{"title":"Online Short Courses","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"serving-with-sensitivity-understanding-different-religions-in-healthcare","title":"Serving with Sensitivity: Understanding Different Religions in Healthcare","description":"\u003cdiv data-test-render-count=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contents\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group relative relative pb-3\" data-is-streaming=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"font-claude-response relative leading-[1.65rem] [\u0026amp;_pre\u0026gt;div]:bg-bg-000\/50 [\u0026amp;_pre\u0026gt;div]:border-0.5 [\u0026amp;_pre\u0026gt;div]:border-border-400 [\u0026amp;_.ignore-pre-bg\u0026gt;div]:bg-transparent [\u0026amp;_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [\u0026amp;_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8 [\u0026amp;_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [\u0026amp;_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3 standard-markdown\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransform your healthcare chaplaincy with comprehensive interfaith training.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis 10+ hour online course equips individuals with essential knowledge and practical skills to provide compassionate, culturally sensitive pastoral care to patients from diverse religious backgrounds. 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This online certificate course, developed by HospiVision in partnership with the Centre for Contextual Ministry at the University of Pretoria, equips chaplains, hospital volunteers, and community health workers to support sick and vulnerable children with confidence and compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eDrawing on developmental theory (Piaget, Erikson, Kohlberg, Fowler, Bowlby), the course explores how children at different ages understand illness, pain, and death, and how spirituality develops through childhood. You'll learn how to build trust with a hospitalised child, address physical, emotional and spiritual needs, support children with disabilities, and respond to the fears of a dying child. 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