WHAT IS CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION?
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) gives spiritual care interns experience in learning the art and practice of spiritual care in a clinical setting. Each individual CPE unit consists of 400 hours of training which includes providing spiritual care to patients, family and staff. Theory and group sessions are facilitated by qualified CPE supervisors. Professional experts from a variety of health care disciplines also contribute to the training processes. CPE fosters interns’ learning goals to help them achieve their potential in providing spiritual care to others of many beliefs. By working directly with patients, family and staff members, interns build their skills in supporting people with physical, mental, and spiritual challenges.
CPE AT ST. JOSEPH’S
Over 25 years of experience in providing CPE has enabled us to continually refine and improve our experiential and classroom programs. We use adult-based teaching methods to build on the knowledge base our students bring to the programs. Theological, psychological, sociological and ethical themes are woven throughout every training unit. We create opportunities for interns to roll up their sleeves and get right to learning opportunities in the clinical settings. This is followed up with processes of reflection and analyses of caregiving experiences.
ABOUT ST. JOSEPH’S HEALTH CARE LONDON
Renowned for compassionate care, St. Joseph’s is one of the best academic health care organizations in Canada dedicated to helping people live to their fullest by minimizing the effects of injury, disease and disability through excellence in care, teaching and research. St Joseph’s operates through a wide range of hospital, clinic and long-term and community-based settings, including: St. Joseph’s Hospital, Parkwood Hospital, Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care, Regional Mental Health Care London, and Regional Mental Health Care St. Thomas. We are owned and operated by the St. Joseph’s Health Care Society. Our spiritual care services encompass: rehabilitation, acute ambulatory care, specialized mental health care (including forensic mental health), long term and specialized geriatrics care, veterans care, complex care, palliative care and specialized outpatient clinics supporting a wide variety of illnesses. (For more information go to our web site:
The staff of the Spiritual Care Team come from diverse faith backgrounds. The team of both Certified Teaching Supervisors and Clinical Staff Chaplains collaborate in the support of Spiritual Care Intern learning opportunities, across our various campuses. Together, with our Interns, we discover what it means to be a dedicated team, supporting those we care for as they struggle to find meaning in the face of illness or injury.
CPE PROGRAMS OFFERED AT ST. JOSEPH’S
St. Joseph’s Health Care London is accredited with the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC) as an official teaching hospital for Clinical Pastoral Education. Our teaching supervisors are members in good standing with CASC. The programs offered are accredited and can lead to professional certification with CASC. University affiliations for our training program include the University of Western Ontario’s St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Seminary and Huron University College (Anglican Church of Canada). Clinical Units of training are offered on a full time and part time basis, depending on interest and a minimum of three, maximum of six, applicants per unit. Our programs are available year round, and include potential for:
SUPERVISORY EDUCATION:
Provisional Supervisory Training is available for those who have achieved Specialist Certification with the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care
ADVANCED LEVEL CPE:
Training at an Advanced Level is offered after successful completion of two basic units. Two successful Advanced Level units are required to complete a residency.
BASIC LEVEL CPE:
Basic Level Units are provided as the beginning step in CPE training. Two successfully completed Basic Level units are prerequisites to apply for Advanced level CPE training. Current prerequisites can be found at the CASC website: spiritualcare.ca.
TUITION:
Basic/Advanced Units: $1,000 each unit
Provisional Training: $1,000 each unit
CONTACT INFORMATION
Stephen Yeo, Teaching Supervisor CPE Parkwood Institute Mental Health Building, Rm. F2-211 550 Wellington Road S. London, ON N6C 0A7 519 685-4292, ext. 47209
For all CPE enquiries please contact:
Dawn Fania, Teaching Supervisor, CPE
Parkwood Institute Main Building, Rm. C5-116
550 Wellingston Road S.
London, ON N6C 0A7
519 -685-4292, ext. 42551
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