This course, Delivery and Continuity of Care for Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care will guide the learner through an overview of health care delivery and continuity of care with information, activities, and resources to increase understanding of the United States system. It will also encourage the learner to consider how chaplaincy and spiritual care is, is not, or can be delivered and continued throughout a person’s experience and health care journey. Learners will be provided with opportunities to articulate their new knowledge and consider practical ways to integrate it into their scope of practice, provision of care, best practices, and protocols as well as for consideration for quality improvement and research projects.

Note: This module is quite specific to the US context.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course the learner will be able to:

• Describe the components of the health care delivery system in the United States.
• Identify the factors that impact continuity of care including barriers, challenges, and opportunities.
• Understand the elements of patient centred care.
• Describe the components of multidisciplinary teamwork and the contributions of chaplains.
• Identify and execute best practices for improving delivery and continuity of chaplaincy care.

(Price includes GST and fully subsidised student registration fee)

This course was written by The Rev. Sue Wintz, M.Div. APBCC, BCC

Director of Professional and Community Education at HealthCare Chaplaincy Network and the Director of Education for the Spiritual Care Association

The Rev. Sue Wintz, M.Div. APBCC, BCC is the Director of Professional and Community Education at HealthCare Chaplaincy Network and the Director of Education for the Spiritual Care Association. She has over 35 years of clinical, administrative, writing, educational design, development, and teaching experience in the provision of professional chaplaincy and spiritual care in numerous health care, and community settings as well as an expert advisor to multidisciplinary professional organizations. Sue is a nationally recognized expert in cultural competence in health care and has taught about cultural competency in all health care settings for over two decades. She has contributed to work through both writing and teaching for organisations like the Joint Commission, the American Medical Association, the American Burn Association, and the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care as well as through numerous articles and presentations. Sue is an advance practice board certified member of the Spiritual Care Association. She is also a board-certified chaplain member and past president of the Association of Professional Chaplains who, in 2013 gave her its highest honor – the Anton Boisen Professional Service Award.