Undergraduate Course
Full Year 2027
DP2147B and Reflective Practice for Vocational Formation
Description
Explore an action-reflection model of learning while being active in an approved ministry placement or workplace. In this year-long unit, Reflective Practice for Vocational Formation, you will reflect on your experiences alone, with a pastoral supervisor and with your peers to learn more about the skills and competencies required for ministry, and to discover individual core values and vocational identity.Level
Undergraduate Level 2
Semester
Full Year 2027
Delivery Mode
Practicum
Dates
22 February – 29 October 2027
We recommend that you allocate 12 hours a week for all study activities.
Lecturer/s
Major Sandy MacDonald
Prerequisites
UD Code of Conduct, Safeguarding Module and Pre/co-requisite units: 18 points Field B, 18 points Field C. Not required but encouraged is unit DP1314B or equivalent.
Learning Activities
Learning is achieved through action-reflection on approved placement/workplace experiences and observations, as well as individual supervision.
Learning is achieved through action-reflection on approved placement/workplace experiences and observations, as well as individual supervision.
132 engagement hours is made up of 96 hours placement, 8 hours individual pastoral supervision, 18 hours active integration through peer groups, seminars, workshops, and 12 hours planning, preparation, classroom. (Note - To meet denominational commitments for pastoral supervision, students are required to complete 8 hours which exceeds the 6 hours prescribed by the WIL procedure).
* This unit is offered at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level. Students may engage with people across both levels when this unit is delivered.
Assessments
Assessment 1 – 15%
Assessment 2 – 30%
Assessment 3 – 25%
Assessment 4 – 30%
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
- Reflect theologically on ministry practice and ministry context.
- Develop, work toward and evaluate achievement of ministry practice goals within a ministry context.
- Evaluate the contributions from the ministry context and pastoral supervision to personal and vocational identity formation.
- Document evidence of learning about self and ministry arising from the ministry context.
- Integrate theory and practice of vulnerable people’s safeguarding and professional ministry standards in the workplace.
Text Books
There is no required text for this unit.