Pastoral Care and Counseling CS314
Reverend John Wetherwax, MA, MDiv, MS, LMHC
January 14-15 & February 18-19, 2011
Text Books:
Howard John Clinebell, Basic Types of Pastoral Care and Counseling, Abington,
ISBN 0687024927
Ronald Richardson, Creating a Healthier Church: Family Systems Theory, Leadership, and congregational Life, Fortress Press, ISBN 0800629558
Class Goals: Students will explore the nature and theory of pastoral care. They will develop a personal self-understanding of their pastoral role, function, and goals of caring in the parish based on their own theological and Biblical grounding. Students will learn different types of caring and where they are appropriate in the congregational setting. Students will learn general helping skills and specific counseling models needed for pastors to provide appropriate pastoral care.
Expectations: Student will attend all classes, complete all assignments and hand them in at the announced time and place. Students are expected to participate in class discussions and activities. They will come to class having read the assignment for that day and be prepared to participate in a discussion of the readings. Papers are to be typed, doubled spaced, 14 font, and written in APA format. Be prepared for possible assignments not listed in syllabus to be announced in class. Please make sure to turn off cell phones and other electronic devices before class.
Assignments for Class
1. Briefly describe Clinebell’s twelve basic types of pastoral care and identify the types of care you feel most comfortable with and trained to provide. In writing your position paper, use theological, scriptural, and counseling documented references (APA format) to support your position. 5 pages, due beginning of class on February 18, 2011.
2. Reflection Paper: What is the difference between pastoral care and spiritual care?
Use theological, scriptural and counseling documented references, 2 pages, due beginning of class, January 14, 2011.
3. Scriptural understanding of Pastoral Care: Identify two scriptures from the Old or New Testaments which supply you with your understanding of pastoral care. Exegetically examine each scripture using reference works from various disciplines to explain the author’s original intent and your own and other’s interpretation today. Include key words, historical situations, and the world view at the time as compared to today. Use APA format, 4 pages, due beginning of class, January 14, 2011.
4. Construct a Genogram of a least four consecutive generations of pastors (include yourself) in your present parish appointment. Genogram will be orally presented in class on February 19, 2011. Please make sure to make enough copies for all class members. Specific directions will be given concerning genograms during class in January.
Grading
90-100 Points-A
80-89 Points-B
60-79 Points-C
50-59 Points-D Passing Grade
0-49 Points-F
Clinebell Paper….35 Points
Reflection Paper…10 Points
Scriptural Understanding of Pastoral Care…25 Points
Genogram and Presentation…10 Points
Class Participation…20 Points
Total…100 Points
John Wetherwax
Clinical Pastoral Education, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus Ohio, 1977
Master of Divinity, The Methodist Theological School in Ohio, 1978
Ordained Elder, The Western New York Conference, The United Methodist Church, 1980
Director of Spiritual Care, Niagara Hospice, 1999-2003
Certified Hospice Chaplain, The United Methodist Church, 1999
Master of Mental Health Counseling, Niagara University, 2007
Counseling Internship, University at Buffalo Counseling Center, 2005-2007
Clinical Therapist, Children and Adolescent Treatment Services, 2007-2009
Senior Pastor, Williamsville United Methodist Church, 2008-2009
Pastor, First United Methodist Church of Canandaigua, 2009-Present
New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor 2009
IMPORTANT!
Included in this syllabus is an example of APA format which is required for submitted papers. The example is only part of a paper but demonstrates format, how to reference, etc. Use it as your guide for writing your papers.
Do not photocopy the cover of a book and put it at the beginning of your paper. Do not photocopy pictures and include them in your papers. Each assignment is to be written as an individual paper.
Please notice the example of the cover sheet for your papers. Please make sure you follow the format! Also notice in the example paper how to do citations. You are not doing footnotes.
Pay attention to the reference page in the example paper and copy this style for your own reference page.
Pastoral Care & Counseling (CS314)
Clinebell’s Twelve Basic Styles of Pastoral Care
Molly Malone
February 18, 2011
Human Growth and Development
CACREP Standard Core Area 3
John Wetherwax
March 1, 2006
Human Growth and Development
People are expected to develop and change physically, cognitively, emotionally,
behaviorally, and socially during the span of their lives. By knowing the expected
developmental stages of children, adolescents, and adults along the life-span, a
counselor can determine how certain disorders or crisis situations have affected them.
When working with a client, the developmental life-span stages can help the counselor
determine what are age-appropriate behaviors for children, adolescences and adults and
what actions are not appropriate and may suggest a developmental concern.
Some methods of assessing the stage of development of a client are through the
theories of physical development of Arnold Gesell, Louise Bates Ames, and Frances L.
IIg. An understanding of cognitive development has been theorized by Jean Piaget,
LawrenceKohlberg and Carol Gilligan. The social, emotional and behavioral stages of
human development have been proposed by Erik Erikson, John Bowlby, May Salter
Ainsworth and Albert Bandura. These maps lay out what is expected for an individual
client at a certain age physically, cognitively, socially, emotionally and behaviorally (Erk,
2004).
John Bowlby believed an infant needed a warm, intimate, and continuous
relationship with either the mother or a mother substitute (Bowlby, 1982). If the infant or
child is removed from this nurturing environment; the child will at first be upset and wait
for her return, but as time goes on the child will become emotionally detached from her.
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Even when the mother returns, the child is anxious about the possibility of her leaving
again (separation anxiety). If in the first three years, the child experiences a significant
amount of detachment it can have an affect on the development of relationships later in
life. What Bowlby described as attachment behavior was an individual’s attachment to
anyone who was perceived as better at coping with life. In a relationship, this can result
in overdependence on another or judging one person in a positive way and yourself as
worthless (Bowlby, 1988).
Adolescents (ages 13-19) are faced with many changes as they enter the
life-span stage between childhood and adulthood. Physical changes in their bodies, the
pressure of increased decision making, exploring their sexuality, and dealing with new
emotions that often result in risky and impulsive behaviors are some of the transitional
issues of adolescence. In counseling adolescents, three critical issues to consider are self-
esteem, identity, and emotional development. Adolescents are extremely self-conscious
of how they appear to others. They believe their problems and concerns are unique, that
the world centers on them, and everyone is watching them. At this time, adolescents
begin the process of discovering their own identity in terms of vocation, relationships,
sexuality and gender, culture/ethnicity, life interests, and personality (Santrock, 2006).
Emotionally, the adolescent has to deal with hormonal changes which can result
in mood swings and impulsiveness. There is also the emotional stress due to peer
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References
Bowlby, J. (1982). Attachment.New York, NY: Basic Books.
Bowlby, J. (1988). A secure base. New York, NY: Basic Books.
Erk, R. (2004). Counseling treatment for children and adolescents with DSM-TR
disorders. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Person Prentice Hall.
Santrock, J. (2006). Life-span development (10th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.