Gathering our Voices - Survey

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1. What is your name?

Program Information

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5. What is the structure of your program?
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10. What is the format of your program? Choose all that apply:

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11. Which of the curricular content below is included in your program? (Note that Spiritual Direction/Spiritual Companionship is shorthanded to “SD/SC” below)
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A. Defining SD/SC (what it is, and is not)
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B. Comparison of SD/SC to other helping professions
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C. History, background of SD/SC (as appropriate to your spiritual tradition or orientation)
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D. Stages of spiritual development (as appropriate to your spiritual tradition or orientation)
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E. Teaching on spiritual/religious texts from one or more traditions
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F. Teaching on core doctrines from one or more traditions
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G. Spiritual practices/prayer (e.g lectio divina, chanting, body work, breath work, leading rituals, etc.)
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H. Contemplative listening skills
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I. Contemplative responding skills
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11 (cont.) Which of the curricular content below is included in your program? (Note that Spiritual Direction/Spiritual Companionship is shorthanded to “SD/SC” below)
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J. Supervision in SD/SC
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K. Discernment in SD/SC
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L. Psychological dynamics in SD/SC
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M. Health and well-being in SD/SC
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N. Interfaith/interspiritual dynamics in SD/SC
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O. How to find clients/establish a practice
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P. How to make a living as a SD/SC
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Q. Digital or online SD/SC
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R. Group SD/SC
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S. Type-test theories (e.g. Enneagram, Myers-Briggs, Spirituality Types)
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T. Decolonizing SD/SC, or SD/SC for collective liberation
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U. SD/SC specifically with young people
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V. SD/SC specifically with LGBTQ people
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W. SD/SC specifically with people in recovery
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X. SD/SC specifically with Atheists, Agnostics, Nones
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11 (cont.) Which of the curricular content below is included in your program? (Note that Spiritual Direction/Spiritual Companionship is shorthanded to “SD/SC” below)
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Y. Shadow work
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Z. Attunement to intuition
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AA. Rites of Passage
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BB. Grief/Mourning
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CC. Race & Racism
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DD. Gender & Sexism
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EE. Trauma & Healing
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FF. Dreams
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GG. Death & Dying
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HH. Other topics not listed above
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16. What are your priorities at this moment?
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Identifying and recruiting students
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identifying and recruiting quality instructors/teachers/guides
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retention of staff or leaders
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program development
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fundraising
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administrative management
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relevance of programming for next generation directees
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relevance of programming for communities of color
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relevance of programming for Spiritual But Not Religious, mutifaith, or spiritually independent seekers
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identification of our offering as a form of spiritual companionship (e.g. others may not see it this way)
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Ten years from now...

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