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SPIRITUAL HEALTH EDUCATIONEXPLORING METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR INSTRUCTION By: Delphine Rossi, M.S., CHES
OVERVIEW Awakening the heart and soul of a child may be a bridge from spiritual despair to spiritual well-being for many children in our society. Indeed, there is now a greater recognition of the necessity of spiritual health in professional counseling, health care, and health education/promotion literature. And, spiritual health is acknowledged as a significant component to optimal health and wellbeing. Yet, few health professionals address the spiritual health component as they conduct their education programs. Spiritual health may be considered a missing link, an essential component lacking in holistic health instruction. Spiritual health and well-being may simply be defined as finding meaning, seeking peace, and having faith in the process of life. It encompasses a belief in a higher reality, a great spirit, or God, and includes attributes such unconditional love, forgiveness, patience, tolerance, hope, compassion, and trust. Spirit, in its Latin root, means breath of life and denotes a life-giving essence, an inner energy. Spirit is an inseparable part of our being as, indeed, we are body, mind, and spirit interrelated. The inclusion of spiritual health education within professional practices remains tenuous because of the religious connotations it evokes. As much as spirituality and religion intertwine, they are distinctively different. This overview will enable health professionals in the fields of counseling and education to become familiar with methods and materials to develop and enhance spiritual health education programs. The purpose of Spiritual Health Education: Exploring Methods and Materials
for Instruction is to enable health-related professionals to become familiar
with various instructional tools, methods, and literature they may utilize to
create or enhance programs in spiritual health and well-being.
SPIRITUAL HEALTH EDUCATIONINSTRUCTIONAL METHODS* ART * JOURNALING * LITERATURE * MOVIES/VIDEOS * MOVEMENT such as YOGA, TAI CHI, and DANCE * MUSIC * NATURE/OUTDOORS * PORTFOLIOS * SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS * VISUALIZATION, GUIDED IMAGERY, and EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES
SPIRITUAL HEALTH EDUCATION LEARNER-CENTERED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
COOPERATIVE LEARNING: students work in small groups to increase their
understanding of a particular issue, concept and /or question, culminating in a
completed lesson or project. Benefits: develops communication skills among
students; enables students to understand each other more fully; allows students
to share individual skills to create a successful project.
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| A Christmas Carol | Oliver & Company |
| A Little Princess | Pinocchio |
| Bambi | Pocahontas |
| Balto | Robin Hood |
| Beauty and the Beast | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer |
| Black Beauty | Sleeping Beauty |
| Cinderella | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
| Fox and the Hound | The Lion King |
| Free Willy I and II | The Secret Garden |
| Homeward Bound I and II | The Sword in the Stone |
| Lassie : Best Friends are Forever | The Wizard of Oz |
| Miracle on 34th Street |
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| A Christmas Carol | Homecoming |
| Alaska | It’s A Wonderful Life |
| Angels in the Outfield | Jungle to Jungle |
| Anne of Avonlea |
Mrs. Doubtfire |
| Anne of Green Gables | Sarah Plain and Tall |
| Babe | Savannah Smiles |
| Benji | Spirit of the Eagle |
| Born Free | Swiss Family Robinson |
| Clara’s Heart | The Amazing Panda Adventure |
| Diary of Anne Frank | The Miracle Worker |
| Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog | The Sound of Music |
| Fly Away Home | White Fang |
| Heidi |
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Author Bio: Delphine Rossi, M.S., CHES, is the coordinator of the School Health Education Program at Utah State University. She has extensive experience in the public schools teaching Health Education K-12.
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