File 13 - Chaplaincy training and education records

• Textual record
• Graphic material

2 folders of textual records
4 photographs

File consists primarily of material relating to Francis Chisholms education and training endeavors while working at Chedoke Hospital in Hamilton. A small number of records relate to Chisholm's supervisor for pastoral training, Rev. A. J. MacLachlan. Included is a document typewritten by Chisholm titled "What Are My Reasons to Enter Training for Assistant Supervision?"; pamphlets from 1964-1992 listing the courses in Clinical Pastoral Training at McMaster University, offered by the Centre for Continuing Education; correspondence letters with McMaster University admissions for Clinical Pastoral Training; a biographical sketch typewritten by Chisholm in 1964, detailing his educational history from 1948-1959; a letter written by Rev. G.E. Elliot in 1965 remarking on Chisholm's work and training during his first year as chaplain at the Hamilton Health Association; an associate member certificate issued in 1966 to Chisholm from the Canadian Council for Supervised Pastoral Education; a letter from the Canadian Council for Supervised Pastoral Education asking for forms of completed courses and training in 1967; a certificate from the Canadian Council of Churches Committee on Certification of Chaplains in Public Institutions, issued in 1971; a brochure highlighting services offered by the library at Chedoke Hospital in 1973; a list of Continuing Education programs attended by Chisholm from 1980-1982; a pamphlet documenting the Merck Conference attended by Chisholm on "Chronic Pain: Being Practical About Psychological Treatment" in 1981; records related to Chisholms supervisor Rev. A. J. MacLachlan for the Supervised Pastoral Education program; and a report written by Chisholm in 1983 titled "A Proposal for Chaplaincy/Pastoral Services in the Redevelopment Plan for Chedoke Hospital Division" for the course "A Multidisciplinary Approach to Rehabilitation" offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences at Mohawk College. Also included are class photographs from 1961 and 1964 of McMaster University Extension students; and an article written by Rev. Walter Loader titled "What is Clinical Pastoral Training?".