Module Descriptors
PAEDIATRIC CHAPLAINCY SKILLS
CYMI60836
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Peter Twilley
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • JOURNAL weighted at 50%
  • CRITICAL ANALYSIS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Texts
Ballard, P (2005) The bible in pastoral practice. Darton, Longman and Todd..
Nash, P. (2011) Supporting Dying Children and Their Families. SPCK.
Swift, C (2009) Hospital Chaplaincy in the Twenty First Century. Ashgate.
Module Resources
Interactive whiteboard and data projectors
On-site library and internet access to Staffordshire University Library
Access to internet connected PCs
Appropriately equipped and accessible lecture rooms
Practice based: appropriately equipped office/study space, admin support, meeting rooms, art/craft resources, volunteer team
Module Learning Strategies
This module incorporates several inter-related learning strategies. The interactive learning groups will provide lectures and seminars involving a combination of group activities, student led work, simulations, skills practice, discussion etc. The independent study provides opportunity for reading, library based and online research.
Module Indicative Content
This module is designed to give students the knowledge, skills and understanding they need in paediatric chaplaincy including religious, spiritual and pastoral care in a multicultural context. Students will analyse a theological basis chaplaincy as well as evaluate a range of models for chaplaincy and consider their relevance in various contexts. Students will understand the distinctiveness of paediatric chaplaincy.
Module Additional Assessment Details
a) Write a critical analysis of a chaplaincy context. (1500 words)
Learning outcomes 1,2,3,5,6 (50%)

b) Write a reflective journal (1500 words)
Learning outcomes 1,4,5,6 (50%)