The Field Guide

Naropa CMHC Somatic '26

MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling / Somatic Counseling · Summer 2026

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Your shared field guide for the semester. Everything you need to stay oriented across all four courses — deadlines, readings, Canvas links, and a week-by-week guide to the semester arc. Use it for Sunday evening planning or whenever you need to check what's coming.

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This Week

Week 3: Jun 1–7

Three weeks in, the semester's themes are coming into focus: justice, identity, and the counselor's inner work. 600E turns to diversity with Gladding Chapter 3; 627E dives deep into decolonizing therapy; 646E introduces Radical Dharma. It's a heavy reading week — budget extra time. Two things are due Saturday (the Podcast discussion and ADDRESSING reflection), so plan accordingly.

Due This Week

  • 646E
    Discussion 2 — Preparing to be a Counselor(3 pts)
    Thursday 6/4 · Submit on Canvas
  • 603E
    Discussion Post — On the Unconscious(required)
    Thursday 6/5 · Submit on Canvas
  • 600E
    Discussion Forum — Podcast(5 pts)
    Saturday 6/6 · Submit on Canvas
  • 600E
    Reflection Paper — ADDRESSING Identities Self-Assessment(5 pts)
    Saturday 6/6 · Submit on Canvas
  • 603E
    2 Peer Replies — On the Unconscious
    Sunday 6/7 · Submit on Canvas
  • 627E
    Module 2 Discussion — Internal Tracking(100 pts)approx

Planning Ahead

  • [600E] Advocacy Letter due 6/27 — finalize with group
  • [603E] Video #1 due 6/21 — schedule practice session recording

Shared Calendar

The Naropa CMHC Somatic '26 Google Calendar has every deadline for the semester — timed events at 11 PM on each due date with direct Canvas submission links. Subscribe once and it stays in sync.

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Courses on Canvas

Key Dates

May 21–23Virtual Intensive (Zoom)
Jun 21Video #1 due (603E)
Jun 27Advocacy Letter due (600E) — 20 pts
Jul 10Midterm Reflection Paper (646E) — 25 pts
Jul 12Video #2 + Supervision complete (603E)
Jul 13–17IN-PERSON INTENSIVE — Boulder
Aug 2Self-Care Practice Paper (603E) — 25 pts
Aug 7Video #3 due (603E) — 30 pts
Aug 10Warrior Exam Video (646E) — 25 pts
Aug 14Final assignments — semester ends

All Weeks

Three weeks in, the semester's themes are coming into focus: justice, identity, and the counselor's inner work. 600E turns to diversity with Gladding Chapter 3; 627E dives deep into decolonizing therapy; 646E introduces Radical Dharma. It's a heavy reading week — budget extra time. Two things are due Saturday (the Podcast discussion and ADDRESSING reflection), so plan accordingly.

Readings

  • 600EGladding Ch. 3 — Counseling in a Diverse Society (pp. 63-92)
  • 627EMullan, Decolonizing Therapy Ch. 1 — "Your (Our) Therapy is Colonial" (pp. 39-67)
  • 627EMurase & Johnson — Naikan, Morita, and Western Psychotherapy
  • 627EOzawa-de Silva — Mindfulness of the Kindness of Others
  • 627EHandbook Ch. 11 — "Primacy of Experiential Practices" (pp. 117-125)
  • 646ERadical Dharma — Preface & Introduction (pp. xxi-xxxiv)
  • 646ERadical Dharma — "It's Not About Love After All" (pp. 89-104)
  • 646EFulton — "Meditation and the Therapist" (Insight Journal, Vol. 21, 2003)

Due This Week

  • 646E
    Discussion 2 — Preparing to be a Counselor(3 pts)
    Thursday 6/4 · Submit on Canvas
  • 603E
    Discussion Post — On the Unconscious(required)
    Thursday 6/5 · Submit on Canvas
  • 600E
    Discussion Forum — Podcast(5 pts)
    Saturday 6/6 · Submit on Canvas
  • 600E
    Reflection Paper — ADDRESSING Identities Self-Assessment(5 pts)
    Saturday 6/6 · Submit on Canvas
  • 603E
    2 Peer Replies — On the Unconscious
    Sunday 6/7 · Submit on Canvas
  • 627E
    Module 2 Discussion — Internal Tracking(100 pts)approx

Planning Ahead

  • [600E] Advocacy Letter due 6/27 — finalize with group
  • [603E] Video #1 due 6/21 — schedule practice session recording

Gentle reminders: [600E] Reading Reflection 3 (ungraded)

Important Notes

627E dates are approximate.Marcia's modules unlock sequentially on Canvas with no fixed due dates. Items marked "approx" have estimated dates based on module pacing. Always confirm on Canvas.

603E discussion structure: Initial posts due Thursday; 2 peer replies due Sunday. Modules publish a week ahead.

Practice triad: Wednesdays 12–1:30 PM MT. Rotate client/counselor/observer roles each week.