Facilitator Guide

Overview

DESCRIPTION

This video and supporting materials combine to serve as an interactive learning resource about the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs) developed for a variety of audiences working in Catholic health care.

The comprehensive resource features a video presentation about the Introduction and Six Parts of the ERDs with instruction by Ron Hamel, Ph.D., Senior Ethicist, The Catholic Health Association of the United States.

Participants include Donald Cardinal Wuerl as well as leading physicians, ethicists, chaplains, and sponsors from the Catholic health ministry.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this resource is to provide those working in Catholic health care and other interested individuals with a better understanding and appreciation of the meaning and purpose of the ERDs, and the guidance they provide for Catholic health care services, and the special role they play in carrying out the healing ministry of Jesus.

OBJECTIVES

There are six overall objectives.

1. Participants will understand that Catholic health care services are bound by the Directives.
2. Participants will be familiar with the contents of the six parts of the Directives, and their underlying principles.
3. Participants will review at least one case study for each part and identify particular Directives that apply to that case.
4. Participants will understand how those working in Catholic health care are influenced by the Directives.
5. Participants will have the opportunity to identify ways in which their organization applies the Directives.
6. Participants will identify how the Directives may be appropriately applied in their particular roles and contexts within Catholic health care.
   

VIDEO

"Understanding & Applying the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services: An Educational Resource for The Catholic Health Ministry" Total running time is 1:26:45. The video consists of an overview of and introduction to the ERDs, and individual segments for each of the six parts of the ERDs.  

WHO WILL BENEFIT?

Audiences that will benefit from the resource include clinicians, health care professionals, mission leaders, ethicists, pastoral services teams, leadership teams, sponsors and senior executives in Catholic health care.

WHO SHOULD FACILITATE?

Generally speaking, facilitators may be

• Ethicists
• Mission Leaders
• Others with knowledge and experience of the ERDs

HOW TO USE THE GUIDE

This resource has been designed to provide flexibility for learners.

• Individual use, at one’s own pace.
• As a group, with a facilitator, all at one time.
• As groups, with a facilitator, focusing on separate segments over a period of time.

THE FACILITATOR GUIDE AND RESOURCES

Video

The video serves as the key resource, with Dr. Hamel serving as the internal teacher and guide to the resource.

Facilitator Guide

The Facilitator Guide contains the following:

• An outline of the Introduction and an outline of each of the learning sessions. Each session corresponds to sections of the video corresponding to the six parts of the Directives.

Additional Documents

In addition to the Facilitator Guide, the following documents are provided:

• A set of Case Studies, one set for each of the six parts. These may be used as handouts for discussion. An added feature allows the facilitator to show the case studies on screen and click each question to link to the Response Key for that question. This feature also allows the individual learner to easily access the responses to the questions.
• A set of Prayer Resources, with prayers and scripture readings for the Introduction and each of the six parts and Concluding Prayers which may be selected by the facilitator for use at the end of each session or at the final session.
• Additional Resources, essentially a short bibliography of select articles, DVDs, and CHA publications that might be of assistance to facilitators in preparing for an educational session on the ERDs. Some of these may also be of interest to users of the learning module.
• A Glossary of Terms found in The Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services.
• An Acknowledgment document recognizing the participants who appear in the video presentation.
• An Evaluation Form.

Facilitator's Responsibilities

The local facilitator's responsibilities are:

• Providing the printed materials to group participants. The documents are on the disc.
• Guiding discussions and answering questions for each section of the video.
• Guiding the case study discussions. A set of case studies is provided for each of the six parts of the ERDs.
• Summarizing and concluding each session.

Individual Learners

For an individual progressing at his or her own pace, the case studies are provided for study and reflection, and the correct responses are provided to check and verify the learner’s progress.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• PC: Windows 2000 or above.
• MAC: OS X or above.

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

• Flash Media Player and Adobe Reader.

NOTE: There is no PowerPoint document, as the video serves as the primary teaching tool.