If you are looking for an exciting and challenging experience in ministry, come to the Brigham and Women’s Hospital to learn to provide spiritual support to a vast and diverse community as you personally grow in a caring and supportive environment. Our BWH Field Education program runs during the academic year and is for graduate students preparing for ministry. In this program, the Field Ed student participates in an interfaith ministry in an urban hospital setting providing pastoral care to patients and their families. The Brigham is a 716 bed acute care Harvard affiliated teaching hospital, which is both incredibly busy and challenging. The patients, families and staff of the hospital include virtually all the major world faith traditions and cultures.
Over the course of the academic year, under supervision, it is expected the student will develop pastoral skills that allow him/her to work with and effectively support patients, their families, and staff. The Brigham depends upon students and volunteers to help provide pastoral care to our patients. For this reason, we ask students to carefully weigh their academic commitments and ability to fulfill the high expectations of the program before accepting a position as a Field Ed student.
Requirements:
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8 hours weekly patient ministry
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Weekly individual supervision
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Weekly peer group and education seminar
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Weekly journal reflection
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Lead and participate in interfaith worship chapel services
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4 on-call overnights
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4 written verbatims with peer group presentation
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Learning agreement, mid-year and final evaluations
Application Deadline: TBA
Start Date: September 2009
How To Apply:
Download and print the Partners Field Education application in PDF form. With the PDF version you need to Download Adobe Acrobat Reader, if you don't have it already and then simply click on the link and download.
SEND COMPLETE APPLICATIONS TO
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Chaplaincy Department
Attn: Katherine Mitchell
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
For more information, please contact
The Rev. Katherine N. Mitchell
617 732-7467
kmitchell@partners.org
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