About this course
The certificate in Spiritual Care teaches you a skilled 'way of being' with people. You will enhance their spiritual awareness and help them identify their spiritual needs in their journey towards wholeness. If you work in the healthcare professions, individual practice, or provide pastoral or spiritual care, then this is the course for you.
Understanding spiritual needs and providing appropriate spiritual care are fundamental for promoting personal wholeness and well-being. This informative course provides a holistic approach to developing and providing spiritual care - in a variety of contexts, and with different needs
What you will learn
You will explore the following key topics:
The meaning of Spirituality (both from a religious and non-religious perspective)
The rise and development of "spirituality" (including important contributions from the feilds of philosophy, psychology, psychotherapy, sociology, economics, organisational theory and organised religion)
The essential qualities of "spirituality"
Models and methods to develop spirituality and spiritual care
Understanding, assessing and teaching spirituality
Developing an awareness of our own and other's spiritual needs
Resources to assist with spiritual care
Developing spiritual and pastoral care
Spiritual, religious and ethical issues
Assessment methods of spirituality.
Recent reviews
The course was exactly 'what the doctor ordered' for me - it was exactly what I hoped that it would be and it was very easy to follow. There was plenty of information and good practical exercises as we went along. The assignments focussed the mind and proved fairly challenging. The review questions of each lesson at the end were a great way of seeing how much I had actually learned - and I was pleasantly surprised!!
Clear and easy to read and understand. Well presented.
Lots of content and provided plenty of material to work with.