T HEOLOGY 289/SP 89/

PASTORAL P SYCHOLOGY
AND C OUNSELING

1st Semester, SY 2016-2017

Leilani C. Lopez
Thursdays, 9:00 to 11:45 A.M.
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PRAYER
Look upon us, this day, this hour
Regardless of what has gone before,
or what will come after.
Give us the grace to consecrate
this time entirely to You –
all the actions
of our body and soul.
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PRAYER
May all the things to which our
hearts go out be beautiful,
with the beauty of God.
May all the things we want be good.
Give us the light to see Your will,
the grace to love it, and the
courage and the strength to do it.
We ask You this through
Christ Our Lord. Amen.
T HEOLOGY 289/SP 89:
PASTORAL P SYCHOLOGY
AND C OUNSELING

1st Semester, SY 2016-2017

Leilani C. Lopez
Thursdays, 9:00 to 11:45 A.M.
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 7 S OME I NTRO ABOUT ME
 Wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend
 A life-long learner and a budding educator
 Mid-lifer who found her life’s call/vocation
in the helping ministry
 My Signature Character Strengths:
 1st Strength: Appreciation of beauty and
To find out your excellence
Values-In-Action
 2nd Strength: Hope, Optimism and Future-
Signature Strengths:
mindedness
 3rd Strength: Spirituality, Sense of purpose,
Faith
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C HARACTER
STRENGTHS
 Character strengths
are the psychological
ingredients for
displaying
human goodness and
they serve as
pathways for
developing a
life of greater virtue.
 viacharacter.org
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C HARACTER
STRENGTHS
 While personality is
the summary of our
entire psychological
makeup,
character strengths
are the positive
components—
what's best in you.
 viacharacter.org
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C HARACTER
STRENGTHS
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I NTRODUCE YOURSELVES

Name (Story of your name)

How you want to be
called in class
3 Character Strengths
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L EFT B RAIN , R IGHT B RAIN

Equally important!: Integration of Head, Heart, Hands

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COURSE D ESCRIPTION

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COURSE D ESCRIPTION
 The course offers a basic
understanding of
psychological realities
and an experience of
the basic helping skills
for individual counseling,
as an aid to pastoral care in the
Philippine and Asian context.
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COURSE D ESCRIPTION
 The first part of the course
deals with the
psycho-dynamics of human
development, intrapersonal
and interpersonal, normal and
abnormal, and relevant
cultural factors.
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COURSE D ESCRIPTION
 The second part of the course:
Learn and initially practice
the principles of a
humanistic, psycho-
spiritual counseling,
focusing on basic helping
skills and attitudes.
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COURSE R EQUIREMENTS
 Attendance & Participation (10%)
 Reflection Papers (20%)
 Mid-term Exams (20%)
 Triad Practicum (15%)
 A 45-minute audio-taped session with a
client (actual helping session)
 Term Paper*: 10 to 15 pages (15%)
 Final Examination (20%)
 *MA & STB students
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R EFLECTION PAPERS
 Reflection Papers
 (2 to 3 pages only; 1 inch margin around; Font 12 Arial/
Calibri/Times New Roman; 1.5 space in between lines) to be
submitted on or before designated dates and shall be
submitted electronically (email as .docx file attachment to
leilopz@yahoo.com)
 Late papers will not be read/opened. (Automatic grade of Zero)
 Format: Use N-A-M-E Method
 Proper Labeling of Submission:
Indicate in the Subject box of your email, your submission as
follows: (Name)-(Submission)-(Date of Submission)
E.g. : Juan dela Cruz- RP No. 1– 19Aug2015
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N-A-M-E M ETHOD FOR
R EFLECTION PAPERS
 Narrative: Write about a factual event in
your life or significant others that has
something to do with concepts discussed in
class.

 Analysis: Reasons why events occurred as

they did. Apply concepts learned in class

 Meaning: What is God telling me about the

lessons/insights learned from new awareness?

