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This list of courses and programs is provided as a service to NACC members and does not constitute endorsement of these programs. This information is selected from information sent to us. You are advised to fully investigate all programs, degree or otherwise, before applying.
These popular spiritual growth and self-improvement programs are designed to fit your schedule and your budget.
Spiritualityandpractice.com, created by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, is devoted to resources for spiritual journeys. The site's name reflects a basic understanding: spirituality and practice are the two places where all the world's religions and spiritual paths come together. With respect for the differences among them, we celebrate what they have in common.
Practicing Spirituality E-Courses
These are 40-part programs delivered daily or on-demand via email. Each email includes a short reading and a suggested practice to bring the thought in the reading to life during the day. We also provide a link in each email to a review of the book where we found the reading; often these book reviews include longer excerpts. When a course is first offered as a “current” course, it is delivered daily, and we also have an online Practice Circle where participants can share their reactions to the readings and their experiences with the practices. These tend to be wonderful conversations; because they are private and limited to e-course subscribers, people are willing to share deep feelings and raise the issues that concern them.
More information:
Currently scheduled E-courses
On-demand E-courses
Online Retreats
These programs focus on one of the tried-and-true practices of the world's religions. The retreat materials are delivered via emails and online slide shows, audio and video clips, and other materials. A new series of retreats explore the key teachings in the sacred texts of the world's religions.
More information:
Online Retreats on Classic Spiritual Practices
21-Day Programs to Change Habits
These are shorter email programs, available on-demand and each consisting of 21 emails. They address common problems and offer a variety of spiritual practices to help someone get a new behavior in place. We estimate that people spend 20 – 30 minutes a day on these programs. More information on them is here:
21-Day Programs
Developed as a University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Program, this course has the approval of the Association of Chicago Theological schools to be offered through Catholic Theological Union for credit. It is an integrative 12 week online curriculum aimed at providing a serious dialogue between religious and secular psychological/psychiatric thought around the contrast between classical Greek and biblical world views.
A Biblical Approach to Mental Health
Winter Semester: January 12, 2009-April 3, 2009)
Kalman J. Kaplan, Ph.D., Professor of Clinical Psychology
Elizabeth Jones, M. Div.
Explore the therapeutic techniques, classical Greek biases and biblical narratives related to:
For more information, contact:
Keiren M. O'Kelly
Director of Continuing and Distance Education
Catholic Theological Union
5401 S. Cornell Ave.
Chicago, IL 60615
Phone: 773-371-5442
kokelly@ctu.edu
The Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Ethics at Duquesne University encourages the integration of ethics across the health care organization. The Program also includes “next generation” models for health care services, combining clinical, organizational, and professional ethics. And courses foster ethical leadership that emphasizes team building and communication skills and processes
The certificate will enhance competencies for ethics services across the organization, including Ethics Committees, Ethics Consultations, Education and Policy needs in ethics. Program participants develop competencies (including knowledge and process skills) for case analysis, decision making, ethics consultation as well as for engaging education and policy needs in ethics.
The program combines two retreat weekends in Pittsburgh with three semesters of online course work (accommodation and meals are included in program costs).
The National Association of Catholic Chaplains has approved this program for 74 Continuing Education Hours.
Contact:
Glory Smith
Certificate Program Assistant
Phone: 412.396.4504
Email: smithg@duq.edu
We are pleased to announce a new, on-line, continuing education course based on the highly acclaimed DVD of the same title. Accredited for 3 credit hours by the national Association of Catholic Chaplains, the 5-chapter course combines the state of the art, multi-media elements of video streaming, written text and self administered quizzes. Designed to help busy professionals play an integral part in the lives of families, and cope with their own grief when faced with the death of a baby, the 3 hour course can be conveniently accessed as many times as needed to complete the course, from any location with Internet access. Instant grading of the quiz is provided with the ability to review and re-take incorrectly answered questions. Upon successful completion of the course, the fully automated system delivers a PDF certificate, to your email, if one is required.
The cost of the 3 credit hour course and certificate is: $30 for NACC members, payable by credit card on a secure site or by check.
For further information please visit: grievingforbabies.org and click on
courses or contact support@dialearning.com.
Developed and produced by DIA Productions LLC,
in collaboration with the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at
St. Louis Children’s Hospital, faculty members from
Washington University School of Medicine and
Share, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support.
info@diaproductions.com
Tel/Fax: 314.558.4331
The Institute in Pastoral Ministries (IPM) responds to the educational needs of persons engaged in collaborative ministries in the Roman Catholic Church. Others enroll because they seek to know Catholic doctrine, theology, pastoral practices, and canon law.
