The Ignatian Spiritual Direction Practicum is for those who have experienced the transformative effects of the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola in the Spiritual Exercises and feel called to help others experience this quiet, abiding presence in their lives. Interns develop and deepen their capacity to listen contemplatively to the movements of God in the life and prayer of directees. This includes helping directees discern those movements, make large and small decisions in the light of those movements, and foster an intimacy with God.
Prerequisite: Restricted to Approved Ignatian Practicum Students.
Outcomes:
- Define and demonstrate spiritual direction in the Ignatian tradition
- Integrate learning into directing those with marginalized identities, including people of color, women, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and the aging.
- Attend to and integrate one¿s personal grief as a way of increasing capacity to direct those who are grieving.
- Understand and be aware of resistance in directees and how to respond.
Prerequisite: Restricted to Approved Ignatian Practicum Students.
Outcomes:
- Define and demonstrate spiritual direction in the Ignatian tradition
- Integrate learning into directing those with marginalized identities, including people of color, women, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and the aging.
- Attend to and integrate one¿s personal grief as a way of increasing capacity to direct those who are grieving.
- Understand and be aware of resistance in directees and how to respond.