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FCN01-1 Theology of Health, Healing, and Wholeness

Price: TBA
Nursing CE: 1.20

The purpose of this activity is to enable the participant to describe the importance of the historical roots of healing and provide examples of healing from the Bible and to express the importance of the FCN role and impact on health, healing, and wholeness of faith communities.   

Theology of Health, Healing, and Wholeness (1.2 CE)

This first module in the program provides the faith community nurse with an overview of the concepts of health, healing, and wholeness. It is the foundation for all the futures courses. A short introduction to the historical understanding of healing in the Old and New Testaments is presented as a starting point for further understanding the historical underpinnings of the faith community nurse role.

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Upon successful completion of this activity, the healthcare professional will be able to:
1. Compare several definitions for the concepts of health, healing, and wholeness.
2. Discuss theological perspectives of health, healing, and wholeness.
3. List examples of health, healing, and wholeness from both the Old and New Testament.

Qualified Planners/Faculty

Judith Anderson, Ph.D., EDS, MA, BA

Judith Anderson has nearly 40 years of experience in education. She holds a BA degree in Psychology, a MA in Education Curriculum and Instruction, a EDS in Multi-age and Small Schools/Rural Education, and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. She served 25 years as an elementary and junior high teacher and administrator. She was a professor at Andrews University from 1993-2001 in the Teacher Education Program and in the School of Education Graduate Program where she served as an advisor, a professor for Curriculum and Instruction, and chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Religious Education, and Education and Leadership. Her focus and teaching areas in higher education included Methods Courses in Reading, Math, Social Studies, and Science; Multi-age Education, Multiple Intelligences; Curriculum Design; Instructional Strategies; and Assessment Practices. She developed a Field-based Masters Program for educators, using a blended learning approach that combined online education with on-campus intensives and worked with Doctoral cohorts in Norway, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. She also served as a curriculum consultant, teacher trainer, and researcher for an online elementary and secondary program for students in small schools and in rural areas.

She has served as the Executive Director of Curriculum and New Program Development for echelon. She has prepared well over one hundred academic and continuing education courses for publication in such areas as Nuclear Medicine Technology, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Home Health Care, Critical Care Nursing, Cardiac Care, and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for physicians. She has received additional education in online course design, e-learning strategy, and blended learning principles. She has adapted a curriculum design model to be used for the development and delivery of online education and training.

Disclosures
This author has disclosed that there are neither conflicts of interest nor commercial affiliation with this activity.

Revisioning Author: Janelle L Cooney, DNP, RN, CCRN

Dr. Cooney is the ANCC Accredited Provider Program Director (APPD) for Professional Nursing Development and Continuing Education at AdventHealth University Division echelon©. With over 30 years of nursing experience, she has built a distinguished career in pediatric critical care nursing, leadership, and nursing education. Her expertise spans a broad range of roles, including her recent position as Manager of Nursing Professional Development at AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach (FL), where she served for five years. In this capacity, she contributed to the growth and development of nursing education programs while also co-directing the Pathways to Excellence program. Her clinical leadership experience includes a decade of service as the Assistant Nurse Manager at the AdventHealth for Children- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), where she played a pivotal role in managing critical care for pediatric patients.

Additionally, Dr. Cooney has served as an adjunct professor at ECPI, teaching associate degree in nursing (ADN) courses in Pediatrics and facilitating clinical simulations to enhance the practical skills of future nurses.

A dedicated and engaged nursing professional, Dr. Cooney is an active member of several professional organizations, including Sigma Theta Tau International, the Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD), and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). Her deep commitment to nursing education, professional development, and quality patient care continues to drive her passion for advancing the nursing profession.

Disclosures

This author has disclosed that there are neither conflicts of interest nor commercial affiliation with this activity.

P. Gage Gwyn, Ph.D., APRN-BC, CNS, OCN, FCN

Priscilla "Gage" Gwyn is an adult oncology nurse practitioner at the Ambulatory Infusion Center at AdventHealth in Greater Orlando (formerly Florida Hospital).  Dr. Gwyn received her Bachelor of Science in nursing from the SUNY Brockport College of Nursing in New York and her Master of Science in nursing with Adult Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist certificates from Duke University College of Nursing in Durham, North Carolina.  She then received her PhD in Nursing from the Barry University, Division of Nursing, in Miami Shores, Florida.  She has lectured on the care of patients with hematologic malignancies and has initiated, coordinated, and facilitated monthly support groups at several practice locations in Florida.  She is nationally published and is a current member of the Oncology Nursing Society, Society of NeuroOncology, and Greater Orlando Hematology Oncology Physician Extenders.

 

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This author has disclosed that there are neither conflicts of interest nor commercial affiliation with this activity.

Yvonne Seballo, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC, RN, FCN

Yvonne Seballo is a faith community nurse (FCN) and is faculty for faith community nurse programs routinely conducting week long FCN training programs. She is both a licensed mental health counselor and a nurse midwife. She received her nursing degree and nurse midwife training in Surrey, England. Yvonne graduated from Barry University with a Ph.D. in Education/Leadership/Specialty in Counseling. She received a Master of Arts degree in Counseling from Webster University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Administration from St. Leo University.

Disclosures
This author has disclosed that there are neither conflicts of interest nor commercial affiliation with this activity.

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There have been no conflicts of interest disclosed by planners, authors, or presenters; nor has there been disclosure of any relevant financial relationships with any commercial companies or their products pertaining to this activity.

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