Diploma Resources
Reading
Required reading
Course text book:
The Power of Modern Spirituality, William Bloom. London. Piatkus. 2011
Research:
At least one issue of Crossroads the journal of Duke University’s Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health
Guidelines:
Spiritual Companions Guidelines, Professional Guidelines and (insurance) Agreement
Code of Conduct:
Spiritual Companions and Caregivers Code of Conduct
40-page Secrets booklet:
Secrets of Spiritual Health 40pp PDF
16-page booklet “Spirituality & Mental Health: Understanding Extreme Spiritual States & How to Care for Them”
Spirituality & Mental Health
Create Sacred Space Handout
GLA21 Create Sacred Space
Ofqual Spec (There is suggested reading for each Unit of the qualification)
The Full Ofqual Specification for the Course
Recommended reading
Recommended Reading List
Home Group Instructions
Home Group Instructions 2021
Slideshow, Video and Audio
PDF of Spirituality & Medicine slide show:
Science&Spirituality Slideshow Feb 2022
Video:
Secrets of Spiritual Health Self-Guided Videos
Audio:
Secrets of Spiritual Health Audio
Extra Resources
Science and Method
Psychoneuroimmunology
For a review and papers on the latest research (February 2022) see this edition of Brain, Behavior and Immunity
Religiosity / Spirituality and Mental health
For an academic review that explores the value and also the differences between religiosity and spirituality: Kirby Reutter, Religious and Spiritual Coping, Reutter, 2012.
The Impact of Spirituality on Mental Health – A Review of the Literature
For a pdf of the 40pp booklet written by Dr Deborah Cornah for the Mental Health Foundation in 2006 click here
Diverse Resources
Observation sheets:
GLA21 Obs form Milestone 2 Final
Rachel Remen: Helping Fixing Serving doc
Rachel Remen HelpingFixingServing
‘Soaking’ – Other Words:
Appreciating — Basking — Floating —Luxuriating — Merging — Resting — Savouring — Wallowing
Whole Body Listening
Google ‘whole body listening’ images. Useful posters. Such as this one:
More Resources
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