This unit will explore relevant OT and NT passages, selected books, and current research that reference grief and loss to consolidate theological understanding and emphasises pastoral and professional counselling applications.
Unit code: DZ2567S
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 9.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 2
Unit discipline: Professional Counselling
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Stirling College
Show when this unit is running1. | Describe and demonstrate an understanding of grief and loss that engages spiritual, theological and psychological perspectives |
2. | Offer detailed exegesis analysis of a particular Bible passage on an aspect of grief and loss (e.g. death, suicide, abortion, suffering, workplace issues) |
3. | Develop a theologically informed professional counselling approach for care and support of people experiencing loss and grief |
4. | Articulate and theologically evaluate the major themes and insights of current research that lead to health-promoting Christian professional counselling |
Within the Advanced Diploma, Understanding Grief and Loss Counselling is a required unit for those who have not completed a similar unit in their diploma studies.
This unit employs interactive lectures, including seminar-style discussion of guided readings, student presentations, group projects and instructor-led group analysis of texts.
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Essay | Essay 1000 words |
1000 | 40.0 |
Report | Report 400 words |
400 | 20.0 |
Multi-media project | Multi-media project 400 words |
400 | 20.0 |
Book Review | Book review 400 words |
400 | 20.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 30 Sep, 2019
Unit record last updated: 2022-06-21 11:41:11 +1000