Study Guide

Objective

Students
• apply methods of pastoral care and spiritual guidance in a versatile way
• know how to identify and help customers and families in need of special support and at risk of marginalisation
• are familiar with and know how to use helping methods of diaconal nursing in a customer- and community-oriented manner
• know how to act as a specialist of diaconal nursing in multidisciplinary working groups, work communities and networks
• can evaluate their own actions as a social advocate and a promoter of citizens’ health and wellbeing

Content

• being disadvantaged, life situations causing the need for special support
• multidisciplinary collaboration
• the student’s personal spirituality and calling
• health maintenance and promotion as well as social advocacy
• professional ethics, diaconal nursing expertise, theology of helping
• diaconal nursing helping methods in hospital and institutional environments
• pastoral care and tools of spiritual guidance