Spiritual Issues

Snapshot

Courses available:

Academic award	SCOTCAT award	Academic status	Course length
This module can be undertaken on a stand-alone basis or as part of the Bachelor of Nursing (BN), Bachelor of Nursing (Palliative Care)(BNPC) or Master of Palliative Care (MPC).	20 points at Level 3 (SHE), 20 points at Level M (SHE)	Undergraduate and postgraduate	200 hours of student effort (including assessment)

Academic School:

Distance Learning Centre (Nursing & Palliative Care)

How to apply:

Visit the Distance Learning Centre webpage

Fees:

Please contact us for fees information (below).

Overview

Spirituality can be highly relevant in the palliative care setting and this module aims to examine how you as well as patients and carers / family acknowledge and value spirituality. You will also be encouraged to reflect on your own spirituality to help in analysing this concept within the palliative care environment.

Spirituality is seen as distinct from religion and this distinction is sensitively identified and explored within the module. The relevance of value systems in society is considered, and how these are manifested in systems of faith and worship.

Aims of the Module

To examine within the palliative setting how students and the patient and their carers / family acknowledge and value spirituality. Students are encouraged to develop an awareness of their own spirituality in order to analyse this concept.

Module Content

This modules examines the following issues and themes:

The concept of the spiritual
Religion and the spiritual
Spiritual issues and the quality of life
Characteristics and qualities of the professional for spiritual care

For further information please see the module information on www.dundee.ac.uk/medden/dlc/

Assessment

The module assessment is practice focused and aims to facilitate the development of professional practice. Students are encouraged to engage with self-assessment activities throughout the learning experience. Formative assessment enables students to develop practice and academic process skills through tutor feed-back.

Student Support

A text-based study guide is used to support learning for this module. The study guide helps the student make essential links between theory and practice and prepare for the module assessment. A dynamic tutorial support system operates with a tutor link to the module. Students are encouraged to use the tutorial system according to their need.