PT2000

PT

2000

Seminar in Pediatric Chaplaincy

The seminar in pediatric chaplaincy is required for all chaplaincy students and provides an introduction to issues that define and impact spiritual care among children: infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age, and adolescents. Students will learn how diversity of cultures and religions impacts what rituals chaplains offer at birth and end-of-life in a healthcare setting. The components of cultural and spiritual assessments with patients and families, and how cultural group patterns and family structures influence communication, decision-making, sharing of medical information, and perceptions of palliative care. In addition, the pediatric needs and communications when dealing with death, grief, and bereavement. [25 max enrollment; Auditors with faculty permission]

Graduate

Institutional