What is Supervised Pastoral Education?
SPE is education in which a student develops the arts and skills of pastoral work together with a small group of colleagues while being guided by a qualified supervisor. This education may be conducted in a health or correctional institution, parish, pastoral counselling centre or other setting where the student’s ministry may be closely supervised. SPE is normally in an inter-disciplinary context where the insights of other professions promote creative dialogue and where co-operation is encouraged with other workers and agencies serving the community.
