Pastoral psychology

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The Pastoral Psychology is a sub-discipline of practical theology .

Topic and task

Pastoral psychology reflects, develops and researches the connection between theology and psychology. She explores the “space” between theology and psychology and brings back to light those who fell into that space. The terrain is confusing: “An exploration of the relationship between theology and psychology was never of particular interest to either theologians or psychologists.” This is where pastoral psychology sees its task. The pastoral psychological approach is not only characterized by religion as an object or a religious attitude as an approach, but also by an expanded critical hermeneutic competence. This means the proven ability to be able to question all-round interpretations of God and the world without restriction and without taboos. Pastoral psychology is international, interdisciplinary, transreligious and culturally sensitive.

Depending on the context, the references to pastoral psychology have been set differently: Other meanings for pastoral psychology are - psychotherapy in the church; Part of pastoral care (poimenics); (psychological) dimension of practical theology; concurrent task for theology in all its subject areas. 

Related Perspectives: Psychology of Religion; Pastoral medicine; Pastoral psychiatry; Pastoral anthropology; Psychology of religion; Sociology of religion; Religious education; Religious studies; Cultural anthropology.

history

The dawn of a contemporary, modern, professionalized pastoral care at the beginning of the 20th century, the so-called pastoral care movement, arose from the experience and lived engagement with psychiatry and psychoanalysis. The history of pastoral psychology itself goes back, however. Jonathan Edwards  should also be mentioned as a special early representative .

The three-sided relationship between religious psychology and the revival movement has shaped the history of pastoral psychology. This establishes a relationship between the modern pastoral care movement and the psychology of religion on the one hand and with spiritual or spiritual support on the other. The decline of the old psychology of religion and the breakup of theology and psychology in separate disciplines have contributed significantly to the emergence of the younger pastoral psychology. This story shapes their dynamic, developmental-oriented approach:

“The process of counseling pastoral care, which its actors perceive as a theological reality, is formally the legacy of the conversion experiences from the psychology of religion. Pastoral psychology has succeeded in translating their understanding of religious experience into the psychological and developmental modalities of dynamic psychotherapies because it is based on the theological preliminary decision that the dimension of faith transcends all religious experience. " 

Training / qualification

The core areas of pastoral psychology are particularly the fields of pastoral care, counseling and supervision. Their standards are comparable to those of other psychosocial, therapeutic counseling approaches. Qualified advanced training qualifications are mutually recognized. 

Pastoral psychology can be studied in the university sector in theological departments, universities and institutes. Qualification in pastoral psychology is usually achieved through targeted further training.

The German Society for Pastoral Psychology eV (DGfP), founded in 1972, as an ecumenical professional association for pastoral care, counseling and supervision has five specialist sections. In their advanced training standards, they are obliged to use different reference theories and different methodological focuses. The DGfP awards the titles "Consultant DGfP", "Supervisor DGfP" and "Teaching supervisor DGfP". 

There are also regional training institutes for pastoral psychology that cooperate with the regional churches / dioceses of the large Christian churches (or are supported by them) and whose trainers are DGfP-certified. In the German-speaking area, cooperation with other religions is only just developing.

Well-known teachers (selection)

In mediating between the English-speaking and German-speaking areas, Dutch pastoral psychologists such as Wiebe Zijlstra and Heije Faber played an important role for a long time in the middle of the 20th century.

