Becoming a CPE Supervisor

Supervision refers to an educational process based on a relationship between supervisor and trainees in which trainees are helped to reflect on their own experiences, both individually and in small groups, in order to achieve greater awareness of and sensitivity to their client’s, patient’s or parishioner’s needs, and to develop their own personal, professional pastoral identity and functioning. Supervisors are people accredited by the NSWCCPE Inc. after having been assessed as possessing the qualifications, abilities and training to supervise.

You are thinking of applying to become a CPE supervisor. Here are some questions to help you decide whether that is the way ahead for you.

  1. Have you completed at least three units of Clinical Pastoral Education?
  2. Do you have at least three years’ experience as a Pastoral Care practitioner or as a volunteer who has spent at least a day per week providing pastoral care?
  3. Are you seeking to help others develop their pastoral knowledge and skills?
  4. Does your pastoral practice arise out of your personal spirituality?
  5. Are you currently receiving supervision for your pastoral practice?
  6. Do you have time to participate in CPE formation groups?
  7. Are you prepared to commit yourself to an extended period of formation and study?
  8. Do you love working with people to enable them to grow personally and professionally?

If your answer to these questions is YES, then keep on reading. Maybe CPE supervision is for you. The process of becoming a fully accredited CPE supervisor takes at least six years. There are three main review points: admission to supervision, accreditation as a CP Supervisor, accreditation as a CP Educator. On the way, you join in a peer group with other supervisors-in-formation (SIFs) to discern your readiness for each stage of the journey. Senior supervisors provide support, guidance, education, and ongoing supervision.

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Stage 1: Admission to Supervisory Formation

Time period: Year One - October to June

To begin the process of admission, you are expected to:

  • Find a CPE Centre to which you will be attached initially as a participant/observer
  • Obtain letters of support from the Centre Director and your current supervisor
  • Complete the application for enrolment in the NSWCCPE Supervisor Orientation Program (Orientation admission form 2024)
  • Successfully complete the Supervisor Orientation Program from late February to end May
  • Participate as a participant/observer in a CPE unit conducted by your Centre
  • Prepare material for an Admission Committee
  • Successfully present to an Admission Committee by June 30

Stage 2: Formation and
Accreditation as a CP Supervisor

Year 1
July - November

  • Complete the unit Introduction to Supervision A (option: enrolment in the MA (Pastoral Supervision))
  • Continue to participate in a CPE unit as a participant/observer

Year 2

  • Co-supervisor a CPE unit with a CP Educator
  • Complete the supervisory units: Introduction to Supervision B and Theological/Spiritual Reflection in Supervision
  • Participate in 15 hours of peer group supervision
  • Participate in ongoing professional development

Year 3

  • Co-supervise CPE units in your Centre
  • Complete the unit: Educational Theory and Practice
  • Participate in 15 hours of peer group supervision
  • Participate in ongoing professional development
  • Prepare material for accreditation as a CP Supervisor
  • Present to a CP Supervisor Review Committee

Stage 3: Formation and Accreditation as a CP Educator

Year 4

  • Co-supervise CPE units in your Centre
  • Complete the unit: Advanced Supervisory Practice
  • Participate in 15 hours of peer group supervision
  • Participate in ongoing professional development

Year 5

  • Apply to become a Provisional CP Educator
  • Under the guidance of the Centre Director or CP Educator, prepare and evaluate a CPE unit
  • Receive ten hours of individual supervision from an Education Consultant
  • Participate in 15 hours of peer group supervision
  • Participate in ongoing professional development

Year 6

  • Under the guidance of the Centre Director or CP Educator, prepare, conduct, and evaluate a CPE unit in which you also oversee the work of a Supervisor-in-Formation
  • Contract with an Education Consultant to prepare materials for accreditation as a CP Educator
  • Participate in 15 hours of peer group supervision
  • Prepare materials for CP Educator accreditation
  • Present to an ANZACPE Review Committee

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