be either a comfortable or an uncomfortable interpersonal interaction.
2. Because we care to grow ourselves and to grow each other, we need to be ready to give and receive constructive criticism.
a. We need to learn how to confront others with empathy and care.
b. Howard Clinebell said, “confrontation plus care equals growth.” In CPE/T under CPSP we call it “care-frontation”. (More on this will be learned along the way.)
ACTION, REFLECTION & IMPROVED ACTION:
1. CPE/T is not solely academic, even though it includes didactics, it is not instructor-centered. It is more person-centered.
2. It involves a progression of reciprocity between the trainee and the group, reciprocity between the group of supervisees and the supervisor, between the supervisee and the supervisor during individual supervision.
3. It involves action, reflection, and improved action.
4. It is a personal growth process in collaboration with each other during this unit. We learn with, through and from each other.
STRUCTURE OF THE DIDACTIC
1. Reading of CPSP Covenant and checking in
2. IPR, Interpersonal Relationships (Group Growth).
a. Practice trust, transparency and confidentiality.
b. Be open to intrapersonal and interpersonal growth.
3. Didactic relevant to the syllabus.
4. Reflection through presentation of a verbatim or more.
a. Trainees are expected to learn how to take notes immediately after a pastoral caregiving event,
b. and use these notes to write the verbatim with personal reflection.
c. State what they want to learn by making this presentation.
Advanced Community Based Clinical Pastoral Education/Training Unit
About this unit
This unit is designed preferably for persons who have participated in a CPE/T unit and who want to expand and grow their competent, empathetic and compassionate pastoral/spiritual caregiving skills. Prospects who have participated in a group-learning may talk with the supervisor to explore the possibility of joining this group.
Please learn more by reading the learning objectives for this unit.
Objectives: At the end of this unit the participants (trainees) will be able to:
1. Share and express clearly and directly their personal identity and their identity as pastoral caregivers by Identifying and naming their growing edge; and write at least two learning goals that will help them grow in these particular areas.
2. Articulate and demonstrate an understanding of Basic Communication Skills (overcoming blocks to self disclosure and becoming competent in their general expression) and areas that cover communication skills in diverse situations as conflict, social, family and public.settings.
3. Present at least two psychosocial modalities that have been useful in their pastoral care.
4. Explain how cognitive behavioral theories can be integrated in pastoral care to empower and guide care receivers who are experiencing negative emotional-spiritual issues like depression, anxiety, anger and stress..
5. Write a brief report of a care receiver’s spiritual/theological/psychosocial concerns as observed in the pastoral care event.
1. Week TOPIC: Introduction of participants and expectations for this unit.
ACTIVITY: We will introduce ourselves, share our expectations and our learning goals
Assignment for next week
– Read: Matthew McKay, Martha Davis, Patrick Fanning, Messages, The Communication Skills Book, pages 5-34
– Bring a verbatim (it can be an old one, a new one, or even a draft)
2. Week TOPIC: Improving our listening skills and self-disclosure
ACTIVITY: PRESENTATION OF VERBATIM & SELF DISCLOSURE TO BE SHARED IN IPR.
Assignment for next week
– Read: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey (You can read a summary of it or watch a YouTube on it.)
– Write a one paragraph for each habit (7 habits) to present in IPR
– Bring a verbatim
3. Week TOPIC: Character and Communication
According to Covey in “7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” Stephen Covey
ACTIVITY: PRESENTATION OF VERBATIM & ONE PARAGRAPH TO SHARE IN IPR FOR EACH HABIT.
Assignment for next week
– Read: Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy by Gerald Corey, pp, 6-9, Read the tables in pages 432-450
– Write a paragraph on one or two modalities that appeal to you, or that you have used.
– Bring a verbatim
4. Week TOPIC: An Overview of “Contemporary Counseling Models
Psychodynamic, Experiential & Relational, Cognitive Behavioral, and Systems & Postmodern Approaches”
ACTIVITY: PRESENTATION OF VERBATIM & READ YOUR ONE OR MORE PARAGRAPHS ON THE MODALITY OR MODALITIES THAT APPEALS TO YOU OR THAT YOU HAVE USED, AND BE READY TO TO SHARE IN IPR.
