PC166-512 - Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Formation & Skills

  • 2,940 Standard Tuition Fee
  • 12
    Credit Points
  • 0.125 EFT 
  • 5
    AQF level
  • Category foundational unit
    A
  • Pastoral & Church-Focussed Ministry Unit Discipline

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will

A. Know and understand

Demonstrate Foundational knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of chaplaincy and spiritual care.

B. Be able to

1. Outline a range of approaches to chaplaincy and spiritual care and Reflect on these skills and processes in light of practice and theology.

2. Demonstrate Foundational skills of establishing a spiritual care relationship in a chaplaincy setting

3. Present Organised evidence-based perspectives on chaplaincy and spiritual care formation

C. Be in a position to

Demonstrate a capacity to be present to a client as a provider of spiritual care.

Content

1. Introduction to chaplaincy and chaplaincy practice, including a brief orientation to the terminology and history of chaplaincy and spiritual care

2. Self-awareness, Self-differentiation and Self-regulation

3. Reflective writing and theological reflection, including a basic introduction to relevant approaches (e.g. phenomenological, hermeneutical and participatory).

4. The relational self, including a basic introduction to a selection of relevant concepts and approaches (e.g. attachment theory, family systems, neurobiology, polyvagal theory, shadow side, resonance, and mirroring).

5. Structure of verbatims

6. Developing pastoral and chaplaincy skills and methods

7. Chaplaincy skills, including an introduction to the basic principles of trauma-informed care

8. Grief and loss

9. Spiritual assessment

10. Empathy

Set Readings

Set Texts

Baker, A. Foundations of Chaplaincy: A Practical Guide. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2021.

Kelly, E. Personhood and Presence: Self as a Resource for Spiritual and Pastoral Care. T&T Clark International, 2012.

Recommended

Ames, S. & Koh, E., eds. The Mystery of God and the Power of Redemptive Relationships. Reservoir: Morning Star Publishing, 2019.

Bassot, B. The Reflective Practice Guide: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Critical Reflection. United Kingdom: Routledge, 2015.

Best, Megan C., ed. Spiritual Care in Palliative Care: What It Is and Why It Matters. Berlin: Springer, 2024.

Brown, J. Growing Yourself Up: How to Bring Your Best to All of Life’s Relationships. Chatswood: Exisle Publishing, 2017.

Brown, J. & Errington, L., eds. Bowen Family Systems Theory in Christian Ministry: Grappling with Theory and its Application Through a Biblical Lens. Neutral Bay: Family Systems Practice, 2019.

Bull, A. Assessing and Communicating the Spiritual Needs of Children in Hospital: A New Guide for Healthcare Professionals and Chaplains. London: Jessica Kingsley Press, 2017.

Cadge, W. & Rambo, S., eds. Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care in the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2022.

Caperon, J. A Vital Ministry: Chaplaincy in Schools in the Post-Christian Era. London: SCM Press, 2015.

Caperon, J., Todd, A. & Walters, J., eds. A Christian Theology of Chaplaincy. London: Jessica Kingsley Press, 2018.

Drescher, J., If I Were Starting My Ministry Again. Nashville: Abingdon, 2002.

Fitchett, G., White, K. & Lyndes, K., eds. Evidence-based Healthcare Chaplaincy: A Research Reader. London: Jessica Kingsley Press. 2018.

Fitchett, G. & Nolan, S., eds. Spiritual Care in Practice: Case Studies in Healthcare Chaplaincy. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015.

Flanagan, B. & Thornton, S., eds. The Bloomsbury Guide to Pastoral Care. Bloomsbury Continuum, 2014.

Foley, Edward. 2015. Theological Reflection across Religious Traditions: The Turn to Reflective Believing. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Goodhead, Ann, and Nikki Hartley, eds. Spirituality in Hospice Care. London: Jessica Kingsley Press, 2018.

Halifax, Joan. Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet. New York: Flatiron Books, 2018.

Harms, Lesley. Working with People: Communication Skills for Reflective Practice. 2nd ed. South Melbourne, VIC: Oxford University Press, 2015.

Hilsman, Greg. Spiritual Care in Common Terms: How Chaplains Can Effectively Describe the Spiritual Needs of Patients in Medical Records. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016.

Hilsman, Greg. How to Get the Most Out of Clinical Pastoral Education: A CPE Primer. London: Jessica Kingsley Press, 2018.

Kelly, Emma, and John Swinton. Chaplaincy and the Soul of Health and Social Care: Fostering Spiritual Wellbeing in Emerging Paradigms of Care. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020.

Kinast, Robert L. Let Ministry Teach: A Guide to Theological Reflection. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2015.

Lee, Stephen T., and Arlene Galt, eds. You Visited Me: Encouraging Spiritual Practice in a Secular World. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2021.

Mason, Karen. Preventing Suicide: A Handbook for Pastors, Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2014.

McClintock, Karen A. Trauma-Informed Pastoral Care. Minneapolis: 1517 Media, 2022.

Nolan, Stephen, and Alun Damen, eds. Transforming Chaplaincy: The George Fitchett Reader. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2021.

O’Neill, Gerard, and Liz Shercliff, eds. Straw for the Bricks: Theological Reflection in Practice. London: SCM Press, 2018.

Pargament, Kenneth I., and Julie J. Exline. Working with Spiritual Struggles in Psychotherapy: From Research to Practice. New York: Guilford, 2022.

Pearce, Stephen, and John Collis. Creating Space: A Story of Healthcare Chaplaincy. Durham: Sacristy Press, 2022.

Peng-Keller, Simon. “Genealogies of Spirituality: An Historical Analysis of a Travelling Term.” Journal for the Study of Spirituality 9, no. 2 (2019): 86-98.

Peng-Keller, Simon. Healthcare Chaplaincy as Specialised Spiritual Care: The Christian Call for Healing in a Global Health Context. Translated by David Dolby. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2024.

Robinson, Christine, Brendan Hyde, and Megan Best. A Framework for Young Children’s Spiritual Capabilities: Foster Resilience and Wellbeing with This Research-Based Guide for 0-8 Year Olds. Edens Landing: Turtle, 2024.

Sayers, Mark. A Non-Anxious Presence. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2022.

Swift, Chris, Mark Cobb, and Anne Todd. A Handbook of Chaplaincy Studies: Understanding Spiritual Care in Public Places. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate, 2015.

Swinton, John. Finding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2020.

Timmins, Fiona, and Sofia Caldeira. Spirituality in Healthcare: Perspectives for Innovative Practice. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2019.

Turner, Michael. Empathy: The Art of Effective Chaplaincy. Independently published, 2023.

Van Deusen Hunsinger, Deborah. Bearing the Unbearable: Trauma, Gospel, and Pastoral Care. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2015.

Walton, Martin, Jacques Körver, and Niels den Toom, eds. Chaplains Investigate Their Practice: The Dutch Case Studies Project. Eugene: Pickwick, 2024.

Warlow, John. The C.U.R.E for Life: Part One God-Centred Transformation. Pacific Pines: Ocean Reeve, 2017.

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