I and Thou: The sacredness of supporting others
Date: 22nd October 2026
Times: 11am-12:30pm or 7-8:30pm (Sydney time)
Speaker: Grant Buchanan
Michael Paterson speaks about the sacred space that exists within Supervision because of the you and the I who meet together. In this session I will explore this idea of professional support as sacred space and the I-Thou relationship as a sacred meeting. I will discuss the impact this approach unlocks for both us as professionals and those we support when we appropriate this understanding and hold this sacred stance.
Kind of PD and Cost: This C&C is Member only.
There is no cost, but you will need to register.
Grant is the Program Director of the Graduate Certificate of Professional Supervision in the School of Health and Human Sciences at Alphacrucis College, and Senior Lecturer with the School of Ministry and Theology at AUC. Grant completed his PhD in 2021 at the University of Divinity in Melbourne and has a Master of Counselling and a Graduate Certificate in Professional Supervision. Grant has also worked in school chaplaincy, and various church leadership roles, and runs a private counselling and professional supervision business. He is active as an itinerant speaker and runs Leadership Training and Development courses, and is part of the community at Aspire Church, Hampton Park.