Purpose
The School of Professional Practice exists to meet current and future needs in faith-based agencies, churches, and other organisations for mature practitioners in a range of professional disciplines.
There is an urgent need for programs that equip students to pursue their vocation and passion and that create graduates with the professional training and recognition to meet the needs of the industries, employers and communities they serve.
To meet this need, the School equips graduates to engage authentically and to flourish in their role in the service of others in areas such as aged care, counselling, health, leadership, professional supervision and spiritual care.
What we value
- Human flourishing leading to good living together
- Mature ethical practice
- Disciplined, critical reflective praxis
- Clarity of purpose in role
- Collaborative innovation, integrative application impacting community
- Theological and spiritual awareness
What we do
- Deliver academic courses and professional development experiences that bring participants into contact with academic and professional experts to meet the needs of industry and the wider community
- Create research and thought leadership that responds to contemporary issues and is transformative of wider society
- Use collaborative approaches, transformative enquiry and contemporary educative processes in the development of ethically mature professional practitioners
- Offer services to employers and professional associations seeking educational pathways for their mission and workforce development
Study options
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Professional Supervision
Gain the qualifications, knowledge and practical skills to become a Professional Supervisor.
Counselling
Develop your counselling skills as a professional counsellor, while pursuing your own spiritual formation.
Clinical Pastoral Education
Integrate your operational theology with the actual offering of care in situations of major and minor life transitions in a hospital placement.
Meet the School Leadership
Prof Albert Haddad
University of Divinity
Professor Albert Haddad is a Professor of Higher Education and the Dean of Academic Programs at the University. He has over 20 years experience in leadership roles in higher education, theology, and ministry and holds the degree of Doctor of Education from the University of Melbourne. Prior to joining the University, Albert most recently held […]
Dr Cath McKinney
Professional Supervision
Cath is the Professional Supervision Program Director at the University of Divinity. She has extensive experience as a group relations consultant where she specialises in helping people to flourish as they take up their roles. Cath graduated with her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Divinity (through Pilgrim Theological College) in 2020. Her thesis, […]
Dr Tom Edwards
Counselling
Beginning his career in behavioural neuroscience Tom has since shifted his academic interests from the brain to the mind. He is particularly interested in a cluster of virtues which contribute to a cognitive architecture that is evolutionarily consistent and socially relevant. Tom has published in high impact factor journals and spoken at a number of […]
Allison Whitby
Clinical Pastoral Education
Allison is Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Program Director at the University’s School of Professional Practice. As the University’s CPE Liaison Officer since 2015, Allison has been responsible for the enrolment of students in CPE units, arrangement of placements, and accreditation of CPE instructions and supervisors across all of the University’s Colleges. This newly augmented role […]
Allison Whitby
University of Divinity
Allison is Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Program Director at the University’s School of Professional Practice. As the University’s CPE Liaison Officer since 2015, Allison has been responsible for the enrolment of students in CPE units, arrangement of placements, and accreditation of CPE instructions and supervisors across all of the University’s Colleges. This newly augmented role […]
Assoc Prof Robyn Wrigley‐Carr
Whitley College
Robyn is Spiritual Care Program Director for the University of Divinity and Associate Professor in Pastoral and Spiritual Care for Whitley College. She has a PhD in theology (University of St Andrews, Scotland), Masters in Spiritual Theology (Regent College, Canada), MA (University of London) and B.Ed Hons (University of Sydney). She also holds her Grad […]
The St Paschal Campus
The School of Professional Practice is situated at the University’s St Paschal Campus, in Box Hill, Victoria.
The campus is situated on quiet residential streets, the central buildings of the estate are surrounded by lush gardens and lawns. The site has been a place of religious significance and a hub for educational excellence throughout its history.
Students and staff of the School can enjoy the use of facilities during regular working hours.
Facilities available to students
Student and Staff Dining Room
A dedicated area for students and staff to gather and meet informally during the week.
Tea and coffee making
Kitchen facilities are available next to the dining room.
Free wifi
Available throughout the campus.
Zoom room
Available for quiet study, zoom meetings, or to record a research presentation.
Study pods
2x Desk and chair with power, available in the beautiful cloister corridor, overlooking the cloister garden.
Meeting rooms
Enquire at reception to make a booking. Fees may apply.
Libraries
Two library facilities are available on the same campus property as the School offices. St Paschal Library, and (in 2023) the Whitley Library. Both libraries include individual study desks for quiet work.
Libraries
Members of the School of Professional Practice are able to access all Libraries that are part of the University of Divinity as well as a dedicated online Library Hub.
Contact
General contact
61398533177
enquiries@divinity.edu.auAddress
90 Albion Road
Box Hill, Victoria, 3128
AustraliaProspective Student Enquiries
Sim YukselStudent Services Officer
61391314918
spp-support@divinity.edu.au