PASTORAL CARE AND HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY

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1 PASTORAL CARE AND HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY An induction course for hospital chaplains

2 Welcome and introduction Welcome to this innovative, exciting and unique multi-faith course designed with the needs, interest and resources of newly appointed health-care chaplains in mind. This module is born out of the practical necessity for those entering a career in health care chaplaincy to lay appropriate foundations for contextualised reflection on practice and professional career development from the very beginning. The course is designed to be an exercise in reflection on practice from beginning to end. Both the group presentations at the end of the residential, and the essay which is completed subsequently, draw together the different elements of this reflection. The course will be delivered in a multi-faith collegiate environment where study, worship and spiritual reflection belong together.

3 This course is delivered by an experienced multi-faith team of health care chaplains, health professionals and teachers. The course has been designed bearing in mind: Health care chaplaincy is a unique discipline, at the interface of spiritual care and the health service provision. Chaplains encounter unique practical, theoretical and spiritual challenges. A crucial element of the course is reflection upon how personal vocation and spirituality interacts with the demands of secular professionalism in the healthcare services. The course lays the foundations for working in healthcare chaplaincy. These include: understanding what it means to be a representative member of a specific faith-group serving in a secular community embracing all faiths and none; enabling professional effectiveness and personal integrity to be maintained; providing a basic bibliography for personal study to support healthcare chaplaincy; building a Personal Development Plan (PDP) in order better to structure professional development.

4 The course content includes: The distinctive role of a chaplain within a healthcare organisation; The nature of a healthcare organisation; Reflective models appropriate to healthcare chaplaincy; Methods of ethical analysis and their application to chaplaincy in a healthcare organisation; Multi-faith issues in a healthcare setting; Issues of health and illness. In addition a student successfully completing this course will have developed their initial professional development plan which will support their healthcare professional development in its early years. Completion of all three elements of the assessment of the course (group presentation, essay and professional development plan) to a satisfactory standard will lead to the award of 20 credits within the Cardiff University MTh Chaplaincy Studies programme. It may also be possible to transfer this credit to other awards.

5 How to apply for this course: In the first instance you need to go to the Chaplaincy page of our website ( Click on the Chaplaincy Studies box in the pale blue, and then on the Professional development Programmes from the left hand panel of the next webpage). Click the Beginning Chaplaincy Induction Programmes for Healthcare Chaplains, Click on Book Online button towards the bottom of the page. This will take you to the relevant page to complete a registration form, and you should complete and submit all the information requested there. If you intend to submit the assignments at the end of the course, you will be required to complete a Cardiff University Application. Please inform Tina if you intend to do, so that she can supply you with the necessary forms When you have completed that form, send it to us at St Michael s, not to the University. Your application is not complete until both stages have been submitted. Cost of the course: The cost (including full board and lodgings for 4 nights) is 760 (UK).

6 CARDIFF CENTRE FOR CHAPLAINCY STUDIES CCCS is a world renowned centre for training and research in Chaplaincy Studies, offering an unparalleled range of expertise with an extensive range of skilled and experienced Tutors. It works in partnership with St Michael s College and Cardiff University, offering a range of awards from entry level to postgraduate degrees. ST MICHAEL S COLLEGE St Michael s is an ecumenical theological training college, a centre for the study of the doing of theology, and also a place of theological reflection, prayer and worship. It is therefore, a place where all spiritualities are taken seriously and appropriately honoured. It is linked to Cardiff University through a partnership agreement, which also includes South Wales Baptist College. CARDIFF UNIVERSITY The School of History, Archaeology & Religion is a wellresourced centre with a strong reputation for its research and research-led teaching, combining the following disciplines: Ancient History; Archaeology & Conservation; Contemporary Studies Unit; History & Welsh History; Religious Studies & Theology. The Department of Religious and Theological Studies is one of the most distinguished and respected centres for the study of religion and theology in the UK. It is also regarded as exceptionally friendly and welcoming by its students. The Department is noted for its research. It is home to a number of research centres. Research informs all our teaching, so students acquire knowledge and skills developed at the cutting edge of the subject.

7 Sample Timetable The taught course extends over 5 days from 2pm on Monday until 1.15pm on Friday. You will receive a final timetable for your study week on arrival. This will give you a good sense of a typical timetable of teaching, spiritual reflection, and food! Monday 19 January Arrival, Registration & Lunch Welcome & Introductions, expectations of the programme (JGFW) Tea Models of Healthcare for Acute patients (DH/NG) Prayer and Reflection (JW) Dinner Reflective Groups Social Occasion Tuesday 20 January Worship (Morning Prayer) (SA) Breakfast Working in the NHS (DH & NG) Coffee Reflective Practice (SA) Lunch Library Induction (AW) Moodle Login (TF) Tea Spirituality and the Multi-Faith Context (DH,NG) Prayer and Reflection (NG) Dinner Craft of Chaplaincy 1 (NG) Reflective Groups Wednesday 21 January Worship (Morning Prayer) (NJ) Breakfast Working with people who are mentally ill (NJ) Coffee Craft of Chaplaincy 2 (NG) Lunch :15 Reflective Learning and briefing on evaluation exercise (JW) 14:15 15:30 Free Time 15:30 Tea 15: Chaplaincy & Ethics / Ethical Framework (JW) Prayer and Reflection (DH) Dinner :00 Chaplaincy & Ethics: Ethical Issues 1 (NG) Reflective Groups

