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Clinical Pastoral Education
New! Clinical Pastoral Education Certification
| This unique interfaith professional certification, available to both men and women, brings our Theology students into supervised interaction with people in need in a hospital setting. Walsh currently has placement sites at Mercy Medical Center, Summa Health System and other local Health Institutions. Through intense involvement with individuals at Mercy, and feedback from peers and teachers, students will learn how to serve others effectively and develop a new sense of spirituality and personal awareness. Courses include: |
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THEO: 684 Theological Reflection in Ecclesial Leadership and Pastoral Care
The first unit will focus on Reflection as a process and foundation for pastoral care. It will begin with an orientation to each of the facilities and their respective staffs. Students share their personal history as a way to begin understanding how their personal identity informs their ministry. We begin the process of theological reflection by focusing upon the student himself or herself. This will begin the process of identity formation. Educationally, it will contain presentations designed to help students become familiar with their context and form basic skills in Pastoral Care. These will include Clinical Phenomenology, Using the Clinical Method, and Active Listening. (Standards 232.5, 240.1, 240.2, 240.4, 251.2, 252.4 and 252.7)
THEO. 685 Pastoral Formation of the Ecclesial Leader
The second unit will focus on Pastoral Formation and a basic understand of behavioral concepts. It will build on some of the exercises from the first unit on theological reflection and pastoral identity. The student will examine his/her choices from movement into ministry and the process of developing resources to articulate faith, spirituality and religious beliefs. The educational exercises and discussions will include Motivation for Ministry, Spiritual Pilgrimage, Communication and Talking with a Patient about God and Faith. (Standard 240. 3, 240.5, 240.6, 252.1, 252.5 and 252.6)
THEO. 686 The Ecclesial Leader as a Professional Minister.
The third unit will focus upon Competence in Pastoral Functioning. With the goal of greater professional functioning by the student, the program will offer structures to help conceptualize pastoral care and its professional tasks by writing a Theory of Pastoral Care Paper. Building again on what has come before, the themes will center on further professional growth in the areas of Pastoral Assessment, Development of Techniques with a focus on ethical perspectives and Advanced Conceptualization in Pastoral Care and Counseling. (Standard 240.1, 240.7, 240.8, 240.10, 252.4)
THEO. 703 Integration of Pastoral Care for Ecclesial Leaders.
The final unit will strive to facilitate Integration. The themes as well as the program schedule will be planned in part by the Student. Two focused presentations will be Perspectives of Pastoral Care Leadership and Group Dynamics. Activities will help students to think about their learning and plan for their future professional roles as laity, vowed religious, ministers, priests and rabbis. (Standard 240. 9, 241.1. 241.2, 241.3, 252.8)
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The usual weekly Program Schedule will include up to four Verbatim Seminars, two Theological Reflections, Interpersonal Relations groups, a book discussion, a pastoral or professional didactic presentation. Exploration of clinical experiences will form the main content of the seminars, as well as the other groups meetings. Each student participates in regular conferences with his or her supervisor. Students are expected to come to supervision with an agenda of topics or concerns to be discussed. |
These weekly group and individual supervisory activities will total approximately 10 hours of the student's time.
This program is accredited by the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc.
(ACPE)
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Decatur, GA 30033-4611
