Planning and Developing Diaconal Work (5cr)
Course unit code: MDD2005A10S
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- English
Objective
The student
- Is able to manage their personal and professional development as a diaconal worker
- Understand strategies for dealing with work related stress
- Is able to create action plans for diaconal work and diaconal work among children and young people especially from marginalised or excluded groups
- Is able to work flexibly with volunteers and activists and promote participation and equality
- Is able to manage the boundary between church (congregation) and society
- Is able to take leadership in diaconal responses to crisis such as natural disaster, civil conflict, violence etc
Content
- Professional management
- Spirituality
- Planning strategy for diaconia
- Working with volunteers
- Church and society relations
- Crisis readiness