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Expressions of Interest in CPE in Auckland should be directed to The Rev’d John McAlpine
Phone: 022-166-2556 / Email: jmcalpinenz@gmail.com
Supervisors: The Rev’d Michelle Shin; The Rev’d John McAlpine
CPE Auckland is offering two Foundational CPE Units in 2024:
Date of CPE Unit: 26 Feb – 14 June 2024
Group Meetings: every Friday, plus the Thursday of the first/middle/last week
Apply by: 1 Nov 2023
and
Date of CPE Unit: 22 July – 8 Nov 2024
Group Meetings: every Friday, plus the Thursday of the first/middle/last week
Apply by: 1 April 2024
Expressions of Interest in CPE in Waikato/Bay of Plenty/Rotorua/Taranaki should be directed to The Rev’d Val Riches
Phone: 027-444-8286 / Email: vjriches@outlook.com
Supervisor: The Rev’d Val Riches
Date of CPE Unit: 4 May – 7 September 2023
Group Meetings: Every Thursday beginning 4 May until Wednesday/Thursday 6-7 September; while not meeting on Thursdays 25 May, 29 June, 27 July and 31 August
Apply by: 4 March 2023
Expressions of Interest in CPE in Manawatu/Rangitikei/Whanganui/Taranaki should be directed to The Rev’d Peter Brown
Phone: 027-348-8800 / Email: brown_p@xtra.co.nz
Supervisors: The Rev’d Canon Kath Maclean; The Rev’d Peter Brown
Date of CPE Unit: to be advised
Group Meetings:
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Expressions of Interest in CPE in Wellington should be directed to The Rev’d Amy Finiki
Phone: 027-271-6170 / Email: Amy.Finiki@ccdhb.org.nz
Supervisors: The Rev’d Amy Finiki; The Rev’d Canon Kath Maclean
Date of CPE Unit: 2 March – 23 June 2023
Group Meetings: March 2/3, 16/17, 30/31; April 13/14, 27,28; May 11/12, 25/26; June 8/9, 22/23
Apply by: 2 Jan 2023
Expressions of Interest in CPE in Nelson should be directed to The Rev’d Canon Kath Maclean
Phone: 04-85-5999 / Email: Kath.MacLean@ccdhb.org.nz
Supervisors: The Rev’d Canon Kath Maclean; The Rev’d Ros Sims
Date of CPE Unit: to be advised
Group Meetings:
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Expressions of Interest in CPE in Christchurch should be directed to The Rev’d Helen Roud
Phone 027-657-7947 / Email: helen.roud@gmail.com
Supervisor: The Rev’d Helen Roud
Date of CPE Unit: 28 Feb – 6 July 2023
Group Meetings: Tues 28 Feb – Thurs 2 March, then fortnightly Tues/Wed through to final three days of Tues 4 July – Thurs 6 July
Apply by: 28 December 2022
Date of CPE Unit: 5 Sept — 14 Dec 2023
Group Meetings: Tues 5 – Thurs 7 Sept then fortnightly Tues/Wed through to final three days of Tues 12 Dec – Thurs 14 Dec (with the possibility of a one-day-per-week rather than two-day-fortnightly course over the same time period)
Apply by: 5 July 2023
Expressions of Interest in CPE in Otago/Southland should be directed to The Rev’d Mary Huie-Jolly
Phone: 001-404-790-8232 / Email: maryrhj@gmail.com
Supervisors: The Rev’d Mary Huie-Jolly; Sister Leona Garchow
Date of CPE Unit: March 22/23 – July 19/20, 2023
Group Meetings: in Invercargill, fortnightly Wednesdays and Thursdays, starting 22/23 March and ending 19/20 July 2023 (excluding school holidays).
Apply by: 28 February 2023.
To apply for a course, download one of the following files, complete it with your details, and then email it as an attached document to the CPE Centre of your choice.
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The current cost of CPE within Aotearoa/New Zealand is: $2,200.00.
If you are not a New Zealand Citizen/Resident, you need to consider the following issues before you apply to study CPE in New Zealand.
In order to gain a visa to study in A/NZ, your intended course of study must be:
An overseas person wanting to study in NZ must pay the full cost of any ‘qualification course’ (unlike NZ citizens who pay less, with the NZ Government paying the remaining cost). The current cost for an overseas person is $NZ 140.00 per credit; so a 60 credit course will cost you a total of $NZ 8,400.00 which must be paid upfront to the training institute (i.e. Laidlaw College) before a visa will be issued by the Government.
Other issues you need to consider:
If you believe that you can meet the above issues, you are welcome to complete an Application Paper. You need to apply to one of the CPE Centres listed on this website, be interviewed by a CPE supervisor from that Centre, and be accepted by that Centre before you apply to study through Laidlaw College.
More information coming soon…
Anton Boisen, one of the founders of CPE, encouraged his students to pay careful attention to both their own self and the people in their care. He urged his students to ‘read these living human documents’, first-hand living source materials rather than second-hand statements found in textbooks. However, CPE supervisors/educators do point CPE participants to relevant literature as they endeavour to develop their pastoral skills.
The bibliography that follows is by no means exhaustive:
Boundaries: when to say yes, when to say no, to take charge of your life – Henry Cloud / John Townsend
Coming to Grief – Pam Heaney
Companioning the Bereaved: a soulful guide for caregivers – Alan D. Wolfelt
Dibs in Search of Self – Virginia Mae Axline
Henri Nouwen: Wounded Healer – William Ruddle
People Skills: how to assert yourself, listen to others, and resolve conflict – Robert Bolton
Personhood and Presence: self as a resource for spiritual and pastoral care – Ewan Kelly
Swift to Hear: facilitating skills in listening and responding – Michael Jacobs
Talking Past Each Other – Joan Metge and Patricia Kinloch
Talking Together: Korero Tahi – Joan Metge
The Gift to Listen : The Courage to Hear – Cari Jackson
The Mutuality of Care – Roy Herndon Steinhoffsmith
The Power of Listening: building skills for mission and ministry – Lynne M Baab
The Practice of Pastoral Care: a post-modern approach – Carrie Doering
The Sacred Art of Listening – Kay Lindahl
The Skilled Helper: a systematic approach to effective helping – Gerard Egan
The Skilled Pastor: counselling as the practice of theology – Charles Taylor
Transforming Communication: leading-edge professional and personal skills – Richard Bolstad / Margot Hamblett
Wounded Healer – Henri Nouwen