Primary Text:
The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self-Mastery by Don Miguel Ruiz & Don Jose Ruiz
Course Length: 5 Weeks
Course Description
This seminar explores how beliefs, language, perception, and personal narratives influence psychological functioning and therapeutic relationships. Students critically examine Toltec philosophy alongside evidence-informed counseling approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Person-Centered Counseling.
Course Assessment
Assignment | Percentage |
| Weekly Reflection Journals | 25% |
| Clinical Skills Exercises | 25% |
| Presentation | 25% |
| Final Integrative Paper | 25% |
| Total | 100% |
15-minute presentations can be delivered via pre-recorded video or via a “live broadcast” on clapper that has been scheduled for your mentor to attend.
Suggested Supplemental Readings
- Man’s Search for Meaning
- The Body Keeps the Score
- The Gift of Therapy
- Mind Over Mood
- The Happiness Trap