Assignment for next week
– Read: Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy by Gerald Corey, pp, 6-9, Read the tables in pages 432-450
– https://viktorfranklamerica.com/what-is-logotherapy/
– Write a paragraph on one or two modalities that appeal to you, or that you have used.
– Bring a verbatim
5. Week TOPIC: Continuation of “An Overview of Contemporary Counseling Models: Psychodynamic, Experiential & Relational, Cognitive Behavioral, and Systems & Postmodern Approaches”
ACTIVITY: PRESENTATION OF VERBATIM &
READ YOUR ONE OR MORE PARAGRAPHS ON THE MODALITY OR MODALITIES THAT APPEALS TO YOU OR THAT YOU HAVE USED, AND BE READY TO TO SHARE IN IPR.
Assignment for next week
– Read: Messages, pp, 35-55
– Write a paragraph on cognition, behavior and affective on how they help in communication.
– Bring a verbatim
6. Week TOPIC: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT & Messages (Expressing Observations, Thoughts, Feelings and Needs )
ACTIVITY: PRESENTATION OF VERBATIM & THREE PARAGRAPHS: ONE ON COGNITION, ONE ON BEHAVIOR AND ONE ON AFFECTIVE TO SHARE IN IPR.
Assignment for next week
– Read: Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy by Gerald Corey, pp, 269-310,
– Voluntary Research and voluntary reading about CBT according to Aaron T. Beck and REBT according to Albert Ellis
https://youtu.be/HOi48z4g45Q?si=rkNsoorkO3Z2303T
https://youtu.be/xYauAv4Gd68?si=jZ-IeizhPRrSfHIh
https://youtu.be/nfdHkaGq35k?si=-mOZHuRlpqi5ksZY
– Write three paragraphs: one describing Ellis’s REBT, a second paragraph describing Beck’s CBT, and a third one describing their similarities.
– Bring a verbatim
7. Week TOPIC: Rational Emotional Behavioral Therapy & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
ACTIVITY: PRESENTATION OF VERBATIM & PARAGRAPHS ON ELLIS AND BECK TO SHARE IN IPR
Assignment for next week
– Recommended research and reading about Stoic Philosophy (Epitectus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius)
Marcus-Aurelius-Meditations.pdf
https://youtu.be/nINeieUSTPc?si=4MPDqv_UVKEPeC9Y
https://youtu.be/4eUqjvt1Ye0?si=_Wh7IpbJ7zQI9Rzn
– Write one paragraph on how REBT and CBT resonate with Stoic philosophy.
8. Week TOPIC: Stoic Philosophy as a Foundation for REBT and CBT
ACTIVITY: PRESENTATION OF VERBATIM & PARAGRAPH ON HOW REBT AND CBT RESONATE WITH STOICISM TO HARE IN IPR
Assignment for next week
– Read on anxiety by Albert Ellis, How to Control Your Anxiety, Before It Controls You, pp. 1-31
-Watch https://youtube.com/shorts/9wjiOFgYVJs?si=kHtnZzx-7UjWxVmc
– Write (a) one paragraph on the difference between healthy negative feelings (hnf) and unhealthy negative feelings (unf), (b) second paragraph naming the feelings for each one, for example disappointment for healthy, and (c) a third one explaining the difference between concern and unhealthy anxiety.
Watch https://youtu.be/eqrZ8ph6_SM?si=iiwaP_lBpigWqj1A
NO MEETING (This could be a good time to invest in writing your mid-term self-evaluation.)
9. Week TOPIC: Controlling Our Anxiety Through REBT
ACTIVITY: IPR, PRESENTATION OF VERBATIM.
Assignment for next year, January 3
– Read Clarifying 0ur Language in Messages, pp. 104-122
https://youtu.be/aAVGyRMS3gE?si=x2Ye52SDck1ALm9U
https://youtu.be/5zuv4DD0BO4?si=S-Sd5eONCBcJE0YO
10. Week Mid-Term Self Evaluation
11. Week Mid-Term Self Evaluation
12. Week TOPIC: Communication and World Models
ACTIVITY: IPR, PRESENTATION OF VERBATIM PRACTICE ON “STATEMENTS” AND FOLLOW UP “QUESTIONS”.
