Special Pastoral Counseling A

Course Information
TitleΕΙΔΙΚΗ ΠΟΙΜΑΝΤΙΚΗ Α΄. / Special Pastoral Counseling A
CodeΠΜ15
FacultyTheology
SchoolSocial Theology and Christian Culture
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorAthanasios Gkikas
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID60005148

Class Information
Academic Year2017 – 2018
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600101039
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
  • Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students and priests will gain special knowledge through the research about the practice of pastoral's work in parishes, institutions and social communities. They will be informed through realistic and direct resources about issues that priests and social workers are facing during their work. Moreover, the co-operation between lay theologians and the parish life, as partners of a pastor, is reinforced.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course includes special issues of pastoral theology and its work field. CONTENTS OF LECTURES 1) Introduction of the subject and its purpose. Presentation of work shop’s assignments and guidelines for their completion. Information on bibliography. 2) The current identity of the flock. Emphasis on special social teams and pastoral interests related to these teams. 3) The individual action and pastoral’s involvement into challenging social teams. 4) Methodological structure (Prevention – Treatment – Restoration). 5) Pastoral on the edge. 6) Pastoral for the addicts (alcohol – drugs – internet – gambling etc) 7) Pastoral for prisoners 8) Pastoral for immigrants 9) Pastoral for health – disease. 10) Pastoral and Medical Centres. 11) Pastoral and Bioethics. 12) Pastoral and Foundations (nursing homes, orphanages, boarding houses, institutions for abused women, abused children, unmarried women etc.) 13) Pastoral and marriage – family (parent schools, counselling for people who are about to get married, pastoral and divorce).
Educational Material Types
  • Selected related bibliography
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Power point, e-mail
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures
Reading Assigment100
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities25
Written assigments90
Public presentations3
Total218
Student Assessment
Description
The assesment of the Paper and oral exams related to the paper's subject (bibliography, structure, concept of the paper). The class attendance counts positively for the final grade.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Formative)
  • Oral Exams (Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Δεν διανέμονται συγκεκριμένα συγγράμματα αλλά δίνεται στους φοιτητές εκτενής κατάλογος σχετικής βιβλιογραφίας.
Last Update
06-11-2015