 Enactment: How can I turn my reflection

into responsive ACTION to God’s will for me?
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G RADING SYSTEM
Grading System
Ecclesiastical Programs Numerical Civil Degree Programs
(LST) Grades (AdMU)
1.0 Excellent 96 – 100 A Excellent
1.5 Very Good 90 – 95 A- Very Good
2.0 Above Average 86– 89 B+ Above Average
2.5 Average 80 - 85 B Average
3.0 Passing 75 - 79 B- Passing
4.0 Failure Below 75 C Failure
INC* Incomplete Inc Incomplete Will not be allowed.
WP Withdrawal w/ WP Withdrawal w/
permission permission
W No. of allowable cuts for graduate course exceeded
P Passed
F Failed
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 Course syllabus and printed

handouts will be distributed in
class.
 Some articles, references and
copies of class lecture/
powerpoint presentation will be
in soft copy or e-file format which
will be sent through email.
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 The Course Syllabus is your guide regarding
topics, reading assignments, requirements and
deadlines.
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 Maintain an open and non-
judgmental environment.
 This is a course on active listening.
Use of gadgets and electronic devices
is discouraged.
 Turn your cellphones OFF or in silent
mode during class. NO TEXTING.
If you have to answer a call, please
leave the room discreetly.
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 No late submissions.
Late submissions automatically get a
ZERO grade.
 Attendance and punctuality: Do
not exceed 3 absences; otherwise
you automatically get a grade of
W (allowable cuts exceeded)
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 Absolutely No Cheating and/or

Plagiarizing. Follow proper citation
procedures.

 LST Student Handbook Rules (2007) and

ADMU Loyola Schools Graduate
Handbook 2013 regulations will be
applied. Please refer to:
 http://www.lst.edu/files/Graduate%20St
udent%20Handbook%202013_0.pdf
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Class Instructor/Facilitator
Leilani C. Lopez, M.A., RPm
“Ms. Lei”
leilopz@yahoo.com

Consultation Hours: 1:00 to 2:00 P.M.,

Tuesdays and Thursdays
(By appointment)
Office: 2nd Floor, RMT-Center for Family
Ministries
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PASTORAL P SYCHOLOGY
AND C OUNSELING

Class No. 1
11 August 2016
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T HE N ATURE OF
COUNSELING

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S TART - OFF P OINT:
“ H UMAN E XPERIENCE IS A L ABYRINTH .”
(C AVANAGH & L EVITOV, 2002)
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H UMAN E XPERIENCE
 Human experience is
constructed in such a way that we
only deal with or understand select
parts of ourselves and others at any
particular point in time – the whole
is never fully realized or
experienced.
 Human behavior is so diverse that
many perspectives are needed.
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COUNSELING
 Counseling is one example of an
important relationship within the
labyrinth that offers perspectives and
views that cannot be developed
alone.

 Skilled counselors aid clients by

helping them realize aspects of
themselves that they cannot directly
observe or may not fully understand.
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H UMAN E XPERIENCE
 Basic areas of human experience:
 Cognitive (Head)

 Affective (Heart)

 Physical (Hands)

 Spiritual (Holy longing)

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C OUNSELING T HEORIES
 Counseling Theories offer
an assortment of organized
perspectives that guide a
counselor’s understanding of
clients and their struggles,
and help the counselor
determine the best course of
action
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C OUNSELING T HEORIES
 Each Counseling Theory
offers a particular set of
assumptions about human
behavior and human experience
by emphasizing some
components and downplaying
others (within one or more of the four
categories of human experience)
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C OUNSELING T HEORIES
 Some Counseling Approaches/Theories and
the human experience/issues they focus
on:
 Psychoanalytic: conscious and unconsious
determinants
 Behaviorist: conditioned behaviors and/or
freely chosen behaviors
 Ecological/Genetic/Bioelectrical Models:
biological and/or social determinants
 Humanistic Approach: Uniqueness and /or
commonality
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C OUNSELING T HEORIES
 Developmental Stage theories: Early
and/or continuous development
 Social-Cognition Theory & Contextualism:
Psychological and/or actual environment
 Cognitive and Learning Theories:
Explanation of Learning
 Self-Concept theories: Importance of role
assigned to self-concept
 Moral Development Theories: Number of
and weighting assigned to motivational
concepts
 Behaviorist and Social-Cognition:
Importance of reward
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W HY THE NEED FOR
C OUNSELING T HEORIES ?
 Multiple perspectives exist because
each represents an attempt to explain
something that cannot be fully explained –
human experience.
 Because they offer only partial
explanations, counseling theories can both
be valuable and limited...
 Too much theory: we risk losing sight of the
unique person
 Ignoring theory: risk becoming disoriented, and
thus losing sight of the unique person
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PASTORAL P SYCHOLOGY
AND C OUNSELING

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COMPONENTS

 The Helping Ministry

 Pastoral Counseling
 Spirituality
 Psycho-spiritual Approach
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HELPING MINISTRY
Assistance
[Helping
Relationship]