Assignment for next week
– Watch Emma McDaniel on Cognitive Distortions
– Read Asron Beck and/or David Burns list of Cognitive Distortions
13. Week TOPIC: Identifying Cognitive Distortions
ACTIVITY: IPR, PRESENTATION OF VERBATIM & A ONE PARAGRAPH ON WHICH DISTORTION(S) HAVE PLAYED IN YOUR WORLD MODELS.
Assignment for next week
– Read the Case of Stan, Corey, pp.9-12,
– Read CBT Applied to the Case of Stan, pp. 300-301
14. Week TOPIC: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Applied to the Case of Stan
ACTIVITY: IPR, PRESENTATION OF VERBATIM
Assignment for next week
– Read the Case of Gwen, Corey, pp.13-15,
– Read CBT Applied to the Case of Gwen, pp. 302-303
15. Week TOPIC: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Applied to the Case of Gwen
ACTIVITY: IPR, PRESENTATION OF VERBATIM
Assignment for next week:
Watch https://youtu.be/XRJHy49NiWI?si=JeeHlXzmY9ZB4OKB
16. Week TOPIC: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Religion and Depression
ACTIVITY: IPR, PRESENTATION OF VERBATIM
Assignment for next week
– Read: Matthew McKay, Martha Davis, Patrick Fanning, Messages, The Communication Skills Book, pages 123-172
17. Week TOPIC: Conflict Skills: Assertiveness, Fair Fighting and Validarion
ACTIVITY: IPR, PRESENTATION OF VERBATIM
Assignment for next week
– Read: Matthew McKay, Martha Davis, Patrick Fanning, Messages, The Communication Skills Book, pages 224-245
– Write a responsive paper on which system resonates with you, see pages 232-237
18. Week TOPIC: Schemas in Communication and CBT
ACTIVITY: IPR, PRESENTATION OF VERBATIM
19. Week Final Self Evaluation
20. Week Final Self Evaluation
Tentative Schedule of Monday Seminar topics – (If any need to may be rescheduled due to Religious/other holidays, or other needs, etc)
1 What is Chaplaincy and CPE and T – foundational principles
2 Listening: Principles and practice – intro to verbatim tools
3 Understanding Self as most important tool you have; Life map/ spiritual journey, personality
4 Listening – HURIER and Validation
5 Listening – Validation and Listener Responses
6 Understanding Others – Human Natures
7 Intro to Theological Reflection and spiritual assessment
8 (CPE Midterm self evaluations) Intro to Trauma
9 Grief and Suicide
10 Intro to hospital ministry (etc)
11 Pastoral Interventions
12 (cont) Pastoral Interventions
13 Mental Illness
14 Caring for Self, Self Assertiveness
15 CPE/T- final self evals
16 CPE/T- final self evals
In the Didactic portions of the day, we will be doing readings from the books, presenting material from the books and then addressing/analyzing Ministry accounts and case studies in the books and real life. Individual/team supervision will be required!
Each Trainee will present to the class and conduct class discussion as instructor, on an assigned chapter (or chapters) from the readings.
Total of 4 ministry records are required for completion:
The purpose of the records of ministry experience (case studies/verbatims) is to learn then to utilize what you learned from the last experience to improve your interactions.
1- Each Trainee will write and present 2 records of ministry experience prior to a Mid-term self evaluation,
2- Each Trainee will write and present 2 records of ministry experience prior to a Final-term self evaluation.
Requirements: If the trainee does not have the following assignments written prior to beginning class they are not permitted to join.
1- Completed Application with full address, email, phone number
2- Bio of 3-5 page including Spiritual Journey- major events of your life (IF they have written Bio before, they must Re-Write it to include what they have gained since) Include your family of origin and your relationship with each one-what did you gain from each one, how are you alike with each one and how are you different- What is the religious background (or lack) and when and how have you experienced God.
3- Full statement of Goals for the Unit in These areas: A) What do I want to learn about myself this unit, B) What do I want to learn about my theory of Spiritual Care, and C) What do I want to learn about my particular functioning in Spiritual Care?
🡪 Address this for each Goal: What are my Goals, How will I gain them, How will I know when I have gained them.
