Building on previous CPE studies, this unit allows the student to extend their skills into specialised contexts, such as aged care, mental health, palliative care and rehabilitation, community-based care, criminal justice, schools or the military. This specialised context will create a platform for further pastoral and theological development.
Unit code: CP9170Z
Unit status: Approved (Minor revision)
Points: 48.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Clinical Pastoral Education
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: School of Professional Practice - Clinical Pastoral Education and Stirling College
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Develop goals for their learning which identify their learning edges in a specialised area |
| 2. | Begin, develop and conclude pastoral interactions in the specialised 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 interdisciplinary 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 specialised area. |
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 Special Focus and CPE Level 2 as part of a progression, although this may need to be across different awards.
Supervised peer group review of presentations of spiritual care and other materials Individual supervision Group didactic sessions
Recommended reading will include particular texts based on the specialisation chosen. These may include texts such as:
Corbett, Lionel. Psyche and the Sacred: Spirituality beyond Religion. Taylor and Francis, 2019.
Giles, Cheryl A. & Willa B. Miller. The Arts of Contemplative Prayer: Pioneering Voices in Buddhist Chaplaincy and Pastoral Work. Wisdom Publications, 2012.
Kubler-Ross, Elizabeth. Living with Death and Dying. Scribner, 1997.
Mackay, Hugh. The Kindness Revolution. Allen & Unwin, 2021.
Roberts, Stephen B. (ed) Professional Spiritual and Pastoral Care. SkyLight Paths, 2011.
Rumbold, Bruce. Spirituality and Palliative Care. Oxford University Press, 2002.
Surron, Nicholas, Chander, Vineet & Rishi Das, Shaunaka. Hindu Chaplaincy. Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, 2017.
Wahiba Abu-Ras & Lance Laird, How Muslim and Non-Muslim Chaplains Serve Muslim Patients? Does the Interfaith Chaplaincy Model have Room for Muslims’ Experiences? Journal of Religion and Health, 2011, Vol.50(1), pp.46-61.
Webb, Val. In Defence of Doubt. Morning Star Publishing, 2012.
Wicks, Robert J,& Richard Parsons, Donald Capps (eds). Clinical Handbook of Pastoral Counselling. Paulist Press, 1993.
| 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 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 18 Oct, 2024
Unit record last updated: 2024-10-18 16:26:23 +1100