(1 credit) This course will familiarize students with the history and paradigm shifts in the field of chaplaincy and pastoral care. Students will learn current therapeutic professional skills, such as basic presence, spiritual assessment of self and other, life review, and exploring family lineages. Students will understand theories of meaning making, and how to facilitate this process in others, as well as the professional and spiritual work of spiritual caregivers.
MISSION STATEMENT: Maitripa College is a Buddhist institution of higher education offering contemplative learning culminating in graduate degrees. Founded upon three pillars of scholarship, meditation, and service, Maitripa College curriculum combines Western academic and Tibetan Buddhist disciplines. Through the development of wisdom and compassion, graduates are empowered with a sense of responsibility to work joyfully for the wellbeing of others. We serve our students and the region through diverse and relevant educational, religious, and community programs.
