Staff Care & Wellbeing: Issues and Application

15 - 18 April 2024
INTENSIVE optional online

This course examines the theory and implementation of staff care and wellbeing in different contexts, including consideration of non-western perspectives. A range of complex issues faced by staff care providers will be discussed, including (but not restricted to): selection and pre-field training, transitions (including re-entry), cross-cultural teams and conflict transformation, pastoral and interpersonal issues, generational issues, and third culture kids (TCKs). Participnats will have the opportunity to reflect on and develop their competencies in addressing these and other complex issues of care, in a variety of cultural contexts, for individuals, families, and teams.

Those accessing Advanced Short Courses will be provided with relevant reading materials and other information to enable their full participation in the course.

ASC participants are not required to complete an assignment and will receive a certificate of participation on completion of the course.

Course Tutor

Rosie Button

BA in Theology and Religious Studies, Cambridge University (MA Cantab); Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Religious Education); MA in Aspects of Christian Missiology, All Nations Christian College; PGDip.

Library Resources

All Nations has one of the finest mission libraries in the country with over 50,000 volumes, over 12,000 eBooks and a wide range of journals and audio visual material.

For remote access students, readings are supplied by college online and any additional reading you would like from our library catalogue may be accessed by emailing our librarian.

What Students Say

“I have found this module very helpful and am already looking for ways that I can implement it.”

“I have benefited from the module as it has helped me to think through certain specific situations in my mission, and has given me some new perspectives on issues including burnout and addictions.”