Popular Resources
Upcoming Courses
*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownSpecial Operations Chaplaincy Crisis Care and Counseling
Introduction to Special Operations Acquisition Course
Joint SOF Logistics Course
Recent Publications
Operating on the Margins: SOF in the Gray Zone
Back to the future: Designing the role of NATO Special Operations Forces in the 21st Century (Atlantica article)
Moral Injury: Implications for U.S. SOF and Ethical Resiliency
JSOU's Upcoming Events
Lunchtime Talk with Dr. Perlman: French Intelligence & US Foreign Policy
POTFF Orientation Course - June 2023
Popular Resources
Upcoming Courses
*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownSpecial Operations Chaplaincy Crisis Care and Counseling
Introduction to Special Operations Acquisition Course
Joint SOF Logistics Course
Recent Publications
Operating on the Margins: SOF in the Gray Zone
Back to the future: Designing the role of NATO Special Operations Forces in the 21st Century (Atlantica article)
Moral Injury: Implications for U.S. SOF and Ethical Resiliency
JSOU's Upcoming Events
Lunchtime Talk with Dr. Perlman: French Intelligence & US Foreign Policy
POTFF Orientation Course - June 2023
SOF Chaplain Spiritual and Moral Resiliency
Description
This course has a Distance Learning component and a Residence Learning component. The Distance Learning component, four weeks in duration, is conducted asynchronously with 4 modules that introduces students to the course content. The Resident Learning component of 40 hours, one week in duration at JSOU, allows students to take a deep dive into the course content in an interactive graduate seminar format. Students will complete a research paper on a topic coordinated with the instructor. This advanced course will challenge students to explore the place of spirituality in a holistic continuum of care and its fundamental role in contributing to the resiliency by challenging students to contextualize their theological world view within a pluralistic environment to evaluate the elements of spiritual readiness to create a holistic model of well-being with a particular focus to mitigate suicidality, PTSD, moral injury and other SOF peculiar stress related conditions encountered by U.S. Special Operations Command service members, and their families while creating a holistic, spiritual model of well-being for the SOF warrior. *Note: Students MUST provide BOTH a personal email address AND either a .gov or .mil email address in order to be registered for the course.
Audience
The course is designed for primarily for SOF Chaplains & SOF RST SEL as well as POTFF team members assigned within USSOCOM enterprise and desiring an advanced development & implementation joint SOF-specific spiritual and moral resiliency.
Materials
Virtual webinar/meeting platform, Weblinks, and course materials will be provided as necessary. Students must have internet access, commercial computer/laptop/device to access course materials and the virtual webinar/meeting platform.