PSYCHOSPIRITUAL THERAPY Integration psychology spirituality and Culture The

PSYCHOSPIRITUAL THERAPY: Integration psychology, spirituality and Culture The Sunflower Model. James Kulwa Shimbala. Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating , SMA Presentation at JENGA II, Nairobi, Sept 15 th, 2015 Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe Hotel, Nairobi, 15 th Sep 2015. By James 1

PLAN 1. Integration. 2. Relationality. 3. Levels of Psychospiritual Functioning. Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe Hotel, Nairobi, 15 th Sep 2015. By James Kulwa Shimbala, . kulwashi@yahoo. fr. tel +254727729146 2

1. The components of psychospirituality Psychological Spiritual Psycho-Spiritual Cultural Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe Hotel, Nairobi, 15 th Sep 2015. By James Kulwa Shimbala, . kulwashi@yahoo. fr. tel +254727729146 3

1. 1 The components of the Psychological and cultural aspect of psychospiritual being. • Behaviour • Affect • Sensing • Imaging • Cognition • Interpersonal relating: • Drug / [Body] (physical health, the body, medication…) (Adapted from Lazarus’ Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe Hotel, Nairobi, 15 th Sep 2015. By James Kulwa Shimbala, . kulwashi@yahoo. fr. tel +254727729146 BASIC-ID) 4

E. g. Cultural Behaviour • Rituals, roles, learnt behaviour, behaviour not yet learnt…). • Eg. “Selfish” man. Initiation ritual marking the transition from childhood to adulthood. Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe Hotel, Nairobi, 15 th Sep 2015. By James Kulwa Shimbala, . kulwashi@yahoo. fr. tel +254727729146 5

1. 2 The spiritual aspect consists of: • The spiritual self of the individual: • The spark of godliness in the human being. (e. g. Unconditional worth – throwing the grand mother) • The individual’s connectedness • The individual’s ultimate meaning and values in life Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe Hotel, Nairobi, 15 th Sep 2015. By James Kulwa Shimbala, . kulwashi@yahoo. fr. tel +254727729146 6

2. Relationality: the sunflower model Sub-personalities (SP) correspond to the petals of the sunflower Spiritual self Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe Hotel, Nairobi, 15 th Sep 2015. By James Kulwa Shimbala, . kulwashi@yahoo. fr. tel +254727729146 7

Healthy ideal: the spiritual self is in charge big graduate quick tempered Goo Rich d Spiritual self as good president. Fre Worthy e delegate Joyful Unique YOUNG Prayerful sickly Subpersonalities are like ministers. Spiritual self governs each of subpersonality. Respects them 8 Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe

Some characteristics of the spiritual self q q q q « You are gods… » Freedom, Eternity Love (lovable, loving, loved…) life: living, giving , receiving, / protecting it) Beauty Consciousness. Wisdom responsibility ability Goodness Communion, relating Dignity Sacred One, unique Creativity Spirituality Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe Hotel, Nairobi, 15 th Sep 2015. By James Kulwa Shimbala, . kulwashi@yahoo. fr. tel +254727729146 9

When the spiritual self is not in charge young Pieuse Subpersonalities make « coup d’état » , they are bad leaders big angry aggressiv e Nurse demanding Joyeuse charitable Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe Hotel, Nairobi, 15 th Sep 2015. By James Kulwa Shimbala, . kulwashi@yahoo. fr. tel +254727729146 10

Inner fighting 11 Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe

Types of relationships to be minded in Psychospiritual Therapy 12 Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe

A deep and healthy relationship should include - Surrender to God’s plan - Spiritual self level - Seeing the positive in both relating parties - Structure time to relate at the level of intimacy (E. Berne), at least some of the time. Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe Hotel, Nairobi, 15 th Sep 2015. By James Kulwa Shimbala, . kulwashi@yahoo. fr. tel +254727729146 13

Levels of Adaptive psychospiritual Functioning 7. Apostleship 6. Discipleship 5. Social Engagement 4. Interiority / Depth 3. Inner wholeness 2. Integrity 1. Life 0. Emptiness 14 Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe

Causes of psycho-spiritual problems - Not being whole - Poor or non-existing relationship with self, others, the system, or with God - Negative Psychospirituality - Unresolved existential issues - Gaps in one’s positive psychospirituality Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe Hotel, Nairobi, 15 th Sep 2015. By James Kulwa Shimbala, . kulwashi@yahoo. fr. tel +254727729146 15

Thank you Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe Hotel, Nairobi, 15 th Sep 2015. By James Kulwa Shimbala, . kulwashi@yahoo. fr. tel +254727729146 16

Reserve slides • Not to be presented, but in case of questions on hypothesising clients’ problems Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe Hotel, Nairobi, 15 th Sep 2015. By James 17

People in negative psychospiritual levels take virtues and value as vices Did you dirt your hands before eating? Useless Clean ! No, me? no Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe Hotel, Nairobi, 15 th Sep 2015. By James 18

Two mentalities: Gestalt « Prayer » Beyond Perls I do my thing and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, And you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you, and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, it's beautiful. If not, it can't be helped. (By Fritz Perls (1969), founder of Gestalt Psychotherapy. ) If I just do my thing and you do yours, We stand in danger of losing each other And ourselves. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations; But I am in this world to confirm you As a unique human being, And to be confirmed by you. We are fully ourselves only in relation to each other; The ‘I’ detached from a ‘Thou’ disintegrates. I do not find you by chance; I find you by an active life Of reaching out. Rather than letting things passively happen to me, I can act intentionally to make them happen. I must begin with myself, true; But I must not end with myself; The truth begins with two. (Tubbs W. (written in 1972 in the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, in the world that supports individualism rather than sharing of fraternal love and teamwork, this article did not get much publicity compared to the so called “Gestalt prayer”) Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe Hotel, Nairobi, 15 th Sep 2015. By James 19

Example of interventions for bringing forward the spiritual self Remember some events when you went out to help somebody (eg. saving life): Without looking for a pay back, How did you feel after having done it? Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Psychology, Spirituality and culture. Presentation at JENGA II at Tribe Hotel, 20 http: //www. routard. com/photos/paris/29417 -jardin_des_tuileries___le_bon_samaritain. htm Nairobi, 15 th Sep 2015. By James

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7. Apostleship 6. Discipleship 5. Social Engagement 4. Life in the Spirit 3. inner Integrity 2. Discipline 1. Life 0. Existential void / Emptiness (experienced, not actual) 0. Existential void -1. Death -2. loyalty to evil principles, e. g. terrorism -3. Libertinage -4. Life in the flesh -5. Ganging -6. Devil worship - 7. Spreading evil Psychospiritual Counselling: Approach and Skills. PSI at Marist. 2014/5 By Fr. James Kulwa Shimbala, sma. kulwashi@yahoo. fr. tel +254727729146