SPIRITUALITY AND AGING CERTIFICATE

PURPOSE

Aging is a fundamental reality of life, though it is often overlooked or avoided. Society is full of anti-aging messages that emphasize youth and minimize the contributions of older adults. Moreover, as we age, we can be influenced by prevailing biases. How do we counteract these negative influences?

The Coalition on Spirituality and Aging (CSA) has developed a master’s level program on the relationship between spirituality and the aging experience, to be offered through International Theological Seminary. The CSA believes that the key to approaching aging creatively and effectively is through a lens of spiritual development.

Further, it is the mission of the CSA to engage professionals, community members, and faith communities in creating vibrant programs that support and celebrate older adults by empowering leaders with current knowledge about aging in the context of spirituality.

The Spirituality and Aging Certificate program is a program for working with older adults that teaches:

  • The vital connection between spirituality and aging
  • Engagement strategies for bringing spirituality to work with older people
  • Integrates spirituality into the development stages of aging

This program enables participants to gain an understanding of the essential role of spirituality and how spirituality enhances the efficacy of other health care and congregational services to and with older adults.

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STUDENT TESTIMONIALS

“The seminary leaders teaching the class greatly enhanced my written communication skills, brought a deeper connection to content experts and prepared me well for this time of covid.”

— Terri Murru, Seminary Student

“This course really expanded my knowledge of how aging and spirituality interact and impact each other. This has allowed me to introduce some new spiritual enhancement activities and revise the content of our existing chaplaincy activities to the benefit of our residents.”

— The Reverend Chris Craig-Jones, Carlsbad by the Sea Retirement Community

“I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to take part in this class. Too often we work in isolation, and the sense of community was enlivening. All of the speakers were of very high quality and integrity, and I learned from each of them.... I was honored to have a mentoring relationship with Stephen. His insight, poetry, and commitment to hospice chaplaincy were each gifts to me personally."

— Rev. Laura L. Mancuso, MS, CRC, Vista del Monte Retirement Community