PACO 500 - Introduction to Pastoral Counselingv

PACO 500 A.S.A.P. (All Students Actively Participating) Checklist.

This checklist is designed to initiate a connected, collaborative, cumulative learning experience in Week 1. Students check boxes after the following tasks are completed: 1) subscription to Question & Answer Center; 2) completion of an audio/video Class Introduction (via audio/video software of your choice); 3) completion of Week 1 Readings and short answer questions in Masterpiece; 4) completion of “My Masterpiece Moment”; and 5) selection of a predetermined care-seeker from the course’s case study. Specific instructions are provided in the assignment instructions’ folder of the course. (MLO: A, C)

PACO 500 Meaning-Making Forums (5)

Meaning-Making Forums provide opportunities to integrate insights and skills gleaned from the assigned readings, assessments, lectures, web resources, and the Scriptures as the student narrates movement of a predetermined care-seeker through a solution-based, short-term pastoral counseling scenario.

Due to the nature of these connected, collaborative, cumulative research-based forums, the meaning-making forums will have a “paper or presentation-like feel” (i.e. more is expected than in a typical discussion-based forum). Required texts, assessments, and lectures are to be noticeably and consistently used to ground assertions. In this respect, the student must synthesize pertinent material and write a substantive research-based thread and reply in response to prompts in each forum.

Each thread must be at least 450 words and noticeably integrate at least 1 pertinent insight from each required resource~readings-to-date (see Course Schedule). Pertinent material should be synthesized weekly and moved forward into subsequent learning activities. In the same week/module, the student writes a substantive research-based reply via the forum’s QUOTE feature to 1 other classmate’s thread. Each reply must noticeably integrate (i.e., cite) at least 1 pertinent insight from course related knowledge and be at least 150 words.

Abridged APA parenthetical citations or abridged Turabian Form may be used for required resources~readings-to-date (see Course Schedule). Complete documentation must be used for secondary resources. All posts must be written with clarity and conciseness, without spelling, grammar, word choice errors, and adhere to meaning-making forum guidelines and rubric. Specific instructions are provided in the assignment instructions’ folder of the course (Meaning-Making Forum Guidelines and Meaning-Making Forum Rubric). See Course Schedule for due dates. (MLO: A-E)

PACO 500 Practical Book Review (1)

The student will write 1 Practical Book Review on the Petersen text. This assignment creates awareness of language and interpersonal skills that foster efficiency and effectiveness in people-helping moments. The body of the paper must be typed with 12 pt Times New Roman font, double-space, and at least 6 pages. Use of current APA format or Turabian Form, correct grammar, and correct spelling is required. Specific instructions are provided in the assignment instructions’ folder of the course. See Course Schedule for due dates. (MLO: C)

PACO 500 Solving My People Puzzle

The assignment strategically fosters description, development, and management of the student’s relational style as well as an overall understanding of style alignment. The student will write a paper in current APA format or Turabian Form. The paper must be at least 5 pages and include at least 1 reference from each of the assignment’s required readings, assessments, and websites. Specific instructions are provided in the assignment instructions’ folder of the course. (MLO: A, B, C)