Spring 2005/Pasadena
FE567
Clark
FE567: CLINICAL PASTORAL TRAINING: SENIOR CARE INTERNSHIP. Chapman Clark.
DESCRIPTION:
- This course (offered pass/fail for 2 units) is designed to provide
an experience of pastoral care for senior adults, under the direct supervision
of an experienced chaplain or pastor to senior adults. Students will: 1)
explore issues seniors face after retirement including how to continue leading
an active life, and concerns about spirituality & religion, illness, death
and dying, 2) develop skills in visitation and spiritual assessment within home
and health care facility contexts; 3) sharpen abilities to reflect
theologically in connection with issues related to aging; 4) participate in
grief support and memorial services if needed.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- This course provides an introduction to the world of senior care
ministry--its tasks, skills, challenges and opportunities.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The student will spend a minimum of 100 hours in course-related
settings, e.g., homes, skilled nursing facilities, etc. in one 10-week period.
During this time, the student will fulfill visit assignments to seniors, meet
at least one hour per week with the chaplain or pastor for supervision and
integrative and didactic sessions, and participate in memorial services or
support group settings as assigned.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Regular and punctual attendance, completion of all visitation
assignments, attendance at agreed upon meetings, inservices, and support
groups; completion of at least four written (typed) verbatims and one book
review (2-3pages) to be submitted to the chaplain or pastoral supervisor; and a
personal evaluation report (3-5 pages, single spaced) to be submitted by the
student to the Office of Field Education the tenth week of the quarter. NOTE:
Substitute assignments may be given by the chaplain or pastor, but equivalent
material must be submitted.
PREREGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Before the student may register for this course, several
steps must be completed, a process that may take up to a month, since the
student is responsible to make arrangements for an internship site. The first
step in the process is to read the preregistration materials available on the
internet at www.fuller.edu/sot/fielded or in the Office of Field Education. After the student has
submitted internship and supervisor applications, he or she must schedule an
enrollment interview with the Office of Field Education. If the internship is
approved, the student will then receive a Course Approval Notification that
must be submitted to the Academic Advisor prior to registration. The student
must also complete an orientation with the assigned chaplain at the beginning
of the internship.
PREREQUISITES:
- None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Meets FE2 Field Education MDiv requirement (MIN 7). This
internship is offered pass/fail for two units.
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- None.