{"id":416,"date":"2021-04-28T22:27:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T22:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/registrar\/?p=416"},"modified":"2024-07-05T19:31:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T19:31:20","slug":"cst131r-contemplative-care-and-counseling-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/registrar\/cst131r-contemplative-care-and-counseling-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"CST131r Contemplative Care and Counseling Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"
(1 credit)<\/em> This course will focus on developing practical contemplative care and counseling skills, applicable in therapeutic, organizational, and interpersonal contexts. Using techniques such as role-plays, self-assessment exercises, and other forms of experiential learning and skills building, students deepen self-awareness and its influence on their role in working with others. Special topics will include Buddhist and Western approaches to suffering and healing, how to form a helping relationship, difficult emotions, grief and loss, chronic illness, pain, conflict resolution, and multicultural issues.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>