The Institute offers five affordable programs to laity, deacons, and priests from throughout the United States and Canada:
Visit www.smumn.edu/sitepages/pid310.php for detailed information.
DIA Productions LLC, in collaboration with the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, faculty members from Washington University School of Medicine and Share, a national support organization, has developed a set of multi-media tools focused on coping with grief and bereavement issues faced by families and caregivers in the neonatal intensive care unit. Chaplains are featured prominently throughout both DVD’s. The NACC has approved viewing of the combination of both DVD’s for 6 CEH’s. To view trailers and review an expanded description of each DVD, go to www.grievingforbabies.org, where purchases can be made. The DVD’s are $40 each, and you will receive both DVD’s and a certificate by mail. The DVD’s are intended for several different purposes as described on the website, but are particularly relevant to the everyday experiences of chaplains that are involved with NICU’s and baby’s deaths in general.
Please consider bringing these DVD’s to the attention of other caregivers and families that experience a loss, as a support resource.
For additional information contact Dan Mueckl, Director of Sales and Marketing, via telephone at (314)-558-4331, e-mail: danmueckl@dialearning.com, Fax: (314)-436-4424. DIA Productions, LLC, 8814 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63124
DIA Learning is pleased to announce that the Group Learning Model of our Ethics Education series has been approved by the NACC for 2 CEH’s. The courses have also been approved for CME’s and CEU’s for Physicians and Nurses.
The Group Model is ideal for small or large group settings. Associates, ethics committees or departments who choose the Group Model will receive both a DVD and a CD with 30-minute Narrative Video and Expert Commentary, a Catholic Facilitation Guide with Learning Objectives, Discussion Questions, Projects and Assignments, and a suggested process for implementation. Each program is designed to be approximately 2 hours long: To download the Catholic Facilitation Guide visit http://catholichcethics.com.
• For a cost of $160 per program.
• Approved for 2 CEH’s, 2 CME’s, 2.4 CEU’s per program.
• Credit certificates - $25 per participant
Topics include:
"To Live… or Let Die" (Persistent Vegetative State)
"Patient Safety" (A National Emergency)
"Assisted Suicide & End of Life Care" (Dying Well)
"Frontier of Hope and Concern" (Stem Cell Research)
"Life and Death in the NICU" (Born Too Soon)
"Access to Healthcare in America's Broken System" (The Patient’s Perspective)
• Please consider bringing these to attention of your ethics committee leader. In the event that you work at a secular or inter-faith hospital we have a secular/inter-faith facilitation guide that can be downloaded at http://fac.ethicsprograms.com
To make purchases go to http://nacc.ethicsprograms.com.
(Click on Group Model at the top, make selections, or contact Dan Mueckl at danmueckl@dialearning.com, (314)-558-4331.)
DIA Learning, in partnership with The Center for Health Care Ethics at St. Louis University, and in collaboration with the NACC, is pleased to announce the availability of an exceptional e-learning ethics education series designed to provide an economical way to satisfy the NACC’s 50 CEH annual requirement.
Each 15 chapter course has been certified by the NACC for 18 CEH’s. The cost of each course is $120 for NACC members, which amounts to $6.67 per credit hour.
Five of the thirteen program series are now available. The first program “To Live or Let Die” examines persistent vegetative state, and provides an in-depth look at the complicated clinical, ethical, and legal issues involved in the highly publicized Terri Schiavo case. This program will help health professionals who deal with end-of-life care for patients in many different circumstances to understand and resolve the ethical concerns about withholding or withdrawing medically assisted nutrition and hydration. The second,titled ”A National Emergency: Patient Safety” provides a compelling analysis of the growing problem of patient safety in US health care. Leading experts analyze root causes and offer solutions to promote safety. Program 3, titled “Dying Well: Assisted Suicide & End of Life Care”, focuses on end of life care alternatives and the difficult choices which have to be made. The fourth program, “Stem Cell Research: Frontier of Hope and Concern”, provides an in-depth study of various aspects of stem cell research and addresses the moral and ethical concerns raised by the use of embryonic stem cells. The fifth program is titled, “Born Too Soon: Life and Death in the NICU”, and takes a close look at the ethical issues presented to medical professionals and the parents of children simply born too soon.
A special website portal, nacc.ethicsprograms.com, has been developed for NACC members to access DIA Learning's courses.
You can also visit www.ethicsprograms.com/test_drive/ to test drive the first chapter of all of the programs.
