soul, role & context

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About the Institute

The Institute of Pastoral Supervision & Reflective Practice is a community of advanced practitioners from the UK, Europe and Australia whose commitment to reflective practice & supervision is expressed through

  • training

  • research

  • publishing

  • & consultancy

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What is pastoral supervision?

The Institute understands Pastoral Supervision as an accompanied, intentional and ongoing dialogue between

  • Soul – a person’s inner motivation

  • Role – the demands of a person’s field of work

  • & Context – the everyday realities which enable or inhibit a person to find harmony between soul and role.

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In supervision, the journey is from I to We