Spiritual Care Training in Malaysia

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October 31, 2024

Ziyara Spiritual Care and Universiti Teknologi Mara are organizing an in-person and online one-unit accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) for spiritual care providers and allied healthcare professionals.

In-Person Retreat and Education: The program consists of 400 hours of training (100 didactic and 300 practical)

April 26 – May 2, 2025, in Kuantan, Malaysia

May 5 – August 26 – Online Education

26 and 27: Spiritual Assessment Workshop

26th – 27th June
Basics of Spiritual Care Assessment and
HASA UiTM, Puncak Alam

26th – 27th July
Hybrid spiritual caregiving workshop

25 – 26th August
Spiritual Care Symposium
HASA UiTM, Puncak Alam

26th August
Graduation Ceremony

Online didactic lectures, group activities, practical clinical visits of patients in the hospital wards, individual supervisions, physical individual coaching

*Targetted participants:

Chaplains
Hospital/Clinic/Hospice/Nursing home
⁠Religious Officers
⁠Doctors
⁠Nurses
⁠Social Workers
⁠Counsellors
⁠Psychologists
⁠Trained Caregivers
⁠ Healthcare volunteers

Participation from other institutions like community centers, mosques, schools, prisons, the army, halfway homes for victims of domestic violence, homeless shelters, etc, are also welcome.

** Acceptance is subject to fulfilling ACPE entry requirements and interview.

📆 Duration: 4 months
26/4/25 – 26/8/25

Cost: RM15,000/pax for Malaysians * USD3,500/pax – Non-Malaysians

Trainers:

Dr. David Johnson is the past president of ACPE and is a member of the Leadership Development Committee. He has over 40 years of experience in CPE.

Dr. Janet McCormark is an ACPE educator with vast experience in hospital, police, prison, crisis and disaster, institutional, NASCAR, and drag racing chaplaincies.

Dr . Kamal Abu-Shamsieh is the Director of the Interreligious Chaplaincy Program at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU). He is the president of Ziyara Spiritual Care Services, a not-for-profit organization that conducts training in spiritual care worldwide.

Important dates:
•⁠ ⁠Pre-registration: Before 31/12/24 at https://bit.ly/CPEMalaysiaUiTM

•⁠ ⁠Entrance Interview by ACPE/CPECC and Ziyara 2-17 January 2025

•⁠ ⁠Confirmation of acceptance: 31/1/2025

•⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Full payment by: 31/3/2025

Further information: [email protected]