Table of Contents for
Spirituality in Social Work and Education: Theory, Practice, and Pedagogies, edited by Janet Groen, Diana Coholic, and John R. Graham

1. Introduction | Janet Groen, Diana Coholic, and John R. Graham

SECTION ONE

Introduction to Section One: Historical and Theoretical Underpinnings

2. For Whose Purposes? Examining the Spirituality Agenda in Adult Education | Leona English

3. Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Academic Settings | John R. Graham and Michael L. Shier

4. Prisoners of the Story: A Role for Spirituality in Thinking and Living Our Way to Sustainability | John Coates

5. Kindred Spirits? Challenges and Opportunities for the Faculties of Education and Social Work in the Emerging Teaching Focus on Spirituality | Janet Groen

SECTION TWO

Introduction to Section Two: The Pedagogy of Spirituality in Higher Education

6. Spirituality and Professional Education: Contributions toward a Shared Curriculum Framework | Daniel Vokey

7. The Ties That Bind and Unwind: Spirituality in the Secular Social Work Classroom | Sarah Todd

8. Engaging the Noosphere: An Integral Approach to Teaching Spirituality Online | Veronika Bohac Clarke

SECTION THREE

Introduction to Section Three: Implications for Practice

9. A Review of Spiritually Sensitive and Holistic Social Work Methods: Current Emphases and Future Directions for Research and Practice | Diana Coholic

10. Contemplative Practices in Teacher Education: What I Have Learned | John P. Miller

11. Toward Better Holistic Medical Education: What Can We Learn from Spiritual Healers? | Ian Winchester, Russell Sawa, Nancy Doetzel, Hugo Maynell, Debbie Zembal, and Robbi Motta

12. Stress, Coping, Growth, and Spirituality in Grief | Susan Cadell

13. The Role of Spirituality in Mediating the Trauma of Social Work Internships | Rick Csiernik

14. Concluding Thoughts | Diana Coholic, Janet Groen, and John R. Graham

Contributors

Index

Chapter 8

Engaging the Noosphere: Integral Approach to Teaching Spirituality Online

Veronica Bohac Clarke

Bohac-Clarke reflects on her experiences teaching one of several graduate courses in the Faculty of Education at the University of Calgary where the content is explicitly focused on spirituality.  After Bohac Clarke presents a compelling case for "teaching spirituality" within professional faculties, she outlines the central components of her course, Sprituality in a Postmodern Era, utilizing Wilber's (2006) Integral Theory as her theoretical framework.