Curriculum

​Our curriculum integrates bedside practice with structured learning that makes unconscious dynamics, meaning making, and team processes visible and workable.

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Training includes:

• Clinical hours (local placement): 20–24 hrs/wk (extended unit options 10–12 hrs/wk).

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• Group learning (online): 4–6 hrs/wk total, including:

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1. Group Supervision / Case Study Review (focused case write-ups and consultation)

2. Interpersonal / Group Relations Seminar (Tavistock small study group)

3. Didactics & Skills Labs (psychodynamics, ethics/documentation, team practice)

4. Individual Supervision: cadence and duration per track (see Supervision).

5. Topical Readings and video library access

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Core Themes/Areas of learning:

• Clinical chaplaincy foundations

• Psychodynamics in clinical chaplaincy

• Affective neuroscience & neuro-psychoanalysis

• Meaning and purpose; religion as a cultural system

• Group Relations / systems psychodynamics

• Cultural humility & spiritual diversity 

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(An extensive list of themes is provided upon admission, supported by articles/podcasts/videos.)