VancouverGeneralHospital – Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Clinical Pastoral Education Program
2013-2014
VancouverGeneralHospital has a long history as a centre for Clinical Pastoral Education As the largest tertiary care hospital in BC the opportunities for clinical placements are many and varied. Our program emphasizes the development of a strong professional pastoral identity within the context of integrated inter-professional team work. As a major teaching hospital the role of the spiritual care intern isvalued as part of our educational mandate as a centre of excellence.
In the 2013– 2014 academic year VGH will be running an Extended Unit of CPE designed to meet the needs of students who are taking other coursework or are working part time. The unit will run from the week of Sept 17, 2013 to the week of March 25, 2014. The first class is Sept 19, from 4pm-8pm. A weekly group schedule will be established at that time as negotiated between the students and the supervisor in order to find the best weekly 4 hour group time slot for everyone. Time slots for individual supervisory sessions and ward assignments will depend upon the schedule of each hospital ward as well as each student’s availability.Students are expected to average 8 hours per week on the hospital wards, to be delivered on 2 or 3 separate days each week between 8 am and 6 pm Monday – Friday. This time is spent, providing bedside ministry and attending inter- professional team meetings. Average weekly commitment on site for all functions will normally total approximately 12 hours. All advanced students and basic students who are deemed to have sufficient competencies may also provide a week of on call after hour service.
Students enrolled in intercession are not required to be at the hospital for the week of Jan VST Intensives. December holidays, as well as spring and fall reading weeks will be observed for group sessions but students remaining in the city may elect to continue ward visitations in order to reach their 200 clinical hour requirement. During the first two week of classes there will be some additional group session times negotiated in addition to the regularly scheduled group times in order to prepare students for working with the health care team to which they are assigned.
The application deadline is Friday, August 30th, 2013 but due to the limit of 6 students per unit prospective students are encouraged to apply as soon possible.The tuition fee of $2,000.00, is payable on the first day of group. For further information or to make application contactDoug Longstaffe, Profession Leader- Spiritual Care and Multifaith Services,Vancouver Coastal Health (Vancouver General Hospital)Vancouver, BC, Room 202 -Doctors Residence, 2775 Heather StV5Z 1M9office phone: 604 875-4643email: