The relationship between practitioner and client, spiritual director and directee or supervisor and Supervisee takes place in an environment of trust, emotional intimacy and confidentiality. The Christian practitioner/spiritual director carries the responsibility of containing, caring and guiding the client/directee/supervisee with tools and skills, based on solid theory, empathy, love in a spirit of service, led by God’s Spirit. The Relationship Psychodynamics Unit provides an experiential, safe, yet challenging, environment to learn: (i) solid theoretical relational-psychological principles; (ii) the neuro-biology of relationships; (iii) practical and immediately applicable techniques; (iv) techniques for reflecting on personal life experiences in the context of new knowledge; such knowledge is gleaned principally through deep engagement with Ignatian Spirituality and also through engagement with other traditions.
Unit code: DS9061J
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Spirituality
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Jesuit College of Spirituality
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Describe and evaluate the neurobiology of the psychological process involved in the emergence of the self and of non-conscious and conscious behaviour; |
| 2. | Demonstrate an informed and critical understanding of the self through role theory and concepts of ‘true’ and ‘false’ self; |
| 3. | Illustrate and reflect on the following from personal experience: self and relational identity; personal experiential life events that made the person the “I am” of today; as well as personal conversion and spiritual growth; |
| 4. | Explain and evaluate the role that culture, race, gender, ideology and other potentially unconscious perspectives, play in contributing to interpersonal behaviour; |
| 5. | Analyse, compare and evaluate a number of personality theories |
Intensive/block 6 Days (2X2X2 at intervals throughout the semester) (6 hour days) Weekly small group sessions (90 minutes each) Independent online reading and reflection
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 2000 word Review of Literature essay |
2000 | 33.0 |
| Oral Presentation | 30 minute in class practical demonstration (or a recorded video) of a relational technique taught in class, practitioner reflection and client feedback Equivalent to 2000 words |
2000 | 33.0 |
| Essay | 2000-word Essay |
2000 | 33.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 10 Sep, 2018
Unit record last updated: 2019-10-03 11:34:42 +1000