The Verbatimbring Enough Copies For All Group Membersthe Verbatim Pres The verbatim presentations are critical to the process of CPE. It is a way to look directly at your ability to provide pastoral care and to give you feedback for reflection. Verbatims should be about 5-7 pages in length. The data section will be a couple of paragraphs, the verbatim part will be a concise but full detail of the dialogue between you and the patient, and the reflection/evaluation section should take the bulk of your energy and time and will bring depth and insight to your ministry. You should have 2 pages on the reflection/evaluation questions listed. For case presentations to the group, you must bring a copy of your verbatim for each student and each supervisor. For a verbatim presented to your supervisor, bring two copies to the supervisory session, one for you and one for the supervisor. Group copies will be returned to you. The supervisor will keep his/her copy until the end of the unit. After evaluations are written, supervisor copies will be destroyed. Use the following format: - Heading: Verbatim #: Patient/Resident/Parishioner Initials or Pseudonym: Place of Visit: Date of Admission (if applicable): Date of Visit: Time/Length of visit: Type of Visit: (e.g., initial, follow-up, referral, trauma call) **I. Learning Issues:** Identify why you are presenting this verbatim and what questions it raises for you. Explain how this verbatim relates to your learning goals or outcomes. Specify what feedback you seek from the group and reflect on your growth edges in this encounter. **II. The Data:** Provide introductory information including pseudonym, age, gender, ethnicity, diagnosis, referral source, etc. Describe your pre-visit knowledge about the person and your initial feelings and observations at the start of the encounter. **III. Verbatim Data:** Write exactly how the conversation transpired, including the beginning and ending dialogues. Select a troubling part to present verbatim. Use parentheses for feelings or thoughts during the interaction. Format: C1 (caregiver), P1 (patient), etc.