Teaching Spirituality in the Classroom: Building Compassionate and Non-judgmental Conversations with Students

Authors

Joan Letendre, University of ConnecticutFollow
Holly Nelson-Becker, Loyola University ChicagoFollow
Jim Kreider, University of KansasFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2005

Publication Title

Reflections

Volume

11

Issue

3

Abstract

This narrative describes the experiences of three social work professors whose lifelong interest in the spiritual realm guided their presentation of material in the classroom that engaged conversation about spiritual and religious beliefs. Specific skills for students to understand and work with their own spiritually and that of clients are reviewed.

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Author Posting © Cleveland State University, 2005. This article is posted here by permission of Cleveland State University for personal use, not for redistribution. The article was published in Reflections, Volume 11, Issue 3, 2005.

Recommended Citation

Letendre, J., Nelson-Becker, H., & Krieder, J. (2005). Teaching spirituality in the classroom: Building compassionate and non-judgmental conversations with students. Reflections, 11 (3), 8-19.

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