Advanced Spiritual Counseling Symposium

BREYER STATE UNIVERSITY

SPC 800

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: This is a symposium course in the Doctoral Program for the Degree, Doctor of Divinity in Metaphysics and Spiritual Counseling. This is an independent study course where you develop a comprehensive learning contract related to a topic of your choice. This topic must be directly related to the practice of Spiritual Counseling. You will achieve greater mastery in a particular specialty area of spiritual counseling. You will select your own focus of specialty study for this symposium. You have the opportunity to select your own resources for study, establish learning objectives and develop the means for learning assessment. Learning activities are mutually agreed upon by you and I. You may do self-study and readings, attend seminars, develop a project, do a preceptorship with someone in Ministry, establish your own Ministries, as well as other creative choices. Guidance is provided throughout the course. Self-study and self-discipline skills are encouraged and supported. Specific instructions for developing the unique learning methods are provided to you upon enrollment. Communication with me is ongoing. Self-refection and ongoing spiritual growth are corner stones of this course. Ongoing skill attainment in research and self-study are supported. You also emphasize the ability to use advanced knowledge and skills in the practice of Spiritual Counseling.

TIME FRAME: This is a ten-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 ten semester hours of credit.

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PRE-REQUISITE: This is a doctoral level course. You must have an earned Masters Degree in Metaphysics and/or Spiritual Counseling to enter this program. A related Masters Degree may be approved. Such approvals are on an individual basis. Those is an active Ministry of Spiritual Counseling who hold an earned Masters Degree may be considered for acceptance into this course and into the Doctoral Degree Program. Application can be made and administrative evaluation and approval sought. Please contact the Administrative Office at adm@breyerstate.com for questions or an evaluation for entrance into this course and/or the Doctoral Degree Program. Graduates of the combined BS/MS degree program at Breyer State University are given admission into the Doctoral Degree Program.

You must have successfully completed SPC 700 to enroll in this course.

This is an independent study course with one-to-one faculty mentoring.

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 hypnotherapies, 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 the past 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," "Cardiovascular Outcomes: Collaborative, Path-Based Approaches," "Process-Centered Healthcare Organizations."

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.

GETTING STARTED: As soon as you receive your textbooks for the course, you may begin your course of study. In the assignment 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 me and 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 you will 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 their peers. This feature also provides you with networking opportunities.

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

1). Develop Effective Learning Contracts.
2). Implement a Self-Learning Contract.
3). Demonstrate Advanced Knowledge in a Specialty Practice/Ministry.
4). Demonstrate Effective Use of Skill and Knowledge in Practice/Ministry.
5). Develop Research and Continued Self-Study Skills.
6). Provide Self-Reflection of Outcomes Achieved.
7). Develop Skills Needed to Write the Doctoral Dissertation.

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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