8 Thursday 22 January Communion (DH, NG) Breakfast Chaplaincy & Ethics: Ethical Issues 2 (NG) Coffee Communication Issues (DH) Lunch Free Time Tea Preparation for Presentation (JW & DH) :00 Group Preparation for Presentation Dinner Group Preparation for Presentation Prayer and Reflection (JW) Friday 23 January Worship (JW) Breakfast Group Presentations Coffee Tying up loose ends: unmet expectations? Review of Programme Lunch onwards Depart TUTORS Debbie Hodge (DH) Nick Jones (NJ) John Wilks (JGFW) Stephen Adams (SA) Anna Williams (AW) Tina Franklin (TF) Group One (Seminar Room) Group Two (Morgan Room) Group Three (Old Library)

9 Introductory Tasks: You should complete all the tasks below before arriving for the residential part of the module. All of these tasks will feed into your personal learning portfolio for the course. The following tasks are requirements for this module, and you should complete them before the residential course begins. As you complete each task, click the 'Mark Reviewed' button to tick that you have completed that task. Task 1 1. Find your current job description and person specification. 2. Read through them to remind yourself of the various aspects of them. You should also bring these two documents with you to the residential course, along with any notes you make. Task 2 1. Find the NHS KSF (Knowledge and Skills Framework) outline for your post. 2. Read through it to remind yourself of the details in it. You should also bring this KSF Outline document with you to the residential course, along with any notes you make. Task 3 1. Find your chaplaincy department's mission statement, or equivalent statement of the aims and objectives of the department. 2. Read through it to remind yourself of the key messages. You should also bring this mission statement document with you to the residential course, along with any notes you make. Task 4 This task links to tasks 1-3 above. 1. Reflect and make brief notes on what the above four documents (from tasks 1-3) indicate about the requirements of your post and the knowledge and skills necessary to undertake it.

10 2. Reflect and make brief notes on your existing knowledge and skills and how these equip you to fulfil the requirements of your post. 3. Reflect and make brief notes on whether there are particular requirements for which you need to develop new areas of expertise. Formal Description of the Course Because this course is a part of an MTh programme agreed with Cardiff University, there is a formal description of it. It is included in full here. Description This module aims to enable students to engage with the practice of chaplaincy in the early stages of their career, in such a way as to increase their critical understanding of chaplaincy practice (including the historical background to contemporary models); of the professional requirements of being a chaplain (including the ethical dimension); and of the organisational context in which their branch of chaplaincy is set. In support of developing this understanding students will review and develop their understanding of their own learning preferences and models of reflective practice, and will develop a personal development plan for their future professional development. On completion of the module a student will be able to: critically evaluate an area of chaplaincy practice, paying attention to its professional requirements discuss the relationship of their branch of chaplaincy to its organisational context reflect critically on case-study material drawn from chaplaincy practice, especially in relation to ethical and cultural questions draw on a critical understanding of their own learning and reflective practice, in order to develop and critically evaluate a plan for their own development in response to the requirements of their chaplaincy post How the module will be delivered The module will be taught through lectures, seminars, e-learning and individual tutorials. Lecture input and seminars will normally be delivered through an intense residential programme, followed by an assessment period supported by e-learning. Students will be expected to submit drafts of their final work to their tutor for online feedback. Skills that will be practised and developed Academic: critical reflection on professional practice and professional development critical evaluation of key texts and models of practice oral and written presentation Subject-specific: making connections between theology and practice integrating insights from a range of theological, organisational and ethical disciplines skills in relating to a wide range of people in an ethical and professional manner Generic: personal and professional development organisation of time and resources

11 self-reliance problem solving critical evaluation

12 Assessment There are three components to the assessment. You must successfully complete all three within the specified deadlines in order to receive 20 credits. One) Group Presentations: In not more than 25 minutes, present as a group: 1. A brief outline of a critical incident drawn from chaplaincy practice (e.g. an encounter with a patient). 2. The key factors shaping the chaplain's response to the incident (e.g. models of healthcare; understandings of spiritual and religious care; issues relating to equality and diversity; the place of the chaplain within the organisation; the management of healthcare; ethical approaches to healthcare). 3. Initial group responses to the incident, which should be opened up for discussion with other course participants. Format: presentation Deadline for completion: during the residential week You should draw on the following to carry out this activity: the work you completed in the Introductory Tasks; Your own Learning Journal. Two) Critical Essay: Drawing on a critical understanding of the key factors shaping healthcare chaplaincy today, discuss the factors that are most significant for your post. Format: essay, 2000 word limit. Deadline for completion: TBC You should draw on the following to carry out this activity: the work you completed in the Introductory Tasks; the work carried out in the Group Presentation; your own Learning Journal.

