Theory Course
In this theory course, you will explore the skills, behaviours and attitudes required to bring spirituality into helping relationship as a spiritual wellbeing practitioner. You will deepen your understanding through group dialogue and co-creative discussion where theories, concepts and models are explored in relation to personal experience. This course builds on the knowledge acquired in the previous course Spirituality & Wellbeing in order to support the skills required to be a Spiritual Wellbeing. Practitioner.
Recorded Presentations:
Aprox 12hrs of recorded presentations
Digital workbook with links to resources
Selected Discussion Articles
Live Online Sessions:
Access to 9x1.5 hrs of live online discussion
Content:
Session 1 Helping & Healing
Session 2 Ethical Practice
Session 3 Helping Relationship
Session 4 Listening & Dialogue
Session 5 Reflective Practice
Session 6 Spiritual therapy
Session 7 Wild Therapy
Session 8 Compassionate Therapy
Session 9 Archetypal Therapy
Spiritual Wellbeing Practitioner Showing up & breaking in
Practice & Assessment Course
The practice & assessment course extends theory through an applied project. You will undertake a spiritual development task for yourself, as part of this journey you will be supported by a peer, as well as supporting them with their journey. You will be guided through the process of exploring your chosen task with your peer group and coach, ultimately sharing your learning through a project write up. Through this process, you will build the necessary skills to be a Spiritual Wellbeing Practitioner
Practice & Assignments:
One Reflective Assignment with a 4 week spiritual practice of your choice
Feedback with developmental marking
Accredited Award
Live Online Sessions:
Access to 5x 1hr live online sessions
Guided Coaching Support with peers
Content:
Session 1 Person-Centered Skills
Session 2 Questioning Skills
Session 3 Listening Skills
Session 4 Communicating Skills
Session 5 Coaching Skills
Immersive Workshop
As a graduate, you will also have priority opportunity to our immersive workshops that reinforce both the theoretical and experiential learning. A summer program of workshops will be released at our beautiful Bordeaux woodland retreat Centre. Here you will be able to slow down, breathe deeply and relax into a slower pace of life to explore the skills and necessary to deepen your connection to yourself, nature and spirit and others. The immersive workshop is the perfect way to round off your studies.
Please be aware these have an additional cost.
“Complete metamorphosis is a dramatic transformation, out of which a creature emerges that bears no resemblance to the one that existed before “
Murray Stein
Learning is supported by
Recommended Reading
Two or three book recommendations for optional reading in each class. There is digital workbook with links to key journal articles and media resources to extend your learning, if you wish to.
Mindful Starter
An optional mindful starter to introduce you to some of the general ideas that will be covered in the class. It is a gentle opportunity to reflect on aspects of your experiences, if you wish to.
Guided Mediation
An optional guided meditation of about 15-20mins to act as an immersive pause in order to gently bring you into a non-judgmental, open and curious mindset, if you wish to.
Recorded Presentation
Approximately three thirty minute presentations so you can develop the background knowledge required to become an effective Spiritual Wellbeing Practitioner
Reflective Journal
An optional opportunity to reflect on your learning in the class through reflective journaling. It is a gentle way to integrate and consolidate learning, if you wish to.
Discussion Articles
An opportunity to further explore concepts an ideas through a specially selected discussion article from a reliable academic source in order to consolidate your learning.
