Overview
The role of the chaplain in diverse contexts, with particular emphasis on the forms of traumatic stress that chaplains deal with in each setting.
This paper explores the theology (or philosophy) and practice of pastoral ministry in diverse chaplaincy settings, including school and tertiary, healthcare, community, workplace, military, prison, and disaster contexts. The paper pays particular attention to how chaplains can care for those experiencing trauma, as well as how they can care for themselves, and develop in ministry practice, as they care for others. The paper is designed for people engaged in care giving, including chaplains and ministers, as well as for those seeking to become involved in care giving roles.
About this paper
| Paper title | Chaplaincy in Diverse Contexts |
|---|---|
| Subject | Ministry |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,315.10 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- BA(Hons), PGDipArts, PGCertChap, PGDipChap, MChap, BTheol(Hons), PGDipTheol, MTheol, PGDipMin, MMin
- Eligibility
- Any student can study Theology, whether they are of the Christian faith, another faith or of no religious faith at all. Theology is an examination of the scriptures, history, content and relevance of the Christian faith, but it presupposes or requires no Christian commitment from students. All it requires is an inquiring mind and an interest in those skills that can be gained through the study of any subject in the Humanities.
- Contact
Dr Graham Redding
graham.redding@otago.ac.nz- More information link
- Teaching staff
- Paper Structure
- Module 1: Introductions (Videoconference 1)
- Module 2: Theology; Contexts #1 (Teaching Day)
- Module 3: Pastoral formation #1; Trauma #1; Contexts #2 (Videoconference 2)
- Module 4: Pastoral formation #2; Trauma #2; Contexts #3 (Videoconference 3)
- Module 5: Pastoral formation #3; Resilience; Contexts #4 (Videoconference 4)
- Module 6: Pastoral formation #4; Contexts #5 (Videoconference 5)
- Module 7: Pastoral formation #5; Contexts #6 (Videoconference 6)
- Teaching Arrangements
Fully Distance.
Seven 2-hour videoconferences on Zoom spaced throughout the semester.
- Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Course outline
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Ethics, Research, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will be able to:
- Articulate historical and theological foundations of chaplaincy within the Christian tradition
- Critically reflect upon a range of contextually embedded chaplaincy models
- Articulate key aspects of their own personal formation (in chaplaincy, if appropriate,) as spiritual carer, intercessor and healer Outline a process of pastoral assessment, key pastoral interventions, and plan of care
- Articulate how a careseeker’s beliefs, values, and faith impact how they experience stress, and face crisis
- Describe how a careseeker’s family, social, cultural systems and the intersectionality of their identity impact on how they experience stress, and face crisis
- Assess and analyse how loss, violence, and ways of coping impact on how a careseeker experiences stress and faces crisis
- Articulate the way traumatic stress might be experienced in diverse chaplaincy settings
- Describe and differentiate between the characteristics and symptomatology of grief, traumatic stress, and moral injury, and critically analyse the role of the chaplain in serving people who have experienced these and in helping them develop resilience
- Critically analyse the significance of the readings in the New Zealand context (including in our bicultural and multicultural society and in relation to recent disasters and tragedies)
- Assessment details
Two research essays, each 3,500 words, and each worth 45%
A learning log, worth 10%