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Our approach to supervisor training is integrative and personalised, designed to enable you to develop your own informed and authentic voice as a supervisor. Our training is in 2 parts, each of them 5-day courses followed by 10 hours of small group practice and a written and/or practical assessment, as required by your relevant association. The full training pathway also fulfils the training component of the Accredited Supervisor pathways of PACFA, AAOS and ACA. If you are a practising supervisor seeking accreditation with your professional association or an experienced practitioner who wants to learn about supervision in an environment in which you can put your learning into practice, this course may be right for you. See more at: Our Supervisor Training Modules and Supervisor Training Part 1.

Transforming Practices is a registered association of autonomous practitioners who foster personal and social transformation as professional and pastoral Supervisors and Consultants.Transforming Practices Inc. provides training for Professional and Pastoral Supervisors across the professions. Full details of the training program can be found on the Transforming Practices website. It outlines the program, the pre-requisite requirements, details of the program and all costs. www.transformingpractices.com.au

St Mark’s RTO provides nationally recognised training in Professional Supervision accredited with the Australian Qualifications Framework. The Graduate Certificate in Professional Supervision (Clinical)(Pastoral) is delivered in a flexible delivery mode to small groups led by experienced supervisor trainers in Brisbane, Macquarie Park (NSW), Parramatta (NSW), and Melbourne. This post-graduate level course gives counsellors, therapists, others in the helping professions, pastoral and ministry workers the opportunity to study the theory and practice of professional supervision in settings relevant to their role and occupation, drawing on current supervision theory and practice. Additionally, St Mark’s trainers provide ongoing Professional Development training in Supervision for Counselling professional associations, Counselling agencies and church bodies, both within Australia and overseas. For more information, please see: https://stmarks.edu.au/course/graduate-certificate-professional-supervision-clinical-pastoral-10706nat/

The University of Divinity’s Professional Supervision Program is expanding its options for study in 2022. The Graduate Certificate in Professional Supervision is offered as an intensive and a year-long program, and the Graduate Diploma is offered over a year.These units are available online and in-person at the University’s St Paschal Campus in Box Hill (Melbourne). Teaching staff are led by Dr Cathryn (Cath) McKinney cmckinney@divinity.edu.au, together with specialist lecturers, experienced professional supervisors, and other specialist presenters.

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The Institute is a community of practice in the fields of pastoral and cross-professional supervision. Associates are all accredited supervisors, published authors and experienced trainers in the field. The Institute currently has Associates in Australia, England, France, Germany, Ireland and Scotland. Professional training is held both in-person and online. Associates also regularly facilitate training workshops across the English speaking world. The Director of the Institute is an AAOS Supervisor-Trainer. Full details of the Institute’s work, publications and training can be found at www.ipsrp.org.uk

The Graduate Certificate of Professional Supervision is a four-unit accredited course with a specialised focus on developing the knowledge and skills necessary to enable graduates to be equipped to provide professional supervision services to others within their area of expertise. Grounded in a Christian Worldview, our training supports students in integrating their faith with professional supervision practice. This course is offered in flexible delivery modes and is suitable for applicants with prior experience in either pastoral ministry, chaplaincy or clinical counselling contexts who wish to become accredited as a professional supervisor. Graduates of this award will have advanced knowledge and skill in the key components of professional supervision practice. Graduates will be able to apply this knowledge to their own supervision practice within their area of expertise. Completion of this course will provide a pathway into professional accreditation as a supervisor with PACFA or AAOS. Teaching staff are experienced, accredited professional supervisors with current practice experience. For more information please see: https://www.morling.edu.au/course/supervision/.

Heart of Life’s Emmaus Supervision Program is a unique and profound journey built upon its 40-year reputation for high quality spiritual and pastoral formation programs. Along the road you’ll discover the art of being a great supervisor. You’ll dive into the theory and be immersed in a community of practice.  This 18-month long program is delivered on-line or in-person.  Supported small group work provides a powerful experiential learning environment. Creative approaches to supervision through lived experience equip you in reflective practice. You’ll graduate with confidence, wisdom, and skill to provide discerning, competent, professional supervisory accompaniment.  All supervisors on the program are AAOS members and the Program Coordinator is an AAOS supervisor trainer.  Sufficient practice and supervision hours are included within the program to enable transfer from Associate to Full membership of AAOS upon successful completion of the course subject to all other membership criteria being met.

The Charles Sturt University School of Theology provides nationally recognised training in Professional Supervision as part of its Master of Ministry (Articulated Set). Two subjects (MIN525 Professional Supervision 1 and MIN507 Professional Supervision 2) are delivered in a flexible delivery mode to small groups led by experienced supervisor trainers. This post-graduate level training gives counsellors, therapists, others in the helping professions, pastoral and ministry workers the opportunity to study the theory and practice of professional supervision in settings relevant to their role and occupation, drawing on current supervision theory and practice. Additionally, the Charles Sturt University School of Theology trainers provide ongoing Professional Development training in Supervision for Counselling professional associations, Counselling agencies and church bodies, both within Australia and overseas. For more information, please see: . https://study.csu.edu.au/courses/graduate-certificate-professional-supervision-pastoral
Course length: 1 year part-time

Ridley’s supervision training program has been shaped with the needs of ministry professionals in mind. The Ridley program blends guided self-paced learning, video conferencing, and in-person workshops at the Ridley campus in Parkville, Victoria. Those serving in regional and remote locations can participate just as easily as urban ministry workers. Students can complete the Ridley program by enrolling in the Graduate Certificate of Professional Pastoral Supervision awarded by the Australian College of Theology, or by including the supervision units in other graduate courses offered by Ridley. The program is open to graduates with a three-year Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, and a minimum of two years’ formal academic studies in Ministry/Theology/Divinity/Chaplaincy, or a related discipline. Applicants must have a minimum of five years’ experience as a pastor, pastoral ministry worker, or chaplain, and be commended by a current employer and professional supervisor who affirm their suitability for training as a professional pastoral supervisor. For more information see https://www.ridley.edu.au/explore-courses/professional-development/graduate-certificate-of-professional-pastoral-supervision/ or contact the Office of the Registrar at registrar@ridley.edu.au

ACOM’s one-year Higher Education program is designed to help students study alongside their other responsibilities. All content is provided online for convenient access. Students are then gathered online in “facilitations” to help them to process, question, extend and apply what they have been learning in a safe setting. Our students are experienced counsellors, ministers, chaplains, therapists and others in the helping professions. Our course combines the best research and academic thinking on Supervision with the development of the advanced practical skills that are required. The four units of the Graduate Certificate may be done as a stand-alone course, as part of a Graduate Diploma or Masters in Professional Supervision, or as units towards Masters of Arts, Leadership, Theological Studies and more. Students must have a Bachelor of Counselling, Ministry, Theology, Philosophy, Social Work, Social Science, Psychology or equivalent, plus at least 5 years of professional experience within a helping profession and a recommendation from their employer, professional association or ordaining body. For more information, see https://acom.edu.au/gradcertpsupervision/