Modules Available

Introductory Module

• The Big Picture
• Growing in wisdom and stature - Kingdom values in practice

Module 1 - Concepts of Whole Person Care

• An incredibly brief history of medicine
• Medicine in the 20th and 21st centuries in Western Europe
• What does the patient think?
• Encounters of Jesus with sick people?
• Evidence for the benefits of faith and prayer on health and healing

Module 2 - Whole Person Care in practice

• Values in practice
• Compassion - can it be taught?
• The practitioner-patient relationship - Iceberg and McWhinney Models
• The consultation and Whole Person Care
• Addressing spiritual issues in the consultation

Module 3 - Ethics and professional behaviour

• Leadership
• Integrity in healthcare
• God, money and you
• Professionalism
• Evidence-based healthcare - a Christian perspective

Module 4 - Personal development

• Stress in Christian healthcare professionals
• Forgiving fallibility - How do you cope when you make a mistake?
• Burnout in Christian healthcare professionals
• Compassion Under Pressure
• Surviving as a healthcare professional
• True Christian Discipleship
• Bible study and prayer life - threats and rewards
• Defending the faith

Module 5 - A worldwide perspective

• The inequalities of health
• Global health challenges arising from Covid
• Cross cultural perspectives
• Overseas mission - is it still relevant?
• Responding to the challenge of working abroad

Module 6 - Developing as a teacher

• Role modelling
• Mentoring and encouragement
• The teaching methods of Jesus
• Strategies and practicalities for effective teaching
• Teaching patients