PRAYER & MEDITATION IN SIPRITUAL COUNSELING

BREYER STATE UNIVERSITY

SPC 110

Instructor: Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D., DCH,, RN,CS, CH-C, SP-C

Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse
Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
Certified Angel Therapy Practitioner
Certified Spiritual Counselor

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to the combined bachelors/masters/doctorate degree program in Metaphysics and Spiritual Counseling offered by Breyer State University. You have made a wise decision to pursue study and acquire the knowledge and skills needed to practice in this growing specialty of metaphysics and spiritual counseling. This area of specialty practice is growing all the time and many people are serving in this ministry full or part time. This practice specialty grows more important each day and many graduates of our program will have opportunities to practice as a metaphysician and spiritual counselor. Obtaining the credential from a quality program is essential to capitalize on this career and service opportunity. You have made an excellent choice for your continuing education and your call to service. I am sure you will be pleased with our degree program's course of study. Upon enrollment you are provided information regarding the attainment of legal minister status. This comprehensive degree program is developed to provide learners with an understanding of the major spiritual principles taught in metaphysics and spiritual counseling. A high school diploma is required for admission to this course of study. This program is designed for those who seek a combined bachelors/masters degree or who would like to remain in the program and obtain a Doctor of Divinity Degree in Metaphysics and Spiritual Counseling. Upon completion of the combined bachelors/masters degree courses, you have the option to continue in the program and receive the Doctor of Divinity Degree.

SPC 110, Prayer and Meditation in Spiritual Counseling is the first course in the degree program curriculum. This course provides you with an in-depth curriculum for learning and practicing spiritual principles of prayer and for the practice of meditation. You study prayer as a means of divine communication in petition, intercession and praise, as well as praying with others. Meditation is introduced as a constant spiritual practice for self and teaching clients or others served to meditate for spiritual growth.

This is an independent study course with one-to-one faculty mentoring. There is one comprehensive final examination in this course. You will also develop a prayer and meditation journal for self-discovery and growth.

TIME FRAME: This is a six-semester hour course. This course is allotted ten weeks of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the ten week period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day which you notify me that your text book(s) have arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please be cognizant of the time frame. It is rare that extensions of time are permitted, unless you have good justification. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded six semester hours of credit.

CERTIFICATION: upon successful completion of SPC 110, SPC 160, SPC 220, SPC 260, SPC 310, SPC 350, SPC 400, and SPC 510, students are eligible to apply for and receive certification as a Certified Spiritual Counselor. For information on certification click here.

INSTRUCTOR CONTACT: There have many avenues of access to me. You may contact me anytime you have questions, would like clarification, etc. Your interaction with me is one-on-one and this is highly beneficial as you proceed through the course.

TEXTBOOKS: The required textbooks and materials for this course are:

Book 1: The Relaxation Response. By, Herbert Benson. New York:Avon Books.1975. ISBN #: 0380006766

Book 2: The Beginner's Guide to Meditation. 2 tape audio cassettes. By: Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. The Hay House: California; 2000.

Book 3: The Dynamic Laws of Prayer. By: Catherine Ponder. Marina Del Ray;DeVorss & Company:1987. ISBN #: 0875165834.

Book 4: Handbook of Positive Prayer. By Hypatia Hasbrouck. Unity House; Missouri. 1984: ISBN # 0-87159-273-8.

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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D., DCH, MBA, RN,CS, SP-C- is President of Dominick L. Flarey and Associates, a health care consulting and education firm. He has held positions as a certified nurse practitioner, associate administrator of patient care, chief operating office and administrator in acute care hospitals. He is Dean of Nursing and Alternative Health Care Programs at Canyon College, and is President of Breyer State University. He was an executive consultant to a national "big 6" accounting firm's health care practice and was a service line administrator and consultant for case management for another national consulting firm. He holds a BSN, an MBA, and Doctorates in nursing administration and management. He is a certified adult nurse practitioner and certified clinical hypnotherapist. He is also certified as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in Washington, DC. He lectures extensively across the country on Management, including models, systems, outcomes and legal/ethical issues. He also lectures nationally on the topic of Biopsychiatry. His clinical practice includes hypnotherapy's for Grief and Bereavement, care of adults with depression, anxiety disorders and panic disorder, as well as Metaphysical Hypnosis and Spiritual Counseling. He uses hypnotherapy's, guided meditation and visualization in his work with those grieving. He also holds a Doctorate Degree in Clinical Hypnotherapy, and a Bachelors Degree in Metaphysics from the University of Metaphysics. He is a Certified Spiritual Counselor, a Certified Angel Therapy Practitioner and completed an apprenticeship program in mediumship with Dr. Doreen Virtue. He maintains a private practice in clinical hypnotherapy, intuitive counseling, and spiritual counseling.

