Clinical Pastoral Education - Coming Home to Self

Table Of Contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgements
• INTRODUCTION Clinical Pastoral Education – Transformative Learning – One Hundred Years Later – An Introduction
• CHAPTER 1 One Hundred Years of Clinical Pastoral Education – From Humble Beginnings – The Early Days
• Backstory in North America
• Boisen – Mental Health Crisis and the Beginnings of Something New
• The ‘Living Human Document’
• Clinical Pastoral Education – Today in Brief
• CHAPTER 2 Re-Envisioning the Vision – Using an ‘Old’ Methodology in New Ways
• Clinical Pastoral Education – Core Elements
• A New Vision
• An Intercontinental Experiment – A Case Study
• CHAPTER 3 To Thine Own Self Be True
• ‘I’ am The Instrument of Ministry
• Self-Development – A Place of Pain and Privilege
• Action – Reflection – Action
• Blockages to Connection
• The Role of the Supervisor
• CHAPTER 4 Courage, Compassion and Connection
• Brené Brown’s Hypothesis
• Courage in the Words of Brené Brown
• Compassion in the Words of Brené Brown
• Connection in the Words of Brené Brown
• Courage in Pastoral Care
• Compassion in Pastoral Care
• Connection in Pastoral Care
• CHAPTER 5 Joy and Laughter in the CPE Classroom – A Contradiction or A Core Competency?
• Introduction
• Encouraging Uniqueness within CPE
• Understanding Laughter and Joy in CPE
• Cultivating Laughter and Joy in CPE
• Encouraging Laughter and Joy as Essential Tools for The CPE Toolbox
• CHAPTER 6 Drawing a Picture – Pastoral Images
• The Wounded Healer in Recovery
• The Uninvited Guest
• The Servant Leader
• The Listener of Story
• The Owner of Empty Hands
• The Rock
• The Non-Judgemental Companion
• The Agent of Hope Revisited
• The Merciful Servant
• Conclusion
• CHAPTER 7 Theological Reflection – Befriending the Process
• Origins of Theological Reflection
• What is Theological Reflection?
• Experience in the Theological Reflection Process
• Tradition in Theological Reflection
• Cultural Context
• Theological Reflection – In the Light of Experience, Tradition and Culture
• Theological Reflection – Befriending the Process in CPE
• CHAPTER 8 Narrative Therapy – In Each Heart is A Human Story
• Externalising Conversations
• Re-Authoring Conversations
• Re-Membering Conversations
• Definitional Ceremonies
• Conversations that Highlight Unique Outcomes
• Scaffolding Conversations
• CHAPTER 9 Spiritual Assessment – Assessing the Pain and Learning to Read the Room
• Introduction
• Pastoral Care
• Going with the GUT
• Reading the Room
• CHAPTER 10 Faith and Secularisation – Surviving and Thriving within Shifting Sands
• Introduction
• Faith – A Key but Sometimes Challenging Conversation Partner
• Secularisation – The Second Challenger
• Two Diametrically Opposing Views?
• CHAPTER 11 Charting and Documentation – Professional Practice
• Introduction
• Charting – The Documenting of Encounter
• Documentation – Professionalisation of Encounter
• CHAPTER 12 Healthcare Ethics – Grappling with The Giant
• Introduction
• Ethics in Brief
• Ethics in Pastoral Practice
• The Broader Ethical Issues
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Subject Index

Margaret T. Naughton

Clinical Pastoral
Education – Coming Home to Self

Oxford - Berlin - Bruxelles - Chennai - Lausanne - New York

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DOI 10.3726/b22505

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Dedicated to all who have taught or studied Clinical Pastoral Education over the last one hundred years and to the many people CPE has prepared each of us to care for.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

INTRODUCTION Clinical Pastoral Education – Transformative Learning – One Hundred Years Later – An Introduction

CHAPTER 1 One Hundred Years of Clinical Pastoral Education – From Humble Beginnings – The Early Days

Backstory in North America

Boisen – Mental Health Crisis and the Beginnings of Something New

The ‘Living Human Document’

Clinical Pastoral Education – Today in Brief

CHAPTER 2 Re-Envisioning the Vision – Using an ‘Old’ Methodology in New Ways

Clinical Pastoral Education – Core Elements

A New Vision

An Intercontinental Experiment – A Case Study

CHAPTER 3 To Thine Own Self Be True

‘I’ am The Instrument of Ministry

Self-Development – A Place of Pain and Privilege

Action – Reflection – Action

Blockages to Connection

The Role of the Supervisor

CHAPTER 4 Courage, Compassion and Connection

Brené Brown’s Hypothesis

Courage in the Words of Brené Brown

Compassion in the Words of Brené Brown

Connection in the Words of Brené Brown

Courage in Pastoral Care

Compassion in Pastoral Care

Connection in Pastoral Care

CHAPTER 5 Joy and Laughter in the CPE Classroom – A Contradiction or A Core Competency?

Introduction

Encouraging Uniqueness within CPE

Understanding Laughter and Joy in CPE

Cultivating Laughter and Joy in CPE

Encouraging Laughter and Joy as Essential Tools for The CPE Toolbox

CHAPTER 6 Drawing a Picture – Pastoral Images

The Wounded Healer in Recovery

The Uninvited Guest

The Servant Leader

The Listener of Story

The Owner of Empty Hands

The Rock

The Non-Judgemental Companion

The Agent of Hope Revisited

The Merciful Servant

Conclusion

CHAPTER 7 Theological Reflection – Befriending the Process

Origins of Theological Reflection