Scarborough Health Network
The CASC Supervisors of the Greater Toronto Area offer Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) in hospital venues.
Persons interested in knowing more about the centres and supervisors listed here are encouraged to contact the centre by telephone or e-mail. Supervisors are happy to discuss their programs with prospective participants and explain the specific aspects of their programs as they may contribute to the requirements and purposes of the inquiring participant
Scarborough Health Network
Spiritual and Religious Care Department
3050 Lawrence Avenue East
Scarborough, ON M1P 2V5
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Centre Supervisor
Rev. Ajith Varghese, Th. M. RP
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Provisional Teaching Supervisor
Rev. Pamela Bauer M.DIV, RP.
Certified Spiritual Care Practitioner and Provisional Teaching Supervisor (CPE)
Application:
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Scarborough Health Network (SHN) is the third-largest community health network in Canada, known for providing exceptional services and achieving numerous milestones. SHN serves a catchment area of 832,000 people in Scarborough, Markham, and Durham regions across three hospitals and eight satellite sites, with a staff of over 6300, including 1000 physicians and 950 volunteers. Notably, SHN is home to Ontario's largest nephrology program and the fourth-largest maternal and newborn program in the province. It also delivers North America's largest regional community-based cardiovascular rehabilitation program and serves as the designated cardiac care and spine center for Scarborough and surrounding communities to the east. Additionally, SHN houses a state-of-the-art Eye Centre specializing in glaucoma and cataract surgeries, and operates Ontario's second-largest community-based Mental Health and Addiction Program, with over 10,000 referrals to outpatient programs annually. SHN has received numerous awards and recognitions and takes pride in employing top-tier physicians, nurses, and medical professionals who deliver exceptional clinical expertise and compassionate care to the patients and families of Scarborough. SHN is affiliated with the University of Toronto and serves as a community-affiliated teaching site, supporting the development of the Scarborough Academy for Medicine and Integrated Health in collaboration with the University of Toronto Scarborough. As part of the Toronto Academic Science Health Network and in partnership with other universities and colleges, SHN is dedicated to training the next generation of healthcare professionals, ensuring that patients receive care from skilled and knowledgeable professionals. This commitment instills confidence in the quality of care provided at SHN.
Our Mission: Improving lives through exceptional care.
Our Vision: Canada's leading community teaching health network—transforming your health experience.
Values: Compassionate. Inclusive. Courageous. Innovative.
Spiritual Care Department
At Scarborough Health Network, Spiritual and Religious Care (SRC) plays a vital role in helping people to draw upon their own spiritual, religious, cultural and emotional resources for wisdom, guidance, strength and healing as they journey through life stages. SRC delivers care by ensuring safe, non-judgmental, and sacred environments for those who work, volunteer, and receive care in our hospitals. Our Spiritual Care department is affiliated with the Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto, as a teaching centre for Clinical Spiritual Care. We have been a Spiritual Care training institution for the last 30 years.
The SHN, Spiritual & Religious Care Department features a culturally diverse and multi-faceted team, with staff who meet the national and provincial requirements of Spiritual Care and psychotherapy standards. Spiritual Care Practitioners are trained and certified by the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC). They are also licensed members of the Registered College of Psychotherapists of Ontario. The S Department of SRC has a Manager and six full-time and six part-time Spiritual Care Practitioners. A Roman Catholic Deacon, Community clergy and lay people are involved in the hospital ministry through several programs. The department is closely linked to the hospital's multicultural and ethical initiatives.
The SRC team provides holistic healthcare management, especially in terms of coping with sudden illness, suffering, and end of life. Their services are available to people of all faith traditions, those with none, and those just searching.
CPE Student Participation
In consultation with the Supervisor, each student chooses a nursing unit to do ministry. In the evenings and weekends, students can practice throughout the hospital. The full-time summer unit (twelve weeks) from May to July is five days weekly from Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The extended CPE program runs on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Selected evening and weekend shifts are assigned on rotation with fellow students.