He is co-author/editor of two textbooks on Case Management (see below) and is a member of the Editorial Board of the journal, "Nursing Case Management: Managing the Process of Patient Care."

Dr. Flarey is also certified in nursing administration advanced. He is a board certified health care executive by the American College of Healthcare Executives, and is a Fellow in the college. He also holds national certification in managed care from the Professional Education Institute. He is a Certified Medical-Legal Consultant.

He is editor-in-chief of JONA's (Journal of Nursing Administration) Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation. He is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Nursing Administration, Seminars for Nurse Managers, Case Management: Managing the Process of Patient Care, and Nursing Outcomes. He has authored over 50 published articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Flarey is editor/author of the book, "Redesigning Nursing Care Delivery: Transforming Our Future," published by Lippincott/Raven publishers. He is also co-editor/author of the following books by Aspen Publishers: "Reengineering Nursing and Health Care: The Handbook for Organizational Transformation," winner of a 1995 AJN book of the year award, "The Handbook of Nursing Case Management: Health Care Delivery in a World of Managed Care," "Case Studies in Case Management," "Health Care Outcomes: Collaborative, Path-Based Approaches," and "Cardiovascular Outcomes: Collaborative, Path-Based Approaches," and "Process-Centered Healthcare Organizations."

GRADING: Examinations are objective type or short answer. The grading scale is:

90-100%    = A
80-89%      = B
70-79%      = C
60-69%      = D
Below 60% = Fail

The course project is graded on a "pass-fail" basis. You must receive a "pass" score on the project in order to advance in the degree program.

TAKING EXAMS: Examinations are taken online via the Breyer State University website. Once you have registered for this program, you will receive instructions on accessing and taking the examinations. There is one comprehensive final examination for this course.

GETTING STARTED: As soon as your receive your textbooks for the course, you may begin your course of study. In the assignments section of the classroom is the program course outline. Be sure to review it as you progress through the course. Once you have registered for the course, I will send to you a letter of introduction with more explanations and the course assignments.

Online Chat Room: You "meet" with meand other students in the online chat room. Access to the chat room is via the virtual, online classroom located on the Breyer State University website. Chats are pre-scheduled and all students receive notification via email as to when a chat session is scheduled. Here, you have an opportunity to participate in group, online discussions, including question/answer sessions, with your peers. This feature also provides you with networking opportunities.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1). Define Prayer.
2). Understand the Relaxation Response.
3). Discuss the physiological mechanisms involved in meditation.
4). Define meditation and its use as spiritual practice.
5). Discuss prayer and types of prayers, as a communication with the Divine.
6). Develop effective prayer for intercessions.
7). Discuss the spiritual awareness from personal prayer.
8). Discuss and Define various types of meditative practices.
9). Instruct others in meditative practice.
10). Define spiritual principles of prayer.
11). Define spiritual principles of meditation.
12). Author a meaningful prayer journal.
13). Author a meaningful journal of meditative practices and outcomes.
15). Begin to develop prayer as metaphysical treatments.

COURSE CONTENT:

1). Benson's Relaxation Response.
2). Breath and Physiology.
3). Eliciting the Relaxation Response.
4). Benefits of the Relaxation Response.
5). Meditation.
6). The History of Meditation.
7). Types of Meditation.
8). Eliciting Meditation Practices.
9). Mindfulness Meditation.
10). Simple Methods of Prayer.
11). The Truth About Prayer.
12). When Prayers Have not Been Answered.
13). The Prayer of Relaxation.
14). The Prayer of Cleansing.
15). The Prayer of Protection.
16). The Prayer of Decree.
17). Advanced Methods of Prayer.
18). The Prayer for Miracles.
19). The Prayer of Concentration.
20). The Prayer of Meditation.
21). The Prayer of Silence.
22). The Prayer of Realization.
23). Prayer Partners.
24). After Prayer.

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may address them to admassistant@breyerstate.com. An administrative faculty member will respond to all questions.

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