PC023-812 - Professional Supervision for Ministry Workers

  • 2,976 Standard Tuition Fee
  • 12
    Credit Points
  • 0.125 EFT 
  • 8
    AQF level
  • Category advanced unit
    C
  • pastoral churchUnit Discipline

Prerequisites

Students must be enrolled in the Graduate Certificate of Professional Pastoral Supervision to enter this unit, or demonstrate suitability for the unit through meeting all of the admission requirements of the Graduate Certificate of Professional Pastoral Supervision, assessed by the Academic Dean of an ACT Affiliated College.

Exclusions

Prior to 2020, this unit content was delivered under the unit code PC723-4.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will

A. Know and understand

1. Demonstrate Advanced knowledge and understanding of, and the research underlying, professional supervision with particular reference to ministry contexts

B. Be able to

1. Examine recent scholarship on professional supervision with particular reference to ministry contexts

2. Demonstrate skill in evidence-based   practice of professional supervision with particular reference to ministry contexts

3. Present Research-Aware perspectives on professional supervision with particular reference to ministry contexts
 

C. Be in a position to

1. Applying Advanced perspectives and skills from ‘Professional Supervision for Ministry Workers’ to ministry practice and Christian living as a reflective practitioner

Content

  1. Course Introduction; Professional Supervision; Clinical Supervision vs Ministry/Pastoral Supervision
  2. Transformational Learning; Running a Supervision Session and Contracting; Review of Relational Skills; Use of Self in Supervision
  3. Reflection on Action and the Pastoral Action Cycle: Cyclical and Process Models of Supervision; Supervision of Supervision and Supervision Practice  
  4. The Developmental Model of Supervision; Self Awareness as a supervisor

Set Readings

This unit's indicative bibliography is currently being revised. Students should contact their home college for further details at the time of taking this unit.

 

Key Texts:

Hawkins, P. & Shohet, R. Supervision in the Helping Professions. New York: McGrath Hill, 2006.

Leach, J. & Paterson, M. Pastoral Supervision: a Handbook. London: SCM Press, 2010.

 

Recommended Reading:

Bass, D.C. & Dykstra, C. (eds) For Life Abundant: Practical Theology, Theological Education, and Christian Ministry. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2008.

Benefiel, M. & Holton, G. (eds). The Soul of Supervision: Integrating Practice and Theory. New York: Morehouse Publishing, 2010.

Burns, B. Guthrie, T.D. & Guthrie D.C. Resilient Ministry: What Pastors Told Us About Surviving and Thriving. Downers Grove: IVP Books, 2013.

Davys, A and Liz Beddoe, Best Practice in Professional Supervision: A Guide for the Helping Professions. London: Jessica Kingsley, 2010.

DeLong, W.R. (ed) Courageous Conversations: The Teaching and Learning of Pastoral Supervision. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2010.

Foster, Charles R.  Dahill, L., Golemon, L., Tolentino, B.W., Sullivan, W.M. Educating Clergy: Teaching Practices and Pastoral Imagination. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.

Floding, M. Welcome to Theological Field Education. Herndon, VA: Alban Institute, 2011

Harison, Jamie and Robert Innes (Eds) Clergy in a Complex Age. London: SPCK, 2016.

Hawkins, P. & Shohet, R. Supervision in the Helping Professions. New York: McGrath Hill, 2006.

Leach, J. & Paterson, M. Pastoral Supervision: a Handbook. London: SCM Press, 2010.

Olsen, David C. and Nancy G. Devor, Saying No to Say Yes: Everyday Boundaries and Pastoral Excellence. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield, 2015

Paterson, M. and Jessica Rose, Enriching Ministry: Pastoral Supervision in Practice. London: SCM Press, 2014.

Paver, J.E. Theological Reflection and Education for Ministry. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing, 2006.

Pohly, K. Transforming the Rough Places: the Ministry of Supervision. Ohio: Whaleprints, 1993.

Strom, Mark, Lead with Wisdom: How Wisdom Transforms Good leaders into Great leaders. Melbourne: Wiley & Sons, 2014.

Ward, F. Lifelong Learning: Theological Education and Supervision. London: SCM Press, 2005.

 

Recommended Articles:

Stoltenberg, C. ‘Approaching Supervision From a Developmental Perspective: The Counselor Complexity Model’ in Journal of Counseling Psychology. 1981, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 59-65.

Tan, Siang-Yang. ‘Developing integration skills: the role of clinical supervision’ in Journal of Psychology and Theology. Spring 2009, Vol. 37, Issue 1, pp. 54-61.

Gula, R. M. ‘The Dynamics of Power’ in Just Ministry: Professional Ethics for Pastoral Ministers. 2010, Ch. 5, pp. 117-155.

Williams, A. ‘Working Visually in Supervision’ in Psychotherapy in Australia. Aug 2000, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 8-11.

Benefiel, M. & Holton, G. (eds) ‘Wisdom’s Garden: A Metaphor for Cross- Professional Supervision Training’ in The Soul of Supervision: Integrating Practice and Theory. New York: Morehouse Publishing. 2010, Ch. 1, pp. 1-24.

Lowe, R. & Guy, G. ‘From Group to Peer Supervision: a Reflecting Team Process’ in Psychotherapy in Australia. Nov 1999, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 36-41.

Reddicliffe, R. A. ‘Report on a Pastoral Supervision Pilot Project in Australia’ in Practical Theology 3.1. 2010, pp. 93-109.

Scharen, C ‘Learning Ministry over Time: Embodying Practical Wisdom’ in For Life Abundant: Practical Theology, Theological Education, and Christian Ministry (eds) Dorothy C Bass and Craig R Dykstra. Grand Rapids, Mich: Eerdmans Publishing. 2008, pp. 265-288.

Banks, Robert J. & Bernice M Ledbetter ‘Christian leadership in action’ in Reviewing Leadership: A Christian Evaluation of Current Approaches. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. 2004, Ch. 6, pp. 113-132.

Snorton, T ‘Looking Toward the Future of Pastoral Supervision’ in Courageous Conversations: The Teaching and Learning of Pastoral Supervision (ed) William R DeLong. Lanham: University Press of America. 2010, Ch. 9, pp. 119-127.

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