Unit 12 Family Youth and Children’s Chaplaincy

Description – provides a biblical, theological and practice understanding and approach to community engagement viewed through the discipline of chaplaincy.  By integrating experience and observation with Scripture and tradition, strategies for effective ministry will be developed.

Learning OutcomeAssessment Criteria
The learner will:The learner can:
Understand the nature of community engagement in the context of family youth and children’s work and evaluate its importance in Christian ministry today.Identify the nature of community engagement in the context of family youth and children’s work and evaluate its importance in Christian ministry today, especially in their own situation.
Understand varied biblical and theological perspective on family youth and children’s chaplaincy and their overlap with other perspectivesCritically evaluate the challenge of being a chaplain to family youth and children.
Be able to use biblical decision-making techniques to evaluate and solve problems within a specific context.Critically evaluate possible options when working with families, young people or children and arrive at effective solutions (which could be sign posting).