Campus: | Mulgrave |
Mode: | Face to Face |
Delivery Notes: | This unit will focus on pastoral and spiritual care of persons, patients and families in a multi-faith, multi-disciplinary setting. A schedule pre-recorded introductory seminars, One virtual faith community visit, and two student organised faith community visits, and three supervised reflection sessions will be undertaken over the semester. Students will be required to reflect on their experience and demonstrate their learning about the practices and rituals of the faith group they visit and their understanding of the needs of patients, family members and communities. The context of care will be hospitals, other healthcare facilities and faith communities during times of crisis, illness, suffering, death and dying. Areas of cultural differences within the practices of each faith group will be highlighted. Assessment tasks will evaluate these themes contextually, vocationally and theologically, develop guidelines for reflective practice as pastoral care practitioners in this setting and thus provide an opportunity for integrative reflection. Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
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Contact hours | 36 |
Total time commitment | 150 |
Start date | 26 Jul, 2021 |
Census date: | 17 Aug, 2021 |
End date: | 12 Nov, 2021 |
Academic staff: | Dr Christopher Turner |
Textbook(s): | No textbook is required for this unit. |
Unit code: DP3022S
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3
Unit discipline: Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
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