13 Three) PDP: Personal Development Plan Drawing on the introductory tasks completed at the beginning of the module and the work from your critical essay, identify up to five key areas in which you aim to develop as a chaplain. You should: show how these development areas emerge from an understanding of healthcare chaplaincy (as developed in the critical essay) and of the requirements of your post and your current expertise (as developed in the introductory tasks); identify how you are going to undertake these development areas: o o o o what are you going to do? when are you going to do it? what resources are necessary to help you do it? how will you know you have been successful? Note: if you have a personal development plan already, agreed with your line manager, you may refer to it for this activity, but you should then attach it as an appendix to your completed document. Format: document, 2000 words maximum (not including any appendixes) Deadline for completion: TBC You should draw on the following to carry out this activity: the work you completed in the Introductory Tasks; the work carried out in the Group Presentation; your own Learning Journal. Submission of Work for Assessment Starting this academic year, in addition to the paper copies delivered to the Course Administrator all postgraduate assessments must be submitted electronically via Turnitin. Unfortunately, at the time of writing (early August) we do not have information from the University on the procedures for that. We may have them in time for the first residential (September) but it is more likely that it will only be available at the January residential. For the moment, please be aware that it is compulsory.

14 Introductory Booklist Aldridge, David 2000, Health, the Individual, and Integrated Medicine, Jessica Kingsley. Autton, Norman 1968, Pastoral Care in Hospitals, London: SPCK. Cobb, Mark 2005, The Hospital Chaplain s Handbook: A guide for good practice, Norwich: Canterbury Press. Gill, Robin 2006, Healthcare and Christian Ethics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Gordon, T., Kelly, E., & Mitchell, D. 2010, Spiritual Care for Healthcare Professionals: Reflecting on Clinical Practice, London: Radcliffe Publishing. Hatch, M.J. 2006, Organisation Theory 2 nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press. Legood, Giles 1999, Chaplaincy: The Church s Sector Ministries Cassell. Lyall, David 2001, The Integrity of Pastoral Care, London: SPCK. Messer, Neil 2002, Theological Issues in Bioethics, Darton, Longman and Todd. Moon, J. 1999, Learning Journals: A Handbook for Academics, Students and Professional Development, London: Kogan Page. Mowat, Harriet 2005, What do Chaplains Do? The role of the chaplain in meeting the spiritual needs of patients, Mowat Research. Orchard, Helen 2000, Hospital Chaplaincy Modern, Dependable? Lincoln Theological Institute for the Study of Religion and Society. Pattison, Stephen 2000, A Critique of Pastoral Care, London: SCM. Pattison, Stephen 1997, Pastoral Care and Liberation Theology, London : SPCK. Pattison, Stephen, & Pill, R. 2004, Values in Professional Practice: Lessons for Health, Social Care and Other Professionals, London: Radcliffe Publishing.

15 Shakespeare, Tom 2000, The Disability Reader, London: Continuum. Speck, Peter 1988, Being There, London: SPCK. Swift, C. 2009, Hospital chaplaincy in the 21st century: the crisis of spiritual care on the NHS (Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology), Aldershot: Ashgate. Threlfall-Holmes, M., & Newitt, M. 2011, Being a Chaplain, London: SPCK. Torry, M. 2010, Bridgebuilders: Workplace Chaplaincy a History, Norwich: Canterbury Press. Trull, J.E., & Carter, J.E. 2004, Ministerial Ethics: Moral Formation for Church Leaders, Grand Rapids: Baker. Ward, Frances 2005, Lifelong Learning, Theological Education and Supervision, London: SCM. The Chaplaincy Education and Development Group 2001, Health Care Chaplaincy Volunteers: A training resource, London: Church House Publications. In the Resource Folder: HCC 2002 Induction Guide for the Use of Hospital Chaplains and Chaplains in Health Care (3 rd ed.) Church House publishing MFGHC 2002 Health Care Chaplaincy Standards MFGHC 2003 NHS Chaplaincy: Meeting the religious and spiritual needs of patients and staff SYWDC 2003 Caring for the Spirit: A strategy for the chaplaincy and spiritual healthcare workforce.

16 Websites: Hospital Chaplaincies Council College of Healthcare Chaplains Multi-Faith Group for Healthcare Chaplaincy Cardiff Centre for Chaplaincy studies Module Administrator Mrs Tina Franklin, St Michael s College, 54 Cardiff Road, CARDIFF, CF5 2YJ Phone: [email protected] Module Leader Dr John G. F. Wilks Phone: [email protected]