Certificate in Catholic Healthcare Chaplaincy
Course
Distance
Chaplaincy roles in hospitals and other healthcare settings
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
Different dates available
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
The course provides formation for both clergy and lay people for chaplaincy roles in hospitals and other healthcare settings, as well as ministry to the sick in residential care and in their own homes.
Facilities
Location
Start date
Start date
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Subjects
- Information
- Healthcare
- Programme
- Comprehensive
- Completed
- Theological
- Practical
- Studies
- Experience
- Contemporary
Course programme
Three modules are studied over the year, with three Saturday study days providing practical workshops and training from experts in the field.
Module 1, Faith Foundations: will provide a comprehensive overview of Catholic doctrine. Students who have completed Catholic theological or catechetical studies may be given exemption from this module.
Module 2, Principles of Ministering to the Sick: explains the Christian understanding of suffering; spiritual and religious care; the patient’s experience of physical and spiritual pain; the complex moral issues in contemporary healthcare situations; and the purpose of sacramental ministry to the sick.
Module 3, Practicalities of Ministering to the sick: explores the praxis that is visiting the sick, listening and communicating with them, praying with them and their families; the practicalities of working with other Christians, those of other faiths, and people without faith adherence are examined.
Assessment
Assessment is by short written assignments and journal reflections on healthcare placements.
Certificate in Catholic Healthcare Chaplaincy