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Field Education HandbookChildren's Hospital
300 Longwood Ave. Contact Person: Rev. Mary Robinson Project: Children's Hospital, Boston is the largest pediatric medical center in the United States. It has 400 inpatient beds, over 100 outpatient programs and is the primary pediatric teaching hospital for Harvard University. Patients and families come from all over the world, New England and the Boston area for care. The philosophy is to care for the whole child and the whole family in an interdisciplinary approach. Student Involvement: Chaplain interns provide pastoral care to children, their families and staff on specific in-patient units. They will have the opportunity to work with an interdisciplinary health care team in addressing the spiritual, emotional and ethical issues that arise as a result of serious or chronic illness. Key components for the program will be: pastoral ministry to people in crisis, developing listening skills, learning about child development and integrating that into pastoral practice, learning about religious and spiritual traditions other than ones own, and theological reflection. Prerequisites: Successful completion of 1 CPE unit· (must provide copy of final evaluations (yours and supervisor's) from your most recent CPE unit, and written permission to speak with your supervisor) · two verbatims of hospital ministry · Openness to learning in a demanding inpatient clinical setting · Willingness to minister to persons of many religious traditions in ways that are congruent with others' piety and beliefs · Interest in pastoral care to children, adolescents and their parents · Full or part-time student at Harvard (or other BTI school) · Successful completion of : hospital health screening orientation with the hospital volunteer department CORI check References (one should be from your denomination or faith community) Program requirements: In-house requirements over 26 weeks (400 hours of in-hospital time) · 12 hours patient ministry on-site/week · 1 hour of supervision on-site/week. Arts of Ministry Competencies: Pastoral Care and Counseling. Supervision: Supervision with Rev. Robinson. Number of Students: 2 Total Stipend: $4,000.00 Type of Stipend: direct pay from site (sc 4000) Notes: |
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