The Institute of Pastoral Studies offers one credit hour courses as Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) in a workshop format to participants who are not students of Loyola University.  Workshops vary as to schedule; however, all workshops will meet for a required 12 hours of contact time.  All participants are required to be present for the duration of each workshop as well as fulfilling the individual workshop presenters’ requirements for obtaining certification of Continuing Education Units.  Each one credit course is the equivalent of 12 CEU’s, and the cost is $325 per workshop (total).  A certificate will be issued upon successful completion of the workshop.  IPS is authorized by the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to provide continuing education credit.

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FALL 2011 WORKSHOP OFFERINGS:   (Click on course of interest)
The Psychology and Spirituality of Life Transitions:

     Living & Learning through Change and Transition in the Adult Years
Group Process and Leadership
Prayer Forms: A Practicum for Prayer



   THE PSYCHOLOGY AND SPIRITUALITY OF LIFE TRANSITIONS:
Living & Learning through Change and Transition in the Adult Years
(1 credit hour course/workshop)
(IPS 465-001)
Class number:  4612
Water Tower Campus,
Instructors:  Joanne Cimbalo and Sheila Morrow
4 Friday mornings, 8:30a.m. - 11:45a.m. on: September 23, October 14 and 28, November 18
     Change throughout life is constant.  Transitions are the norm and they are continuous and consequential.  How do I embrace change and transition?  Do I believe I can grow and become because of them?  Through reflecting on the various personal changes and important transitions, it is possible to find new meaning in our life.  By gradually becoming more aware and more accepting of change we grow each day in strength, understanding and wisdom.
     In this class we will examine the dynamics of change, attachment and loss, suffering and grief and the transition process of endings, empty spaces and new beginnings.  In exploring our personal journey we will come to realize that living consciously and intentionally is the most precious gift that we can give to ourselves, our loved ones and the world.  The class will consist of readings, lecture, reflection papers, personal sharing and a final project.
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   GROUP PROCESS AND LEADERSHIP
(1 credit hour course/workshop)
(IPS 466-001)
Class number: 5935
Water Tower Campus,
Instructor:  Eileen Daily
2 Fridays sessions, 9:00a.m. – 4:00p.m., September 23^rd and October 14, 2011
     Group bonding and leader/group chemistry are not a matter of chance or luck, they are planned and cultivated. This course is about becoming the kind of self-confident leader that facilitates effective group processes for transformative growth. It is designed to support and guide those who lead retreats, teach courses, facilitate faith formation events, and engage in staff development.
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   PRAYER FORMS: A Practicum for Prayer
(1 credit hour course/workshop)
(IPS  467-001)
Class number: 5936
Water Tower Campus
Instructor:  Stephen Krupa
4 sessions, 9:00a.m. – noon, Fridays on September 2, 16, 30, and October 21
     This practice course will introduce participants to the Examen, Lectio Divina, Ignatian Imaginative Contemplation, and Centering Prayer, among other forms of Prayer. 
Required Texts:
-----Brown, Patricia D.  Paths to Prayer: Finding Your Own Way to the Presence of God.  Jossey-Bass; San Francisco, 2003.
-----Green, Thomas H.  Opening to God: A Guide to Prayer.  Notre Dame, In: Ave Maria, 1977, 2006.
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