APPLICATIONS

Please forward the materials below to [email protected]

1. A brief autobiographical statement: include some information about your faith development/influences, family, educational background and professional goals. Also include:

 Mailing Address  Telephone contact details  Faith Affiliation  Current Employment/ Pastoral Involvement; and  Education details, including Level, Institute and date of completion.

2. An example of a recent pastoral relationship and your responses.

3. Any current understanding of Supervised/Clinical Pastoral Education, your hopes/ expectations and possible goals for your learning. Also say why you wish to be considered for this program.

4. Mention any mobility or health issues you believe we need to be aware of.

5. Referees: Names and contact details of two persons to vouch for your work, your character and interest in this program. One of these needs to be from your current place of pastoral involvement. In regards to the placement location you propose, please also send a letter from a senior person to confirm the arrangement. UNITING CPE - THE JOHN PAVER CENTRE EDUCATION – THE SEMINAR SESSIONS SUPERVISED PASTORAL EDUCATION UNIT – FEBRUARY/JUNE 2014 Supervised Pastoral Education is a rigorous action/reflection model of learning – the A part-time unit will be offered commencing emphasis is on learning directly from FEBRUARY 27 concluding JUNE 19. Peer participation in a variety of experiences. The group seminars will run each Thursday Thursday seminar sessions will be comprised between 8.30 am and 1.00 pm. In addition to of up to six students and two supervisors. the times listed, ten extra hours will be The sessions provide a supervised, self- allocated for individual supervision. The times for these will be negotiated with your directed learning experience. Whilst Inquiries to: supervisor at the beginning of the course. Two participants set their own goals, the following are the overall objectives of the seminars: Andy Calder – Centre Director extra days are also required for Uniting CPE – the John Paver Centre group/individual evaluation: at mid-term and  to help integrate theology, ministry c/- Uniting Church Centre final, being APRIL 16 and JUNE 18. Interviews are scheduled to be held on FRIDAY 22nd practise, and personal identity, in both 130 Little Collins Street, Melbourne NOVEMBER. the individual , societal and ecological VIC, 3000 contexts Telephone: 03 9251 5489 This Centre, with its particular focus for people  to identify and further develop pastoral [email protected] engaged in community-based pastoral ministry care gifts and skills contexts, is under the auspices of the  to acquaint participants with the use of Commission for Mission, Uniting Church Synod peer group supervision as a way of of Victoria and Tasmania. The Centre for enhancing ministry and pastoral care Theology and Ministry, based at The University of Melbourne will be the venue for seminar  to develop the capacity for self sessions. Set in beautiful surrounds, it is an supervision excellent location, is disability accessible and  to provide an opportunity to identify close to public transport. and work with one’s own faith heritage and development There will be no group  to offer an inter-disciplinary setting for seminars on APRIL 24. learning

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS For further information about CPE and the Association for Supervised Pastoral Education NOVEMBER 15, 2013 in Australia (ASPEA Inc) which is the governing body, contact www.aspea.org.au PASTORAL CARE FORMATION Some information about the supervisors.

Supervised/Clinical Pastoral Education Rev Andy Calder B.Behav Science, (CPE) is a programme of education and B.Theol, M.A. (MCD) Clinical Supervisor formation for pastoral care. The programme’s (ASPEA Inc) methodology utilises the action-reflection model of learning. The action component Andy was ordained in 1995 and prior to entails the actual provision of pastoral care ordination worked in disability services in a within a ministry setting. The reflection range of community settings, including local component entails the exploration of the and state government. He has served as ministry experience, the dynamics present, chaplain at Prahran Mission, senior chaplain at and the theological and spiritual dimensions. the Richmond campus of Epworth Healthcare, This action-reflection process is integral to and is currently in the role of disability inclusion the participants’ understanding and the within the Uniting Church Synod of Victoria and formation of their pastoral identity and Tasmania. competence. CPE is influenced by “theology from the living human document” (Anton Boisen). Ms Lynne Robertson B.Arts, B Theol, Grad Dip Education, Grad Dip Educational Counselling, Clinical Pastoral Educator PLACEMENT (ASPEA Inc)

The pastoral care placement for this program Lynne has had in excess of 20 years of could be at any one of a number of experience in pastoral care practice, community settings. Applicants already in a management and education. She has been pastoral care setting may negotiate with their chaplain at Macleod High School and Balwyn employer to use this setting as a placement, High School, and more recently in several or applicants may seek to negotiate a aged-care facilities. She is a Clinical Pastoral placement of their choosing. Either way, it is Educator and is currently undertaking a the responsibility of the applicant to make Graduate Diploma in Spiritual Direction. these arrangements. The ASPEA standards require a minimum of 100 hours of actual ‘hands-on’ pastoral care to be provided in the placement.