Buddhist Foundations for Counseling V: Glimpses of Vajrayana

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In this course, students review the Buddhist teachings and practices that they have studied in Buddhist Foundations for Counseling I through IV, and they also study further Buddhist teachings drawn from the Vajrayana tradition of Tibet. The emphasis is on deepening students' understanding of all these teachings and practices as potent resources for counselors engaged in clinical work. Some counseling approaches that have an affinity with a contemplative approach are also introduced, e.g., Focusing, and Feeding Your Demons. Prerequisite: CNSC-723.