Confidential Letter of Reference and Recommendation

NAME OF CANDIDATE: _____________________________________

DATE OF PROGRAM: ____________________

NAME OF REFERENCE GIVER:

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ADDRESS:

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POSITION OR FUNCTION: _________________

Please do not return this letter to the candidate

RETURN TO:

Brian Walton, Spiritual Care Educator

1702 20th Street West

Saskatoon, SK S7M 0Z9

1. How long have you known the candidate, and in what capacity have you known her/ him?

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2. How do you evaluate the candidate:

a) in his/ her pastoral effectiveness?

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b) in her/ his personal disposition for work?

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3. What do you think of his/ her plans to pursue spiritual care education? (motivation, aptitudes, chances of success, etc.)

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4. Please evaluate the candidate according to the following rating scale.

	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Weak	Very Weak
Breadth of general knowledge
Conflict resolution skills
Creativity
Degree of self awareness
Emotional maturity
Intellectual capacities
Interpersonal communications skills
Openness to new ideas
Spiritual maturity

5. Please identify what, in your opinion, CPE might help the candidate learn.

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6. Additional remarks and comments.

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Signature

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