University Health Network

 UHN is Canada’s number one hospital and the world’s number one publicly funded hospital. With ten sites, that includes 24490 employees and 14400 learners from all health profession. UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education at UHN and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada’s top research hospital, the scope of research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source of discovery, education and patient care.

UHN overarching priority is Patient centred care, which is highlighted in its collaborative team approach across all professions. Spiritual Care is a fully integrated member on clinical teams providing the best whole person care possible. UHN staff and learners live out the core values of safety, compassion, teamwork, integrity and stewardship every day. UHN’s education philosophy is that we are all on a life-long learning journey that strives to inspire hope, belonging, connection and meaning, while continually developing professionally.  

Clinical Psychospiritual Education (CPE) learners gain a wide range of experience across sites and programs, while delivering spiritual care to patients, families and staff. Learners gain valuable experience by becoming casual staff and participating in UHN’s spiritual care on call program. 

UHN has a strong commitment, as an academic Health Sciences Centre, to an educational program in Spiritual Care under the auspices of the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC). CPE programs are offered at the Basic, Advanced and Supervisory levels, in a single unit or Residency format. The Residency program is comprised of three units of CPE. The program strives to prepare learners for registration in the College of Registered Psychotherapists (CRPO), by linking competencies from both CASC and CRPO, and through theoretical and experiential learning opportunities. UHN has a strong commitment to preparing learners for careers in Spiritual Care as regulated health care professionals.

To learn more about UHN please go to https://www.uhn.ca/  Come learn with us, grow with us and become a member of Team UHN.

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spiritualcareeducation@uhn.ca
Tel: 416-597-3014