title: The 'methodic' exploration of the ethical and pastoral dimension in interaction: the cycle of encounter.
abstract: Social competence can be understood as the capacity to interact with each other. As such, it is the acquisition and optimization of an interior attitude that transcends technique; it is a way of loving and doing justice to one another. A scheme is presented to explore the ethical and spiritual dimensions of the pastoral counseling process. Ethics is both an objective discipline and a relationship. Relationships are built during qualitative encounters that build respect and construct religious meanings. All encounters share this process. This article explores the logic of ethical dynamics with particular focus on pastoral counseling encounters.
authors: Faculty of Theology, Training and Coaching, Catholic University of Leuven-Voluit, Leuven, Bornem, Belgium. Marina.Riemslagh@gmail.com
authors: Marina
authors: M
authors: Riemslagh
authors: Ferdinand
authors: F
authors: Cuvelier
authors: Roger
authors: R
authors: Burggraeve
authors: Jozef
authors: J
authors: Corveleyn
authors: Axel
authors: A
authors: Liégeois
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods; D002977:Clergy / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods*; D024382:Professional Role; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D029181:Spirituality