It demonstrates a model of holistic supervision in order to open students to a life-long practice of receiving supervision and developing professional skills for becoming a ministry supervisor for others. This practicum offers new methods and experiences of theological reflection. Students grapple with issues of theological reflection in order to find, articulate and model their own approach to theological reflection and to gain skills in facilitating other theological reflection groups. The material in this course includes the time honored elements of individual counseling both in theory and practice. It builds on the foundation of undergraduate psychology and requires some knowledge of psychological terms.
Students engage in video-taped counseling sessions serving as both counselor and client.
The instructor supervises the counseling sessions and reviews the material with the individual student on a regular basis. The course examines the major stages and personalities in the history of Roman Catholicism in the North America. It includes an analysis of the present situation of Catholics in American society and some possible trends for the future of the American Catholic experience.