Pastoral Supervisors who have completed their training with Transforming Practices are also recognised as Supervisors with AAOS and as Senior Accredited Supervisors with APSE ( Association of Pastoral Supervision and Education – UK)
Enquiries: John Collins: john.collins@parracatholic.org
See full details below
Training with Transforming Practices Inc as a Pastoral Supervisor
- normally have at least 5 years pastoral ministry experience or equivalent face to face working with people in a helping profession.
- 21 hours of pastoral supervision with a qualified supervisor over a three year period prior to application for training
- 72 hours guided integration of supervisory theory and practice (Transforming Practices Inc. will offer at least 45 hours within this requirement)
- 15 hours of individual supervision on supervisory practice, as well as 4 x 3 hours of group supervision
- 120 hours of case work practice
AAOS requirements:
- five years of clinical experience
- 21 hours of professional supervision with a qualified supervisor over a three year period prior to application for membership and have completed:
- 72 hours guided integration of supervisory theory and practice
- 15 hours of individual supervision on supervisory practice
- 80 hours of supervised case work practice
- verification of Professional Indemnity cover is required
- either for an application for recognition as Supervisor with AAOS
- if training is desired in Pastoral Supervision, for presentation of the Portfolio of Learning to determine the applicant’s suitability to commence supervisory training.
STEP 2: Acceptance for Training and Pathway Agreement
- to discuss/clarify issues arising from the Portfolio of Learning process and to propose recommendations for ongoing learning
- to have a conversation to discern the readiness of the applicant to move forward into Supervisory Training
- to have a conversation about the training pathway including any recognition of prior learning as seen in the Portfolio of Learning.
STEP 3: The applicant will then personally:
- Register
as an Associate Supervisor with AAOS.
- See website www.supervision.org.au.
- Arrange
Professional Indemnity cover. If a person already has professional indemnity
for their work as an associate supervisor provided through their employment, or
has arranged it through membership within a professional organisation,
verification of this is to be provided to the Transforming Practices Inc.
Supervisory Training Committee and AAOS.
- See website www.supervision.org.au.
- In April each year till recognition by Transforming Practices Inc. as a Pastoral Supervisor and AAOS as a Supervisor, the Trainee Supervisor is to send to the Transforming Practices Inc. Supervisory Training Registrar:
i) A copy of their current AAOS Registration Certificate as an Associate Supervisor
ii) Professional Indemnity verification
iii) Name and qualifications of their supervisor-trainer for supervisory practice for the current year.
iv) Supervisory work being undertaken in the current year.
John Collins
Supervisory Training Registrar
Transforming Practices Inc.
- individual clients referred to them for supervision
- co-supervise in group supervision sessions
- other supervisory activities offered by other Pastoral Supervisors within Transforming Practices Inc.
- 45 hours of the core modules of supervisory theory and practice
- 100 hours of supervisory practice
- 10 hours of supervision on supervisory practice
- 72 hours of integrated learning in pastoral supervisory theory / practice is required.
- 45 hours of the required supervisory theory and practice training is to be undertaken through Transforming Practices Inc. modules if an associate supervisor wishes to practice as a Pastoral Supervisor. At the completion of training and once registered by AAOS as a Supervisor, the graduate can then apply for membership of Transforming Practices Inc. if they desire.
- 27 hours of training in integrated theory and practice related to supervisory practice may be taken through other supervisory training programs recognised by AAOS.
- 10 hours of personal supervision with a Transforming Practices Inc. qualified supervisor trainer is required. (A supervisor trainer with Transforming Practices Inc. has at least 5 years of supervisory practice.)
- 5 hours of personal supervision with an external qualified supervisor is recommended but not essential. This external supervisor must have experience as a supervisor trainer.
- the number of hours of supervised individual and peer group supervisory case work completed in the calendar year by the Trainee Supervisor
- a statement to verify the number of hours of personal supervision received by the trainee supervisor for the above casework. This is to be signed by the trainee supervisor’s personal supervisor and included with the other documents.
- The Integrative Statement will normally be a written document (2000-2500 words) suitable for publication or presentation to the community of Pastoral Supervisory Practice. The Trainee Supervisor may find it helpful to consult with a member of the Education Committee in developing the Integrative Statement.
- The Statement is to allow the Trainee Supervisor to articulate and reflect critically on some examples of personal or professional integration as a supervisor through Transformative Learning that they engaged in during the Supervisory Training Program.
- The Statement ought also to show the Trainee understands his/her role in fostering Transformative Learning in supervisees.
- The Trainee Supervisor is expected to make reference to relevant ethical and theological dimensions of her/his learning process.
- Portfolio of Learning – pre-requisite $300
- Fee per module for an individual $500
- Annual Fee for 3 modules paid in advance $1,200
- 21 hours personal supervision fees are paid directly to the supervisor trainer.
- The above cost is based on the expectation that training will take place over
at least a period of two years.
each year for registration as an Associate Member.
Training Modules:
- The supervisor as adult learner and educator
- An Introduction to Transformative Learning Theory and Practice
- Supervision experience for participants in small groups
- Ethical standards and practice
- Articulation of practitioner’s own ethical principles
- Appropriate boundaries in practice
- Professional practice/policies – ethics, contracts, record keeping
- Supervision experience for participants in small group
- Pastoral Supervision – supervision practice and spirituality in multi-faith contexts, theological reflection, spirituality of supervision
- Supervision experience for participants in small groups
- Systems theory, working in teams
- Individual, team, organisation, contexts
- Structural analysis in supervision
- Working with people from other systems of meaning including, cultures and religions
- The use of media in supervisory practice