NSW College of Clinical Pastoral Education
NSW College of Clinical Pastoral Education
The Westmead Centre for Clinical Pastoral Education offers introductory, foundational and advanced courses at Westmead Hospital, Queanbeyan Hospital, Pacific School for CPE (Tonga) and Lismore Aboriginal CPE.
Dr Powell is an ordained Minister of the Word in the Uniting Church in Australia, a Registered Psychologist, a Clinical Member of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, a Clinical Member of the NSW Child Sex Offender Counsellors Accreditation Scheme and a Provisional Educational Consultant with the NSW College of CPE. Currently semi-retired, Dr Powell is a past NSWCCPE President and Convenor of the Committee for the Asia-Pacific Conference of the International Council for Pastoral Care & Counselling 2021. Dr Powell is the trainer for Aboriginal CPE in Lismore and the Pacific School of CPE, Tonga.
At present Rev Morris Sing Key is a Provisional Educational Consultant with the NSW College of CPE and is working alongside Rev Dr Peter Powell. Rev Morris Sing Key has been a Chaplain for over 26 years in Sydney Hospitals and a CPE Supervisor for over 23 years. His research interests include models of Pastoral Care and Spiritual Assessment models and Theological Reflection. He is an adjunct lecturer at Morling College in the Master of Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Program. Morris also is available for Professional Individual Supervision.
Susanne Schmidt is a Provisional Clinical Educator with the NSW College of CPE. She has been working in Pastoral Care for over 15 years and in Clinical Pastoral Education for most of that time. She is currently a Pastoral Care Manager at a Canberra Hospital and has a special interest in research, having published several papers. Her pastoral and spiritual care interests include patient documentation, new models of spirituality, and reflection in spiritual care (theological reflection) in the post-modern spiritual era.
(40 hours)
This is the minimum requirement to join a hospital chaplaincy team: The introductory CPE course is suitable for lay people, theological students and clergy wanting an orientation into pastoral care in the hospital environment and also insight into the needs and vulnerability of hospital patients and their families. The principles of this course can be translated across into other Pastoral Care settings. This course may be available over one intensive 40 hour week or one day a week over 5 weeks. Students will also be introduced to theological reflection, spiritual assessment and pastoral care models during this course.
(400 hours)
The course will help participants become more aware of their listening and responding skills, understand the power of empathy, have a better understanding of the needs of hospital patients and provide students with an opportunity to explore and examine a case study (verbatim) of a visit to a patient by a chaplain or a CPE trainee. The 40hr INTRODUCTORY course acts as a pre-requisite for the BASIC 400hr course and is the minimal hospital requirement for any volunteer pastoral carers to visit in NSW Hospitals.
Introductory CPE
Online via zoom
Monday 16th to Friday 20th January 2023
Monday 2nd to Friday 7th July 2023
Monday 3rd to Friday 8th December 2023
400 Hour Basic CPE Program
Semester 1 - 2023
Christian CPE Group will take place on Mondays
There will be a 2 Day Orientation Mon 30th January and Tues 31st January 2023. We will then meet every Monday thereafter until 19th June 2023.
(All places for semester 1 have already been filled)
Rev Ki OK Jung will co-supervise with Rev Morris Sing Key
Semester 2 - 2023
Christian CPE Group will take place on Mondays
There will be a 2 Day Orientation Mon 17th and Tues 18th July 2023. We will then meet every Monday thereafter until Monday 26th November 2023
(Places currently available for 2nd semester 2023)
Year Long Multi – Faith CPE Unit
There will be a Year Long Multi-faith CPE Unit meeting once a month over 10 months from February to November 2023.
Rev Mark Muss an Experienced Prison Chaplain will co-supervise with Rev Morris Sing Key.
You must be available to participate On line via ZOOM Mode on Thursdays & Fridays once a month.
Dates for Year Long Unit: Thursdays/Fridays.
Total of 20 DAYS ( we meet each month from Feb to Nov)
23/24 Feb, 30/31 March, 20/21 April, 18/19 May, 8/9 June,
27/28 JULY, 24/25 Aug, 14/15 Sept, 26/27 Oct, 23/24 Nov
We will meet each rostered day from 9.00 am for 4 group hours with short breaks in between including a morning tea break. Our Group session will end at 1.30 pm.
Individual supervision will take place after lunch 2.00 to 2.50 pm and 3.00 to 3.50 pm
APPLICATION FORM FOR 400 HOUR PROGRAMS 2023
Queanbeyan campus
Introductory Course - 5 Wednesdays: Feb 15 - Mar 15 2023, 9am-5pm
CPE Foundational -Wednesdays: May 10 - Nov 8, 2023 at Queanbeyan.
Contact Susanne Schmidt on susannecpe@gmail.com for details
Introductory CPE Courses
$400.00
Includes the cost of the CPE certificate
400 Hour Basic CPE Program
$2000.00
Includes the cost of the CPE certificate
CPE Unit
For students enrolled in the MA (Chaplaincy) degree program
$3404.00
Advanced CPE Unit
2023 fee to be advised
As a Member Institute of the Sydney College of Divinity, the NSW College of Clinical Pastoral Education provides Master of Arts degrees specialising in Chaplaincy and Pastoral Supervision, and gives credit for Basic and Advanced Units of CPE.
Students with a Bachelor degree or other relevant qualification may enrol in a Master of Arts (leading to a Specialisation in Chaplaincy) which is offered by the NSW College of CPE through the Sydney College of Divinity. Students undertake three core units of CPE (CPE 1, 2, 3) and receive 54 credit points, half the course work.
The remaining 54 credit points may be gained by enrolment in related courses (such as theology, Biblical studies, pastoral counselling) offered through the other member institutes of the Sydney College of Divinity.
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