For additional information contact Dan Mueckl, Director of Sales and Marketing, via telephone at (314)-558-4331, e-mail: danmueckl@dialearning.com, Fax: (314)-436-4424. DIA Productions, LLC, 8814 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63124
Have you ever thought about getting a Doctor of Ministry but didn’t think that you would have the time in your already busy life as a Supervisor? The New York Theological Seminary, aware of the need for advanced and integrated work in the field of clinical pastoral education, is offering an innovative program leading to a Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care with an emphasis on Clinical Pastoral Supervision. This program will allow you to work towards your D. Min. by attending 5 one week seminars, participating in interactive internet inter-sessions, and working on a demonstration project which will emerge from an area of interest and will be a significant contribution to the practice of Clinical Pastoral Supervision. The entire intensive program is designed to meet all of the requirements in 30 months.
Only Supervisors and Associate Supervisors who have been certified for three years and who have a viable on-going program will be admitted. A maximum of 15 students will be admitted.
The seminars will be taught by NYTS Core Faculty and Adjunct Faculty who are also established CPE Supervisors, and guest lecturers from the field of clinical pastoral education. Supervisors who are scheduled to teach "Advanced Issues in Pastoral Supervision" include: Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Silberman, Sr. Dr. Maureen Mitchell and Rev. Dr. John Bucchino.
Seminars will be held at Stony Point Conference Center, 40 miles north of New York City. Meals will be provided by their culinary chef and his staff. Housing is available on site. Seminars will be held Monday through Thursday from 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. and Fridays from 9:00 to 1:00 P.M. enabling students to return to their homes for the week-end. Some scholarship money is available.
The schedule is as follows:
| June 1, 2007 | Application deadline |
| August 20–24, 2007 | session #1 at Stony Point |
| November 12–16, 2007 | session #2 at Stony Point |
| May 12–16, 2007 | session #3 at Stony Point |
| August 18–22, 2007 | session #4 at Stony Point |
| November 17–21,2008 | session #5 at Stony Point |
| February 1, 2009 | Proposal Due |
| February 1, 2010 | Final Demonstration Project Due |
| March-April 2010 | Defense of Project |
| May 2010 | Graduation |
On the web: www.nyts.edu/academic_programs/academic_programs_pastoral_care.htm
If you have additional questions, contact Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs, Program Coordinator, D. Min in Pastoral Care, at 914-584-5469 or via e-mail: mjacobs@nyts.edu.
Chicago, IL-Loyola University Chicago's Institute of Pastoral Studies introduces a new Master of Arts in Spirituality, a 36-credit hour degree program that is uniquely designed to prepare people in the rapidly burgeoning area of spiritual leadership. It provides an in-depth exploration of spiritual traditions and practices. Whether you're working in a faith community-as a spiritual mentor or director-or looking to spiritually enhance your life, this exciting program offers practical skills for a more integrated spirituality. The course offerings are designed to meet the special interests of those who work in a variety of settings, including ministry, health care, and education.
This flexible and personally enriching degree integrates theology, spirituality, and psychology and offers students an in-depth focus on Christian Spirituality as a rich and challenging resource for healthy and meaningful living in the face of personal and social suffering and adversity. Students deepen their own spiritual understandings and expand their awareness of the resources within the Christian tradition and the behavioral sciences, while growing in the knowledge of both head and heart.
There are two different tracks for this program--one in Spiritual Direction and the other in Contemporary Spirituality. The strengths of this program include integrating the insights of contemporary psychology and pastoral thought in the study of spirituality, which provides students with a solid, broad, and in-depth learning experience, helping them develop both critical and empathetic capacities and excellent discernment skills--important for genuine spiritual growth.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
William Schmidt, Institute of Pastoral Studies
Lewis Towers 12th Floor, 820 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
ph: 312.915.7478
The Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies offers a Masters degree and Post-Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Ministry with a concentration in Health Care Ministries. This concentration features on site Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Harris Medical Center in Fort Worth or Children’ s Medical Center of Dallas, combined with academic knowledge and a capstone project. Some courses may be taken online. For more information visit the website at www.udallas.edu/irps or call 888-447-IRPS.
The mission of the ministry formation program of Brescia University is to provide the Catholic faithful with high-quality formation that integrates personal, theological, pastoral and professional competencies and skills for lay ecclesial ministry in the contemporary Catholic Church. Upon successful completion of the program, the student is acknowledged to have satisfied the requirements of an undergraduate program. The program seeks to serve the needs not only of the dioceses of Owensboro, Kentucky and Evansville, Indiana, but also those of the surrounding local churches and the Catholic Church nationally. The program integrates three basic areas of preparation for contemporary ministry: theological study of the rich heritage of Catholic Christianity; study of the principles of pastoral ministry and ministry leadership in conjunction with on-site, supervised experience; and spiritual formation in ongoing personal and religious development and ministerial identity. The program offers bachelor of arts and associate of arts degrees, and academic certificates in pastoral and catechetical ministry. Please direct inquiries to Rev. Joseph T. Merkt, Program Director.
The Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University offers a Distance Learning, Graduate Certificate Program in Clinical Health Care Ethics. The program involves nine credit hours over a one-year period. The Distance Learning program fosters clinical ethics skills for Ethics Committee members and others who want to develop practical, clinical competencies in health care ethics.
For further information, please visit the Saint Louis University website: http://hce.slu.edu/Certificate_Index.html. You may also contact the Program Coordinator by email at chcecert@slu.edu or by phone at (314) 977-6661.
Bioethics is an innovative new field. Whether you are a health care professional, lawyer, clergyperson, academic, or advanced student, formal knowledge of bioethics is increasingly important. Similarly, health care institutions in the United States and around the world need professionals who can analyze ethics cases and policies, facilitate ethical decision-making, and effectively teach colleagues and students.
To meet this need, the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy is pleased to announce a new Online MA Program in Clinical Bioethics and Health Policy. This program is entirely online - no classroom attendance is required. The Online MA program builds on the success of the traditional on-campus MA program in health care ethics offered by the Department of Philosophy, Loyola University, Chicago.
Key features of our Online MA program in bioethics:
The online degree should be seen primarily as a supplemental degree, and does not by itself guarantee job placement in the field of bioethics. This Online MA program is designed primarily for professionals with advanced degrees who have a significant interest in bioethics.
For more information, go to: http://www.meddean.luc.edu/depts/bioethics/online_masters.html.
Catholic health care in the 21st century faces a myriad of challenges. Among the most significant challenges is the need for leaders who understand what it means to be part of the healing ministry of the Church - leaders who can work to ensure the vitality and integrity of the ministry into the future. Meeting this challenge requires Catholic health care leaders to not only grasp the complexities of health care but also to have a sound knowledge of the Church's theological tradition. They must be able to communicate that tradition and influence the future of faith-based health care.
The Master of Arts in Health Care Mission exists to prepare current and future leaders for this critical task.
The program offers graduate-level education developing:
How will our program make you a better Health Care Leader?
The non-residential, internet-based approach enables students to remain employed for the duration of the program. Online study periods are enhanced by intensive weekends in St. Louis that bring students and faculty together for dialogue, coursework and community building.
For details on the coursework, see the Master of Arts in Health Care web page. The Master of Arts in Health Care Mission program is a cohort model program. That is, adult learners enroll together and proceed through the entire program as a community, both online and during intensive weekend sessions in St. Louis. Students complete three courses per calendar year, allowing completion of the degree within 3½ years. For more information, please contact David Werthmann at 800.977.3869, or email him at Aquinas Institute of Theology: admissions@ai.edu.
Aquinas Institute of Theology
23 South Spring Avenue
Saint Louis, Missouri 63108
Web: www.ai.edu Email: admissions@ai.edu
Phone: 314.256.8868
Toll Free: 800.977.3869
Catholic Theological Union's Health Care Mission Leadership program gives women and men the spiritual and theological foundations that will support and enhance their vital roles in the stability, success, and mission of Catholic health care systems. This Leadership program develops the skills of health care professionals according to criteria for health care mission competency established by the Catholic Health Association in collaboration with Catholic health care systems and Catholic graduate schools.
Students have two study options:
To learn more about the Health Care Mission Leadership program, contact Catholic Theological Union, 5401 South Cornell Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60615; phone: (773)324-8000; fax: (773)324-4360. www.ctu.edu.
George Washington University is offering a Master of Science and Graduate Certificate in End-of-Life Care through distance learning. The programs were developed to offer core courses in the end-of-life care concentration that provide insights, skills and expertise in three broad areas of study: grief and bereavement, the business of dying, and spiritual care.
For more information on George Washington University’s Master of Science/Graduate Certificate in End-of-Life Care programs, visit the website below or for program-specific questions, contact Paul Tschudi, MA, LPC, Director of the End-of-Life Care Program, by phone at (202) 994-3065. To learn about this program online, go to: www.gwumc.edu/healthsci/programs/eol_ms/.
