Event Title

Twelve Week Spirituality Curriculum Implementation

Presenter Information

Kristopher Jaeger, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Location

CSU 253/4/5

Start Date

6-4-2010 8:30 AM

End Date

6-4-2010 10:30 AM

Student's Major

Social Work

Student's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Mentor's Name

Christine Black-Hughes

Mentor's Department

Social Work

Mentor's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description

During the afternoons at Omegon Regional Treatment Center, clients attend one hour groups that address different aspects of their recovery. One of the groups that has been flagged as needing a new curriculum is the spirituality group. There are two major concerns regarding the current spirituality curriculum. The first one being that the current curriculum does not address the possibility that a client is unwilling to accept formal religion or is an atheist. The second issue is that the current curriculum is not user friendly. A facilitator who does not have an extensive background in spirituality will struggle running this group. The purpose of rewriting this curriculum is to address these two issues so the atmosphere of the group promotes fun intellectual discussion relating to spirituality. This research project will conduct interviews with spiritual leaders and an analytical review of the literature to select a spirituality model that would be most appropriate for the population. Once the research is complete, a twelve week curriculum will be built and presented to the staff. When approved, the curriculum will be implemented into Omegon’s spirituality group.