Cheryl A. Giles
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Education
- BA, Boston College
- MDiv, Harvard Divinity School
- PsyD, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology
Profile
Cheryl A. Giles is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Francis Greenwood Peabody Professor of the Practice in Pastoral Care and Counseling at Harvard Divinity School. She has extensive experience in the treatment of children, adolescents, and families with significant mental illness, high-risk behaviors, and traumatic stress. Her primary research interests are identifying the role of risk and resilience in developing healthy adolescents, health care disparities in African American populations, and contemplative care for the dying. Professor Giles is a core faculty member of the Buddhist Ministry Program and author of the forthcoming Buddhist Spiritual Care (Wisdom Press, 2012).
Current and Future Courses
- Advanced Spiritual Counseling: Taking Care of Others, Taking Care of Self (Fall 2011)
- Buddhism, Community, and Diversity: The Color of Practice (Spring 2012)
- Compassionate Care of the Dying: Buddhist Training and Techniques (Spring 2013)
- Risk and Resilience in Adolescent Development: Seminar (Spring 2014)
- Spiritual Care and Counseling (Fall 2011)
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