The Center for Loss and Healing offers a unique 15 credit interdisciplinary certificate program designed to help mental health and heath care practitioners, hospice and medical personnel, guidance counselors and educators, clergy, pastoral workers, law enforcement professionals, and others understand the dynamics of loss and healing within the context of self, family, culture, and spirituality. Our courses are offered in a two weekend format three times a year to accommodate the working professional.
For more information, contact Graduate Admissions Counselor, Orlando Barreto Phone: 305.628. 614 or e-mail: obarreto@stu.edu - Website Address: www.stu.edu/healing/, 16400 NW 32nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33054.
The Institute for Religious Education and Pastoral Studies (REAPS) is an expression of the catholicity of a university whose mission is rooted in faith, compassionate in heart, and educational in mind. REAPS provides accessible, affordable, and adult-centered learning designed for busy people. Serving laity, religious, and clergy with user-friendly learning opportunities, REAPS programs enhance educational skills, renew theological perspective, give training in religious education and pastoral care, and embrace the spiritual journey.
REAPS offers a Certificate in Spiritual Direction, a four-year program with a one week annual intensive study session, which leads to skills in Spiritual Direction. For cost and formal application process, please contact REAPS.
For more information about REAPS, contact Msgr. Gregory M. Smith, Director, 5151 Park Avenue, Fairfield, CT 06432; phone: (203)371-7867; fax: (203)365-4798; e-mail: reaps@sacredheart.edu; web site: http://reaps.sacredheart.edu.
Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, a Catholic liberal arts college sponsored by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia, announces a new Master of Arts and Certificate Program in Spirituality and Healthcare.
For information about this program, please contact. Rev. Pascal A. Monteleone at monteleonep@chc.edu.
Neumann College has launched a graduate certificate program in Mission Leadership Development for Catholic Health Care. This course of study targets professionals in the health care field. It prepares them for senior-level management positions in a role that is growing in the not-for-profit sector—ensuring that the organization's actions support its mission.
Students earn a 24-credit graduate certificate in 2 1/2 years through two 16-day June residencies and subsequent distance learning components in their own health care settings. By adding six months and a third residency, students can earn a Master of Science degree.
Since 1982, the highly recognized Graduate Program in Pastoral Counseling has educated an ecumenical learning community in the integration of psychology and spirituality. For more information on this program and other distance learning programs offered by Neumann College, contact Eileen Flanagan at One Neumann Drive, Aston, PA 19014; (610)558-5603; e-mail: eflanaga@neumann.edu. Visit the College web site at www.neumann.edu.
The MACC (Mexican American Cultural Center) offers a catalog of workshops and courses. For more information, contact MACC, 3115 W. Ashby Place, San Antonio, TX 78228-5104; phone: (210)732-2156; e-mail: register@maccsa.org; web site: www.maccsa.org.
St. Thomas University Center for Loss and Healing offers a five-course graduate certificate in loss and healing. The Center is committed to promoting compassionate and holistic care among professionals, spiritual leaders, and caregivers working with the dying, the bereaved and others experiencing loss. Through an interdisciplinary approach, including academic programs, informative resources, and support services, the Center cultivates a healing community dedicated to understanding and embracing the diverse cultural, societal, psychological, and spiritual aspects of the grief experience.
For more information, contact graduate admissions: (305)628-6614; e-mail: 0barreto@stu.edu; web site: www.stu.edu/healing.
The Mater Dei Institute of Education, a college of Dublin City University, offers an MA in health care chaplaincy. This is a two-year, full-time program. This professional qualification includes three units of CPE. Modules include: theology spirituality, ethics, and CPE. (Mater Dei states that European tuition fees are significantly lower than in the United States.)
For more information, contact: Admissions Office, Mater Dei Institute of Education, Dublin City University, Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3, Ireland; phone: +353 1 804 0060; www.materdei.ie.
The Center for Education in Deaf Ministry, a partnership of the Institute for Pastoral Ministries of Saint Thomas University and the Schott Communities, now offers a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministries with the Deaf. This intensive program is divided into two sessions: one week (one course) in January and two weeks (two courses) in the summer months and is spread over a four-year period. After each session, students leave with a course curriculum that they complete at home, working with professors and other students through an advanced computer network.
Students will live and learn at the new conference facility at the Schott Center for the Deaf in Cooper City, Florida, and will have access to the Center’s resources, as well as those of Saint Thomas University, just minutes away in Miami.
For more information, contact: Ian Robertson, Center for Education in Deaf Ministry, Schott Communities, 6591 SW 124th Avenue, Cooper City, Florida 33330; TDD: (800)979-3323; Voice: (954)434-3306; fax: (954)434-3307; e-mail: jrgschott@aol.com.