Western Seminary
PASTORAL CARE TO WOMEN PROGRAM
Increasing awareness of experiences that cause deep pain in women’s lives enables one to offer strategic pastoral care and referral when needed. Issues discussed include divorce recovery, lesbianism, eating disorders, sexual abuse, suicide, abortion recovery, pornography, domestic violence, and depression. Learn how from a biblical basis to help women grieve losses, begin transition to health, and get professional help when needed.
1. The student will increase compassion, awareness and understanding of women experiencing emotional pain related to the nine issues listed above.
2. The student will learn how from a biblical basis to shepherd women who are grieving losses and transitioning to health.
3. The student will demonstrate more extensive pastoral understanding of one of the nine issues in a paper reflecting further research.
COURSE
Institutional standard for total workload hours for a 2 semester credit hour course is 60 hours.
Institutional standard on reading is 20 pages per hour for mastery reading, 45 pages per hour for familiarity reading. Mastery level is to be accomplished with a view to understanding, retaining and interacting with the material. Familiarity level (45 pages per hour) is to be accomplished with a view to discover the “bottom line” and perspective of the author.
A) READ Into Abba’s Arms, Finding the Acceptance You’ve Always Wanted, Sandra D. Wilson,
Women Helping Women, A Biblical Guide to the Major Issues Women Face, Elyse Fitzpatrick and Carol Cornish, general editors, Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 1997.
CHAPTERS 1-4, 6-9, 13-17, 19.
Shepherding a Woman’s
Heart,
Helping a Neighbor in
Crisis, ed. Lisa Barnes Lampman,
When God Weeps, Why
Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty, Joni Eareckson Tada and Steven Estes,
The Problem of Pain, C. S. Lewis, Simon & Schuster, 1996 (Distributed by Broadman & Holman), 141 pages
A Grief Observed, C.S.
Lewis, Harper Collins, 1996, 76 pages.
A Grace Disguised, How
the Soul Grows Through Loss, Gerald L. Sittser,
Longing for Love, Ruth Senter, Bethany House, 1997, 128 pages.
1. Attendance—Regular attendance at all class sessions is expected of students—credit, audit and enrichment status. These lecture and discussion sessions are an indispensable part of the educational process. Participation is a required aspect of learning and each student is encouraged to prepare well and participate constructively. Creative scheduling demands a compilation of several class sessions into one, thereby increasing the importance of regular attendance. Student will receive points for each hour she attends class. Borderline grades will be determined on the basis of class attendance and participation. To receive audit or enrichment credit, student must attend at least 80% of the class sessions confirmed by attendance slips.
2.
Required
Reading—Students are expected to read ALL required reading selections
at the appropriate reading level. Students are responsible to turn in
3. Written Assignments—All written work should be typed and double-spaced, unless otherwise noted. As always, quotes and original ideas must be documented either within the text or by foot or end notes. Student should observe rules of grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. Instructor may request student resubmit a corrected copy of her paper before grade is recorded.
4. Due Dates—Assignments and reading are due at the BEGINNING of class periods of due date,
Unless otherwise noted. Under normal circumstances, late work will not be accepted. Legitimate
the assignment is due and submit reason for the delay. In most cases the assignment will not be
accepted late if the instructor is not notified of the situation BEFORE the assignment is due. If
prior
arrangements have not been made, assignments
turned in after due date will receive a
grade reduced one half letter per day and
weekend up to a maximum of two letter grades.
Unless you qualify for an incomplete as defined in
Western’s catalog, all reading and
assignments must be turned in by
5. Grades—
Attendance 25 points
Required reading 25
Assignment #1 13
Assignment #2 12
Assignment #3 25
100 points
Grading Scale for Western
Seminary
B+ 92–91 B
90-88 B-
87-86
C+ 85-84 C
83-81 C-
80-79
D+ 78-77 D
76-74 D- 73-70
Please share in the joy of
praying for this class! Would you pray
for each session—that God’s Holy Spirit would teach each of us and move us a
step forward in our walk and service with Jesus Christ? I look forward to what
God is going to do!
June 7 Introductions; Syllabus
MON LEAH; GRIEF
CRABB
POST-ABORTION SYNDROME—Lisa
Heacock Director of Healing Encouragement for
Abortion
Related Trauma (HEART, a
ministry of the Pregnancy Resource Centers of Metro Portland).
June 8 RESILIENCE
TUES
DIVORCE RECOVERY/SINGLENESS Welby
O’Brien, MA in
counseling and author of Formerly a Wife
and Good-bye for Now.
PORNOGRAPHY—
Seminary, counsels
at Wilson Counseling. Sandy and husband,
Earl, along with Friesens and Paulsons
authored Restoring the Fallen.
LEAVING
LESBIANISM--
Portland Fellowship, “a
ministry proclaiming freedom from homosexuality through the power of Jesus
Christ.” Currently involved in international prayer summits and women’s ministry.
June 10 FORGIVENESS
THUR
SEXUAL ABUSE &
EATING DISORDERS—Kathryn Rodriguez, Psy.D., co-authored with Pam Vredevelt Surviving the Secret. Formerly Counselor at Rodriguez Associates.
Currently Pastor of Restoration Ministries at
EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE—Stacy
Womack, Founder and
President of Abuse Recovery Ministry & Services
(ARMS) in
June 11 HAGAR
FRI
DEPRESSION—Susan Zall, M.Ed., is a Licensed Prof. Counselor, in private
practice in the
Pastoral Care to Women in Pain
EVALUATIONS
The instructor reserves the right to make additions, deletions or other adjustments in the syllabus or class schedule as she deems appropriate.
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