Course Offerings

Spirituality, religion, and culture play important roles in health and healing. To provide the most compassionate and culturally appropriate care, healthcare systems and healthcare professionals need to recognize and understand a variety of spiritual and religious values, beliefs, and practices and their impact on health and healing. This certificate program examines the characteristics of spirituality; spiritual assessment and spiritual care; sacred, healing spaces; spiritual rituals; spiritual care of children, aging individuals, those who are dying; spiritual aspects of grieving, health, and religion; and therapeutic interventions for healing. As healthcare evolves, the spiritual aspects of human healing will be increasingly included in care. The outcome of this certificate is for the learner to describe the characteristics of spirituality, the connection between spirituality and healing, and the essential elements of spirituality.

Course Objectives

Enhance your professional marketability by recognizing the impact values and beliefs have on health and healing.

Gain an understanding of spirituality, health, and healing to help you stay current with emerging trends while working with diverse populations.

Outline of Instruction

Lesson 1 - Characteristics of Spirituality

Lesson 2 - Spirituality, the Health Care Professional, and the Spiritual Care Provider

Lesson 3 - Spiritual Rituals

Lesson 4 - Spirituality, Religion and Health

Lesson 5 - Spirituality, Culture and Health

Lesson 6 - Spiritual Assessment and Spiritual Care

Lesson 7 - Therapeutic Interventions for Healing

Lesson 8 - Sacred Spaces, Healing Places

Lesson 9 - Spiritual Care of the Dying

Lesson 10 - Spirituality and the Grieving Process

Lesson 11 - Spirituality, Religion, and Children

Lesson 12 - Spiritual Dimensions of Aging

Contact Hours

25

CEUs

No

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Certification

None

Website

None

Certification Learning Outcomes/Requirements

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to take this course.

Learning Supplies Needed

Hardware Requirements:
This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:
PC: Windows 10 or later.
Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance
• Students must successfully pass 10 quizzes with a minimum grade of 70% by the second quiz attempt.
• If all quizzes are not passed with 70 or better by the second attempt, the final exam score must be 70% or higher on the first attempt for successful completion.
• The Final Exam must be taken by the Wake Tech course end date.

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

This course is for you if you are interested in learning how to enhance your professional marketability by recognizing the impact values and beliefs have on health and healing.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to Training Outcomes for Employment

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Course Contact Information

Courtney Boney
919-532-5581
[email protected]