Catholic teaching, norms and guidelines along with current issues and questions will be presented. Applications to the ministerial context will be emphasized. Class sessions are devoted to identifying, developing and practicing pastoral counseling skills in a supervised setting. This course examines the legal system of the Roman Catholic Church. In addition to an historical overview of the science of canon law, lectures address selected canonical issues and their pastoral implications.
Topical lectures identify and examine pertinent canons of the Code of Canon Law.
This course will examine a variety of concepts and theories essential to professional nursing practice. Major contributions to the development of nursing knowledge and science will be studied from a variety of theoretical perspectives. The concepts and theories studied will be applicable in various advanced practice roles. This course focuses on utilizing assessment skills necessary for advanced practice nursing. Emphasis will be on integrating physical, psychosocial, and health assessments to determine appropriate differential diagnoses and advanced practice nursing interventions.