literature

  • Paul Tillich, The Influence of Pastoral Psychology on Theology, in: New Journal for Systematic Theology 2 (1960), 128-137.
  • Dietrich Stollberg, Was ist Pastoralpsychologie ?, in: Weg zum Menschen 20 (1968), 210-216 (in: Volker Läpple / Joachim Scharfenberg, ed., Psychotherapie und Seelsorge [Paths of Research; Vol. 454], Darmstadt 1977, 350 -359).
  • Klaus Winkler, The Function of Pastoral Psychology in Theology, in: Richard Riess (ed.), Perspektiven der Pastoralpsychologie, Göttingen 1974, 105-121.
  • Heinrich Pompey, On the history of pastoral psychology, in: Isidor Baumgartner (ed.), Handbuch der Pastoralpsychologie, Regensburg 1990, 23-40.
  • Joachim Scharfenberg, Pastoral Psychological Competence of Pastors, in: Isidor Baumgartner (ed.), Handbuch der Pastoralpsychologie, Regensburg 1990, 135-152.
  • Isidor Baumgartner (Ed.): Manual of pastoral psychology. Friedrich Pustet, Regensburg 1990, ISBN 3-7917-1267-5 . (Basic contributions by 3 authors and 27 authors)
  • Joachim Hänle / Martin Jochheim, farewell to your parents? Why it is still worthwhile to be a pastoral psychologist, in: Weg zum Menschen 50 (1998), 54-70.
  • Christoph Morgenthaler, From Pastoral Psychology to Empirical Psychology of Religion ?, in: Weg zum Menschen 54 (2002), 287-300. 
  • Michael Klessmann , Pastoral Psychology , Neukirchen-Vluyn, 2004, ISBN 3-7887-20506 .
  • Determination of the position of pastoral care, supervision, pastoral psychology. Published in memory of Joachim Scharfenberg (1927–1996) on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his death, Pastoral Psychological Institute (PPI), Hamburg 2006.
  • Michael Klessmann, Offense - Anger - and Pastoral Psychology. Or: To determine the position of pastoral psychology in Germany, in: Pastoral psychology in motion. On the status of pastoral psychology in Germany (DGfP-Info), Bad Waldsee 2009, 47-61.
  • Maria E. Aigner / Rainer Bucher / Ingrid Hable / Hans W. Ruckenbauer, eds., Rooms of sigh of relief. Pastoral Psychology at Risk of Recognition (FS Karl Heinz Ladenhauf) (Theology Workshop. Practice-oriented Studies and Discourses; Vol. 17), Vienna 2010.
  • Maria Elisabeth Aigner, Anger, Courage and Vulnerability: On the Current Situation of Pastoral Psychology in Theology and Church, in: Praktische Theologie 46 (2011), 219-224.
  • Christoph Morgenthaler / Isabelle Noth, A culturally sensitive psychology of religion and clinical counseling psychology - wish or reality ?, in: Isabelle Noth / Christoph Morgenthaler / Kathleen J. Greider (eds.), Pastoral psychology and psychology of religion in dialogue. Pastoral Psychology and Psychology of Religion in Dialogue (Gottfried Bittner / Kristian Fechtner / Ottmar Fuchs / Albert Gerhards / Thomas Klie / Helga Kohler-Spiegel / Christoph Morgenthaler / Ulrike Wagner-Rau, eds., Practical Theology Today; Vol. 115), Stuttgart 2011, 136-154.
  • Kerstin Lammer, advice with religious competence. Contributions to pastoral psychological pastoral care and supervision, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2012, 11-19 ("The small difference").
  • Heribert Wahl, What is and why do we need pastoral psychology today ?, in: Klaus Kießling, (Hg), In der Schwebe des Lebendigen. On the theological site of pastoral psychology, Ostfildern 2012, 47-60.
  • Michael Klessmann, German Society for Pastoral Psychology: The Years of Origin and Foundation (until 1980). A Chronicle , in: Transformations, Volume 12, January 2012, Issue 17, pp. 2–179.
  • Michael Klessmann, From Movement to Club. On the history of the emergence and founding of the German Society for Pastoral Psychology , Paths to People, 64th year, 2012, issue 2, pp. 208–221.
  • Thomas Beelitz, Pastoral Psychology - What is it and what is it good for ?, in: Transformations. Pastoral psychological workshop reports 23 (2015), 4-45.
  • Ways to people . Journal for pastoral care and counseling, healing and social action, Göttingen from 1954 (6 issues a year), ISSN  0043-2040 . Editors: Christiane Burbach , Wilfried Engemann , Jörn Halbe, Klaus Kießling , Ursula Peukert, Richard Riess , Hermann Steinkamp , Anne M. Steinmeier (managing editor), Heribert Wahl . Editing: Christiane Burbach, Wilfried Engemann, Klaus Kießling, Heribert Wahl. Corresponding (USA): Christoffer H. Grundmann. Paths to People (WzM) is the organ of the Protestant Conference for Family and Life Counseling eV, the German Society for Pastoral Psychology eV (DGfP) and the Conference for Protestant Hospital Pastoral Care, and sees itself as a podium for the discussion between psychology and theology, medicine, sociology and pedagogy.
  • Transformations. Pastoral psychological workshop reports (edited by Klaus Kießling on behalf of the German Society for Pastoral Psychology eV, appears from 2001 (issue 1), appears annually; (Reprint 1.2001 - 4.2004 = issue 1–4 also as 2nd edition) Munich (2001 –2003), Frankfurt am Main, Nürnberg (2004–2005), Frankfurt am Main, Erlangen (2006–2007), ISSN  1618-2480 , (editorials and tables of contents available online: [1] .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peter Homans: Theology after Freud. An Interpretive Inquiry, Indianapolis / New York 1970, ix.
  2. ↑ cf. Michael Klessmann / Kerstin Lammer (eds.), The Cross with the Profession: Supervision in Church and Diakonie, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2007, 52; Thomas Beelitz, "Give your meaning a life!" About hermeneutic competence as the specific of the pastoral psychological approach - a personal workshop report, in: Transformationen. Pastoral psychological workshop reports 15 (2011), 107-141.
  3. ↑ cf. Joachim Scharfenberg, Sigmund Freud and his criticism of religion as a challenge for the Christian faith, Göttingen 1976 4 , 155-180.
  4. ↑ To older history: Heinrich Pompey, Pastoralpsychologie - the development of the oldest sub-discipline of applied psychology, in: Psychologie und Praxis 16/1972, 168-175; ders., On the history of pastoral psychology, in: Isidor Baumgartner (ed.), Handbuch der Pastoralpsychologie, Regensburg 1990, 23-40.
  5. ↑ s. Jonathan Edwards, A Treatise Concerning the Religious Affections (1746), The Works of Jonathan Edwards (Harry S. Stout, ed.); Vol. 2 (John E. Smith, ed.) (1959), New Haven 2009; online http://edwards.yale.edu.
  6. ↑ cf. Thomas, Beelitz, Pastoralpsychologie - What is it and what is it good for ?, in: Transformationen. Pastoral psychological workshop reports 23 (2015/2), 4-45, 32f.
  7. ↑ s. Peter Homans, Theology after Freud. An Interpretive Inquiry, Indianapolis / New York 1970, 107.
  8. ↑ Peter Homans, Toward a Psychology of Religion By Way of Freud and Tillich, in: Ders. (Ed.), The Dialogue Between Theology and Psychology (Jerald C. Brauer, ed., Essays in Divinity; Vol. 3), Chicago / London 1968, 53-81, 61f. 

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