Rev. Alan Galt
Staff Position:
Senior Lecturer in Pastoral Theology and Practice
Biography:
Rev. Alan Galt has been lecturing in Pastoral Theology and Practice at St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College since 1990. During this time he has educated and trained numerous undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of pastoral care, counselling, chaplaincy work, clinical pastoral education, mental health and aged care. In more recent years he has extended the curriculum of St Andrew’s in the area of pastoral theology and practice and further developed the field education possibilities available to students in ways this College could not have expected to accomplish without him. In 2006, Rev. Galt was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in recognition of his services to mental health and chaplaincy training.
Academic Classification: Senior Lecturer, Level 3 Supervisor of CPE (2010), MA (Macquarie, 1980), BA (Sydney, 1964)
Employment Status: Part Time
Subject Area: Pastoral Theology and Practice
Current Research: Theory and Practice of Pastoral Care, Clinical Pastoral Supervision for Ministry
Research Reports
2010 Presentation of material for Level 3 Supervisor, NSWCCPE
Creative Works
2010 Academic Assessment of Masters Students in CPE programs
Conferences Attended
St Athanasius the Great, St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium. SAGOTC Redfern, NSW; 28-29 September, 2012.
St Gregory of Nyssa, St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium. SAGOTC Redfern, NSW; 31 August – 28 September, 2011.
St Gregory the Theologian or The Theology of Poetry, St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium, SAGOTC Redfern, NSW; 1 September – 6 October, 2010.
2010 Australian and New Zealand Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Annual Conference in Hobart.
St Basil the Great: History, Theology and Perennial Significance, St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium, SAGOTC Redfern, NSW; 2 September – 7 October, 2009.
Conference Papers
‘Why did Athanasius Take on the World? “Integrity” and its Importance for Pastoral Ministry Today,’ St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium 2012 (SAGOTC, Redfern NSW; 29 September, 2012).
‘What it Means to be Human: St Gregory of Nyssa and Pastoral Ministry Today,’ St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium 2011 (SAGOTC, Redfern NSW; 21 September 2011).
2010 use of Introductory CPE in selecting participants for Basic CPE – ANZACPE Conference.
‘Comparing Wesley’s ‘Christian Perfection’ and Gregory’s ‘Theosis,’ St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium 2010 (SAGOTC, Redfern NSW; 29 September, 2010).
‘Pastoral Care in St Basil,’ St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium 2009 (SAGOTC, Redfern NSW; 23 September, 2009).
Membership of Professional Bodies and Offices Currently Held
Member of ANZACPE
Member of Spiritual Care Australia
Administrative Leadership
Academic Dean NSW College of CPE
Level 3 Supervisor NSW College of CPE
Course Co-ordination, Development of Curriculum and Teaching Methodology
Course Unit Co-ordinator PT101/401 SCD
Tertiary Teaching
St Andrews, Pastoral Theology and Practice
NSWSCCPE Clinical Pastoral Education
Contribution to Vocational and Continuing Educational Programs
Training of NSW CPE Supervisors
SCD curriculum planning in Pastoral Theology
Professional Development in Educational Leadership, Learning and Teaching
Attendance and presentation of material at Professional Development Days – SCD; NSW CCPE; Spiritual Care Australia
