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REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Show Christian pastoral care in a congregation

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
115980	Show Christian pastoral care in a congregation
ORIGINATOR
SGB Christian Theology and Ministry
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 07 - Human and Social Studies			Religious and Ethical Foundations of Society
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 2	NQF Level 02	15
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2007-08-07	2010-08-07	SAQA 0160/05
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2011-08-07		2014-08-07

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard.

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This unit standard will be useful to learners who wish to gain a basic competence in pastoral care as it is applied in a congregational context.

Learners credited with this unit standard are able to:

Explain the basic Biblical and doctrinal principles that underlie good practice in pastoral care

Show an empathetic understanding of human nature in relation to people's needs

Apply pastoral care principles to a variety of basic situations of human need within church and community contexts

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Fundamental unit standards in numeracy and literacy at Level 2.

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

The following scope and context applies to the whole unit standard:

To include:

Both Testaments of the Bible

The Church is identified as a missiological community

Pastoral care is to include issues of illness and bereavement, marriage and family life, abuse

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Explain the basic Biblical and doctrinal principles that underlie good practice in pastoral care.

OUTCOME RANGE

Biblical: both Old Testament and New Testament; doctrinal: Church as missiological community; nature of sin; forgiveness, reconciliation, inclusion of marginalised individuals and communities.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Specified Biblical texts can be used to show that care is a primary Christian principle.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The outward-looking character of a missiological community can be defined in terms of its inclusive caring nature.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Describe the main elements of pastoral care.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The description includes love, concern, helping, guiding and the need for people to be listened to and accepted.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The description in is line with broadly recognised practices of pastoral care.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Apply pastoral care principles to a variety of situations of human need.

OUTCOME NOTES

Apply pastoral care principles to a variety of situations of human need within church and community contexts.

OUTCOME RANGE

Must include care of the sick and bereaved, care in basic marriage and family contexts; prevention of abuse; organisation of pastoral care; care of self.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The insights, skills and values pertinent to a selection from the specified range of pastoral care situations must be demonstrated in a practical way and reported on.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The boundaries and limits of personal competence must be described, along with simple mechanisms for referral and teamwork.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Sensitivity is shown to the culture, gender, age etc of the person in need.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

Providers of learning towards this unit standard will need to meet the accreditation requirements of the relevant ETQA.

The moderation requirements of the relevant ETQA must be met in order to award credit to learners for this unit standard.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

The following essential embedded knowledge will be assessed through assessment of the specific outcomes in terms of the stipulated assessment criteria. Candidates are unlikely to achieve all the specific outcomes, to the standards described in the assessment criteria, without knowledge of the listed embedded knowledge. This means that for the most part, the possession or lack of the knowledge can be directly inferred from the quality of the candidate's performance. Where direct assessment of knowledge is required, assessment criteria have been included in the body of the unit standard.

Biblical and doctrinal principles of Christian pastoral care

Guidelines for showing Christian pastoral care

Appropriate strategies for offering pastoral care in a variety of situations

UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

N/A

UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES

N/A

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING

Identify and solve problems: through listening skills and basic non-directive facilitation.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING

Work effectively with others and in teams: through sharing the pastoral load and through appropriate delegation.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING

Organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING

Understand the world as a set of inter-related parts of a system: pastoral care shown applies to individuals and communities and the effective practice of pastoral care will make a positive impact on both.

Being culturally and aesthetically sensitive: applying pastoral care that takes into account the needs and sensitivities of a variety of people and situations.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING

Participate as responsible citizens in the life of local, national and global communities: through helping people in need.

Contribute to the full development of oneself: through self-awareness and knowledge of relative competencies and limitations.

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

N/A

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

Definition of Terms:

Terms have been clarified as far as possible through the use of range statements.

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Elective	48891	National Certificate: Theology and Ministry	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	HW SETA

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD:

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