Pastoral Supervision
Chaplaincy, the provision of spiritual care, is increasingly recognised as a highly-skilled profession that is closely allied to and overlaps with services such as counselling and social work. Like these professions, an important part of the practice of Chaplains is undergoing intentional supervision.
The ninth essential capability for CCAC endorsed chaplains is that they willingly engage in regular pastoral supervision. This involves participation in a developing practice that is essential to the emerging and increasing professionalisation of Chaplaincy. Carroll (2014) suggests that this involves the following six functions or dimensions. These are
Normative
the quality of practice and accountability,
Formative
continual and lifelong learning from practice
Restorative
ensuring the well-being of practitioners and their work
Systemic
placing practice in ever-widening contexts
Transformative
ensuring that learning and reflection is transformed into practice
Administrative
setting up, maintaining and reporting on practice.
(Carroll, 2014)
See also
APSE. (n.d.). Pastoral Supervision. The Association for Pastoral Supervision and Education. Retrieved 9 January 2020, from https://www.pastoralsupervision.org.uk/
Carroll, M. (2014). Effective Supervision for the Helping Professions. SAGE Publications Inc.