Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is a program of education and formation for the professional work of pastoral and spiritual care practitioners and is one of the most highly recognised programs of supervised education for provision of spiritual and pastoral care.

CPE carries extensive credit in tertiary religious and theological study programs. It is highly recommended for anyone contemplating working in pastoral or spiritual care especially in a professional role, or in a volunteer capacity, and also for those working in other helping professions.

A part-time Unit of CPE will be conducted in Wangaratta in first semester 2024, from 5 February to 25 June. This is a unique opportunity, as CPE is rarely available outside of metropolitan areas.

The course in Wangaratta will be conducted by the North-East Victoria CPE Centre. It will be coordinated by Dan Murphy, who works as Pastoral & Spiritual Care Coordinator at Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) and is accredited as a Clinical Pastoral Educator, with the assistance of Maureen Beattie, who is an Anglican Priest Associate with Holy Trinity Cathedral in Wangaratta and Pastoral Practitioner with NHW, and is accredited as a Clinical Pastoral Supervisor. It will be conducted at Northeast Health Wangaratta.

The program will be conducted on Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., with attendance on 3 Mondays also required (5 February, 22 April and 24 June). A further day each week is required for delivery of pastoral care in an approved placement and further time is also needed for writing reports on pastoral encounters, so participants need to be able to devote at least 2.5 days each week for the 21 weeks of the program.

The cost of the CPE program is approximately $2,000.00, or for those enrolled in theological studies, the cost will be the equivalent of 2 Units of study, payable through their University.

Prospective applicants should contact the Course Coordinator, Dan Murphy, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on 0408 841 997, for further information and to request an application form.

You will need to request an application form before 30 September 2023, and applications must be made by 31 October 2023.