Content

Building on previous CPE studies, this unit allows the student to extend their skills into Specialized contexts, such as aged care, mental health, palliative care and rehabilitation, community-based care, criminal justice, schools or the military. This specialist context will create a platform for further pastoral and theological development.

Unit code: DP9170S

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 48.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Stirling College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Develop goals for their learning which identify their learning edges in a specialist area

2.

Begin, develop and conclude pastoral interactions in the specialist area

3.

Identify and respond to a person's spiritual needs and resources in their specific context

4.

Demonstrate a sustained capacity to engage with inter-disciplinary staff

5.

Reflect upon their experience of spiritual care in writing, with a group of peers and with their supervisor

6.

Articulate an understanding of spiritual and theological frameworks in their encounters.

7.

Demonstrate how the insights gained from theological/spiritual reflection can be incorporated into current and future spiritual care practice

8.

Articulate their identity and style of practice as a spiritual carer appropriate to the specialist area.

Unit sequence

DP9100S Clinical Pastoral Education Level 1 is a prerequisite. The unit is available for students either after level 1 or after level 2 in order to develop their skills. Students would be able to do CPE level 1, CPE Specialist and CPE2 as part of a progression, although this may need to be across different awards.

Pedagogy

Supervised peer group review of presentations of spiritual care and other materials Individual supervision Group didactic sessions

Indicative Bibliography

No particular readings are set for this unit. Reading appropriate to the specialist area will be negotiated with the student early in the unit.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Journal

Journal 1000 words

1000 10.0
Case Study

Case study 2500 words

2500 10.0
Essay

Essay 1500 words

1500 15.0
Reflection

Summative Reflection 2500 words

2500 20.0
Reflection

Summative Reflection 2500 words

2500 15.0
Report

Report 6000 words

6000 30.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 23 Oct, 2019

Unit record last updated: 2021-12-14 18:02:02 +1100