Counselor Client
[Helper] [Helpee]
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HELPING
 A broad and generic term
that includes any
assistance provided by a
helper to a variety of
individuals, couples, or
families in need.
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COUNSELING
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COUNSELING
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5 E LEMENTS OF
COUNSELING
 A unique helping relationship
comprised of 5 main elements:
 Relationship
 Problem or Issue
 Goals
 Treatment
 Context or situation
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1. R ELATIONSHIP
 Refers directly to the “transaction”
between the counselor and the client
 The dynamics between helper and
helpee
 It is a human relationship that is
established between two persons.
 It is a bond of trust, mutual
understanding, confidence, acceptance,
cooperation and safety.
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2. P ROBLEM OR I SSUE
 What brings the client to counseling
is called the presenting problem.
 This is what brings the client and
counselor together
 The things that affect/bother the
client.
 Concerns can be physical, spiritual or
emotional, or psychiatric; personal or
collegial
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3. G OALS
 What IS expected from the process itself.
 This may be as specific as alleviation of
symptoms to broad goals such as human
growth and development or personal
maturity.
 Goals are mutually set by the parties
involved in the relationship.
 We refer to both process and content.
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4. T REATMENT
 Biological, Psychological, Social,
Spiritual, Transcendental
 Counseling is Talking.
 through talking or relating,
interventions are offered
depending on the approach and
particular theory used.
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5. CONTEXT
 Refers to the environment, the
situation, the horizon on which
the relationship prospers
 This may involve socio-cultural
factors that affect both the
helper and the helpee.
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COUNSELING : D EFINITION

 A relationship or alliance
between a trained helper and a
person seeking help wherein
problems and/or issues are
identified, goals are defined,
and treatment steps are taken to
achieve desired outcomes.
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COUNSELING
I MPLICIT AND E XPLICIT POINTS :

 Counseling deals with wellness,

personal growth, career and
pathological concerns.
 In other words, counselors work in areas that
involve relationships.
 These include intra- and interpersonal
concerns related to finding meaning and
adjustment in such settings as schools,
families and careers.
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COUNSELING
I MPLICIT AND E XPLICIT POINTS :
 Counseling is conducted with persons
who are considered to be functioning
well and those who are having more
serious problems.
 Counseling meets the needs of a wide spectrum of
people.
 Clients seen by counselors have developmental or
situational concerns that require help in regard to
adjustment or remediation
 Their problems often require short-term
intervention.
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COUNSELING
I MPLICIT AND E XPLICIT POINTS :

 Counseling is theory-based.
 Counselors draw from a number of
theoretical approaches, including those
that are cognitive, affective, behavioral and
systemic.
 These theories may be applied to
individuals, couples, groups, families.
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COUNSELING
I MPLICIT AND E XPLICIT POINTS :
 Counseling is a process that
may be developmental or
intervening.
 Counselors focus on their client’s goals.
 Thus counseling involves both choice and
change,
 In some cases, “counseling is a rehearsal
for action.”
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COUNSELING
I MPLICIT AND E XPLICIT POINTS :
 Counseling as a process
 Humanizing process – a growth
process
 NOT advice-giving BUT empowerment
 To be freed from obstacles that prevent
growth
 Desired outcome:
 Person/s becoming fully alive, fully
functioning, aware, responsible, loving
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 Counseling Specialty: is an area within
counseling that is narrowly focused, requiring
advanced knowledge in the field:
 School or college counseling
 Couples or Marital Counseling
 Family Counseling
 Mental Health counseling
 Gerontological counseling
 Rehabilitation Counseling
 Addictions Counseling
 Career Counseling
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 There is a quietness that comes
59 in the awareness of the presenting names
recalling places
in the history of persons
who come seeking help.
Confusion and direction are a part of the process
where in trying to sort out tracks
that parallel into life
a person’s past is traveled.
Counseling is a complex riddle
where the mind’s lines are joined
with scrambling and precision
to make sense out of nonsense,
a tedious process
like piecing fragments of a puzzle together
until a picture is formed.

F RO M “ I N THE M IDST OF THE P UZ Z LES A ND C OUNSELIN G J OURNEY,” BY S .T.

G L A D D I N G , 1 9 7 8 , P E RS O N N E L A N D G U I DA N C E J O U R N A L , 5 7 , P. 1 4 8 . A C A .
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H OMEWORK
 Take your VIA Character strength test
online: http://www.viacharacter.org/www/Character-Strengths-
Survey
 Reflection Paper No.1: Top 3 VIA
Character Strengths (How do I see them
guiding/influencing my personal life and
ministry?)
Due on 16 August 2016 (Tuesday,11:59 p.m.)
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