Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling

Your Introduction to Pastoral Care class kicks off the week, exploring historical models of spiritual support. You're assigned a dense reading on the history of chaplaincy, which proves challenging to synthesize into your notes later. During a break, you grab coffee with a classmate, discussing how the readings connect to current events. Later, in your dorm, you finally outline the chapter, feeling a small victory after wrestling with the complex terminology. The foundational concepts of empathy and active listening already resonate deeply.