4 books will be required reading and discussion– All of these can be found on Amazon- some of them are also E-books.
People Skills by Robert Bolton(any edition); What Do I Say by Elizabeth Johnston Taylor; I Hear You by Michael S. Sorensen, 9 Clinical Cases by Raymond Lawrence
Clinical Pastoral Training (CPT) is a participative and dynamic clinical formation in pastoral care and counseling. Using both Didactic presentations and Clinical experiences, the program integrates concepts from theology, psychology, medicine and ethics.CPT has as its main textbook “the living human documents,” – learning about oneself and others, and then learning how to embody divine presence and care to persons in various crises of life. Reflection on these experiences form the basis for individual and community growth.
The primary aim of CPT is to equip religious ministers who are committed to serve others through the ministry functions of sustaining, nourishing, guiding, reconciling, healing, and advocating.
In the Didactic portions of the day, we will be doing readings from the books, presenting material from the books and then addressing/analyzing Ministry accounts and case studies in the books and real life. Individual/team supervision will be required!
Each Trainee will present to the class and conduct class discussion as instructor, on an assigned chapter (or chapters) from the readings.
Total of 4 ministry records are required for completion:
The purpose of the records of ministry experience (case studies/verbatims) is to learn then to utilize what you learned from the last experience to improve your interactions.
1- Each Trainee will write and present 2 records of ministry experience prior to a Mid-term self evaluation,
2- Each Trainee will write and present 2 records of ministry experience prior to a Final-term self evaluation.
Requirements: If the trainee does not have the following assignments written prior to beginning class they are not permitted to join.
1- Completed Application with full address, email, phone number
2- Bio of 3-5 page including Spiritual Journey- major events of your life (IF they have written Bio before, they must Re-Write it to include what they have gained since) Include your family of origin and your relationship with each one-what did you gain from each one, how are you alike with each one and how are you different- What is the religious background (or lack) and when and how have you experienced God.
3- Full statement of Goals for the Unit in These areas: A) What do I want to learn about myself this unit, B) What do I want to learn about my theory of Spiritual Care, and C) What do I want to learn about my particular functioning in Spiritual Care?
🡪 Address this for each Goal: What are my Goals, How will I gain them, How will I know when I have gained them.
4 books will be required reading and discussion– All of these can be found on Amazon- some of them are also E-books.
People Skills by Robert Bolton(any edition); What Do I Say by Elizabeth Johnston Taylor; I Hear You by Michael S. Sorensen, 9 Clinical Cases by Raymond Lawrence
Clinical Pastoral Training (CPT) is a participative and dynamic clinical formation in pastoral care and counseling. Using both Didactic presentations and Clinical experiences, the program integrates concepts from theology, psychology, medicine and ethics.CPT has as its main textbook “the living human documents,” – learning about oneself and others, and then learning how to embody divine presence and care to persons in various crises of life. Reflection on these experiences form the basis for individual and community growth.
The primary aim of CPT is to equip religious ministers who are committed to serve others through the ministry functions of sustaining, nourishing, guiding, reconciling, healing, and advocating.
To participate in either the Clinical Pastoral Education (Community-Based Extended Unit) or the Seminars in Spiritual Care, you can fill out the same enrollment form. In the payment section, select the program you wish to enroll in.
Do you have a question? Contact us: [email protected]
Chaplain Daniel Dávila is the former Director of Spiritual Care at Austin State Hospital and supervisor/trainer of chaplain interns at Austin State Hospital. He is a Board-Certified Clinical Chaplain and Diplomate with CPSP (College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy). In addition, Chaplain Dávila served in the ASH Spanish Language Interpreter Program. He is an ordained minister and holds endorsed standing with the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ.
Chaplain Dávila received his BA from Evangel University, M.Div. from Phillips University Graduate Seminary, and MAR from the Iliff School of Theology. He also pursued graduate studies at St. Thomas Catholic Seminary in Denver and Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. His Clinical Pastoral Education was completed at Tulsa Hillcrest Medical Center, Corpus Christi Memorial Medical Center, and Driscoll Children’s Hospital.
Chaplain Dávila has taught pastoral care and counseling in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Central America. He has served as president of the Weslaco Ministerial Alliance and the Austin Latin Ministerial Alliance.
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