
International Spiritual Care Education and practice Development (i-SEP)
The i-SEP-project builds on the VID Excellence in reseach SEP-project (Spiritual Care, Education, and Practice Development) 2020 – 2023 and the long standing collaboration in reseach and student exchange VID has had with Azusa Pacific University.
VIDs role in the project: Coordinator
Project leader: Tove Giske
Project period: 2023-2026
Funding: Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills
Unit at VID: Faculty of Health Sciences
About the project
Aims for the i-SEP project 2023 - 2026
- Develop COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) for bachelor students, 5 ECTS, to facilitate students’ confidence and competence in assessment and addressing spiritual care.
- Develop COIL for master students, 5 ECTS, to facilitate post-graduate nursing students to further develop their competencies in spiritual care.
- Strengthen the cooperation between VID and APU by having more faculty from both institutions involved in student exchange (bachelor, master, PhD), education, and research.
- Facilitate international exchange, and guest visits for Ph.D. students to learn from the partnering institution about spiritual care education across cultures.
Partner
Azusa Pacific University, California, USA