7988Tyndale University, Canada.
J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2022 Jun;76(2):114-128. doi: 10.1177/15423050221089577. Epub 2022 Apr 4.
After completing their Supervised Pastoral Education units provided by the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care, two soon-to-be-certified Spiritual Care Practitioners applied to the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. Both were rejected because their Supervised Pastoral Education program was not deemed to be "substantially equivalent" to a recognized psychotherapy program. This came as a surprise since similarly qualified Canadian Association for Spiritual Care Practitioners in Ontario are also members of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario through a process called "grandparenting." Using the 10 characteristics of a College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario recognized program, this paper examines Canadian Association for Spiritual Care's SPE program in detail, showing how closely it aligns with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario's description of an equivalent psychotherapy program. I conclude by suggesting the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario should embrace Supervised Pastoral Education as an equivalent program and grant memberships, not just to those grand parented in, but to future Canadian Association for Spiritual Care Practitioners.
完成加拿大精神关怀协会提供的监督教牧教育单元后，两名即将获得认证的精神关怀从业者向安大略省注册心理治疗师学院提出申请。但两人都被拒绝了，因为他们的监督教牧教育项目被认为与公认的心理治疗项目“不完全等同”。这令人惊讶，因为在安大略省同样合格的加拿大精神关怀协会从业者也通过“祖父条款”成为安大略省注册心理治疗师学院的成员。本文使用安大略省注册心理治疗师学院认可项目的 10 个特征，详细研究了加拿大精神关怀协会的 SPE 项目，展示了它如何与安大略省注册心理治疗师学院对等效心理治疗项目的描述紧密一致。最后我建议安大略省注册心理治疗师学院应将监督教牧教育视为等效项目并授予成员资格，不仅针对那些通过“祖父条款”加入的成员，也应针对未来的加拿大精神关怀协会从业者。
