This six-day course, offered by the Faith Community Health Network each fall, delves into everything from spiritual care in a variety of settings and faiths to health promotion and transitional care. Registered nurses in attendance will gain skills to guide them in launching a faith community nursing practice in their setting, which could be a faith community, an apartment complex, a homeless outreach, or some other setting where nursing care is offered in the community. Health ministers will learn about what it means to serve on a health ministry team and be introduced to local resources. Check out our past graduates here [link to past graduates page] and mark your calendar for a special event to honor this year’s graduates on December 8, 2024 at 2pm.

This activity has been submitted to the Nursing Division of the Spiritual Care Association for approval to award 38 contact hours. Nursing Division of the Spiritual Care Association is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The curriculum is 36.5 hours with an additional 1.5 hours added to address Oregon State Board of Nursing topics relevant to faith community nursing practice.

This Foundations of Faith Community Nursing course is based on the curriculum developed through the Westberg Institute for Faith Community Nursing, which curriculum is owned by the Spiritual Care Association of New York, NY, 500 7th Ave, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10018.