Pastoral Care:
This service attends to the spiritual care of patients, families and staff. It may be religious ministry of prayer and sacrament, or an exploration of ultimate meaning and value, or just supporting and affirming someone through a difficult period while they are in hospital.
Alfred & Community Clinical Pastoral Education Centre:
This course is run according to the Standards of ASPEA Inc. which states that there must be basic numbers of hours for ministry placement, peer group supervision, individual supervision and reflection and reading, all totalling 400 hours.
This hospital offers a great opportunity to learn ministry in one of the country's most acute healthcare settings. The skills learnt here are then transferable to ministry anywhere.
Rev'd Marilyn Hope is the Centre Director and a Clinical Supervisor accredited by ASPEA Inc.
Full Time Summer Program
16/11/10 - 28/1/11
Applications close 10/9/10
Sessions will take place at The Alfred, Prahran.
Semester 1 - Part Time Program
22/2/11 - 14/6/11
Applications close 7/1/11
Semester 2 - Part Time Program
dates and venue to be announced
All part time program sessions will take place at The Alfred, Commercial Road, Prahran. Participants will attend for group work on Tuesdays from 10am - 4 pm.
You are also required to engage in pastoral ministry within your placement for a further 12 hours a week. Full day sessions for Midterm and Final Evaluations will be negotiated.
Contact Rev'd Marilyn Hope for further details re application and placement.