Section outline

  • 1)  Students will be able to explain what it means to be a chaplain and how chaplaincy is different from other ministries; to identify the various types of chaplaincy and requirements for chaplaincy; to describe the skills and tools that are important in chaplaincy; and to differentiate the concepts of spirituality, world view, and religion as applied to chaplaincy. 

    2) Students will be able to describe the concepts of spiritual autobiography and rule of life and explain why these are useful in preparing for and practicing chaplaincy; to describe their personal history and practices in terms of their own spiritual autobiography and rule of life; and to display an understanding of their own emotional triggers, residual woundedness, and growth edges in terms of their potential impact on ministry as a chaplain.

    3) Students will be able to describe the concepts of narrative pastoral care and theological reflection and explain their relationship to chaplaincy; to apply the theological reflection model by exploring a story from their own life and the life of another; and to apply the narrative pastoral care model and all of the prior learning of this course by critiquing the work of other chaplains as presented in narrative case studies (critique of these case studies is intended to simulate the peer review work that will be required for anyone pursuing formal CPE training).