Narrative pastoral practice at a primary school

South African schools provide an enormous challenge for transformation towards inclusive and caring communities of learners, facilitators and caregivers. This qualitative study conducted at a primary school used narrative pastoral therapy-as-research and participatory action research-as-therapy to d...

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Main Author:	Basson, Nerine Celeste
Other Authors:	Kotzé, E.
Format:	Others
Language:	en
Published:	2009
Subjects:	Cultural and religious inclusivity Eco-spirituality Pastoral care as political care Loss School-desk theology Childhood chronic illness Respectful listening Transformation Narrative pastoral therapy Primary school Commitment Understanding Acceptance Collaboration Co-author Co-search Co-create 616.8914 Narrative therapy Pastoral counseling Counseling > Religious aspects Counseling in elementary education Children > Counseling of Child psychotherapy
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1097

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spelling	ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-unisa-oai-umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za-10500-10972016-04-16T04:07:42Z Narrative pastoral practice at a primary school Basson, Nerine Celeste Kotzé, E. Kotzé, D. J. Cultural and religious inclusivity Eco-spirituality Pastoral care as political care Loss School-desk theology Childhood chronic illness Respectful listening Transformation Narrative pastoral therapy Primary school Commitment Understanding Acceptance Collaboration Co-author Co-search Co-create 616.8914 Narrative therapy Pastoral counseling Counseling -- Religious aspects Counseling in elementary education Children -- Counseling of Child psychotherapy South African schools provide an enormous challenge for transformation towards inclusive and caring communities of learners, facilitators and caregivers. This qualitative study conducted at a primary school used narrative pastoral therapy-as-research and participatory action research-as-therapy to develop inclusive and caring practices. Co-authoring conversations with learners and caregivers from a diverse cultural and religious traditions and collaborating with facilitators challenged me to develop pastoral care as political care. This paved a way for future transformation of a school as a multi-religious community of care and respect. I engaged with participants in finding alternative ways of dealing with loss due to death of loved ones or separartion from caregivers. Children with chronic illness challenged their experiences of rejection and marginalisation at school by writing and producing a play while those whose voices were silenced chose other ways to inform learners and facilitators about their illness. Practical Theology M. Th. (Practical Theology with specialisation in Pastoral Therapy) 2009-08-25T10:49:33Z 2009-08-25T10:49:33Z 2001-11 2002-01-01 Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1097 en 1 online resource (108 leaves)
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topic	Cultural and religious inclusivity Eco-spirituality Pastoral care as political care Loss School-desk theology Childhood chronic illness Respectful listening Transformation Narrative pastoral therapy Primary school Commitment Understanding Acceptance Collaboration Co-author Co-search Co-create 616.8914 Narrative therapy Pastoral counseling Counseling -- Religious aspects Counseling in elementary education Children -- Counseling of Child psychotherapy
spellingShingle	Cultural and religious inclusivity Eco-spirituality Pastoral care as political care Loss School-desk theology Childhood chronic illness Respectful listening Transformation Narrative pastoral therapy Primary school Commitment Understanding Acceptance Collaboration Co-author Co-search Co-create 616.8914 Narrative therapy Pastoral counseling Counseling -- Religious aspects Counseling in elementary education Children -- Counseling of Child psychotherapy Basson, Nerine Celeste Narrative pastoral practice at a primary school
description	South African schools provide an enormous challenge for transformation towards inclusive and caring communities of learners, facilitators and caregivers. This qualitative study conducted at a primary school used narrative pastoral therapy-as-research and participatory action research-as-therapy to develop inclusive and caring practices. Co-authoring conversations with learners and caregivers from a diverse cultural and religious traditions and collaborating with facilitators challenged me to develop pastoral care as political care. This paved a way for future transformation of a school as a multi-religious community of care and respect. I engaged with participants in finding alternative ways of dealing with loss due to death of loved ones or separartion from caregivers. Children with chronic illness challenged their experiences of rejection and marginalisation at school by writing and producing a play while those whose voices were silenced chose other ways to inform learners and facilitators about their illness. === Practical Theology === M. Th. (Practical Theology with specialisation in Pastoral Therapy)
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Narrative pastoral practice at a primary school

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