Our annual Summer Institute will offer five workshops at the downtown campus of DePaul University, July 10-21, 2018. Choose to attend one or several workshops. Located in the popular Chicago Loop at 1 East Jackson Boulevard, DePaul University is easily accessible from both Midway and O’Hare airports by shuttle, taxi, and Chicago mass transit. For more information about the venue, visit their website at www.depaul.edu/about/campuses/Pages/loop.aspx 

This year we are offering two workshops simultaneously the week of July 16-21. You will have the opportunity to network with more NRVC members at breaks and lunch, which we hope will magnify your experience and have a greater impact in your ministry.

Workshops

• Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors,  July 10-14, 2018 
• Behavioral Assessment 1, July 16-18, 2018 
• The Assessment of Family of Origin Issues for Candidates to Religious Life,  July 16-18, 2018
• Ethical Issues in Vocation and Formation Ministry, July 20-21, 2018
• Developing Intercultural Competencies in Screening and Assessment, July 20-21, 2018

Workshop registration

Please register for all workshops through our online registration form. Simply click the registration link that appears in each workshop description to register for that event. 

Registration fees

Workshops are open to NRVC members at a discounted rate and for non-members at an affordable price. Since 2014, all NRVC workshops are consistently priced at $150 per day per NRVC member, regardless of the topic or speaker. Non-members pay $225 per person per day for each workshop. Not an NRVC member? Sign up now to receive the great Member Rate on workshops. 

Late registration

Registrations for workshops received after June 25 will incur a $100 late fee per workshop.

Accommodations

For the convenience of participants, affordable housing is contracted through University Center, which is just two blocks from DePaul University and close to restaurants, museums, and Lake Michigan. The University Center offers private bedrooms in a two-person suite connected to a shared bathroom with another NRVC workshop participant. A breakfast buffet, linen service, and fitness center is included. Limited rooms are available; make your overnight accommodations when you register for your workshop. Please do not call the University Center for reservations. Overnight accommodations are $115 per night for anyone in need of housing regardless of membership status. 

Please note that these simple accommodations are designed for university students and short stays at an affordable rate. If you would prefer more amenities, make your reservation at local hotels. There are dozens of hotels within walking distance of DePaul University's Loop campus, including Travelodge, Congress Plaza, Harrison Hotel, Hilton Chicago, and Palmer House. 

I love to be in downtown Chicago! Great places to visit, walk and eat. The train lines are close by for commuters and the public transportation is great. The availability of daily Mass is a great start to begin the day and I loved the free evenings!

—Sister Jean Marie Fernandez, R.G.S.​

Resident

If you need overnight accommodations at the University Center, register as a resident. Reservations are contracted for arrivals after 3:00 p.m. the day before the workshop begins and check-out is at 9:00 a.m. the day after the workshop ends. This means you are responsible for the full payment of the room reservation, regardless of your arrival and departure date.  Unfortunately, room reservations cannot be made for earlier arrivals or later departures. The Center has a locked storage unit to hold luggage until you are ready to leave on the day of your departure. If you are staying for the next workshop, you will not need to check out. 

Commuter

If you do not require overnight accommodations at the University Center, please register as a commuter.

Cancellations

Cancellations for workshops and/or accommodations must be received in writing before June 25 to receive a full refund, less a $100 processing fee per workshop. After the deadline, all fees are nonrefundable for the cancellation of workshops and/or accommodations. 

Mass

Mass for workshop participants will be offered each day (except Sunday) at 8 a.m. in the Lewis Center building located within the DePaul University Building at Jackson and Wabash. If you need to attend liturgy at another time, St. Peter’s in the Loop at  110 West Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60602-4196 offers liturgy at the following times during the week: 6:15 a.m., 7:15 a.m., 8:15 a.m., 11:40 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:15 p.m., and 5 p.m. 

I appreciate the fine work NRVC continues to do to help vocation ministers and leadership to become more competent.

—Sister Christine Garcia, S.S.N.D.

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This workshop is intended for new and recently appointed vocation directors.  Its goal is to provide participants with the skills, context, theory, challenges and practicalities of contemporary vocation ministry. Topics will include theology of call; candidate issues; discernment, assessment, and the application process; the role of membership and religious leadership; advertising and education; ethics and boundaries; and self-care of the vocation director.

Please note the overnight accommodations are near capacity--register now.

Schedule

This workshop begins at 9:00 a.m. on July 10 and ends at 4:30 p.m. on July 14. Overnight accommodations are contracted for six nights with arrival on July 9 and check out on July 15.  

Fees

Workshop fees include materials, speaker and facility fees. The fees do not include meals or parking. 

Commuter:  
$750 – NRVC Member    
$1,225 – Non-NRVC Member

Resident:  As a resident, breakfast is included in your registration.
$1,440 – NRVC Member     
$1,915 – Non-NRVC Member  

Late registration

Registrations for workshops received after June 25 will incur a $100 late fee per workshop:

Cancellations

Cancellations for workshops and/or accommodations must be received in writing before June 25 to receive a full refund, less a $100 processing fee per workshop. After the deadline, all fees are non-refundable for the cancellation of workshops and/or accommodations. 

Presenters

 

A very good overview of vocation ministry, its professional standards, and expectations for safeguarding inquirers while meeting the needs of congregational leadership.  

 —Sister Mary Kay Dobrovolny, R.S.M.

Well done. Almost too much information, but you never know when you need to reference it in the future.

—Brother Michael Andrejko, F.S.C.

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This workshop is filled to capacity. We encourage you to register for the Assessment of Family of Origin Issues Workshop offered at the same time. Behavioral Assessment 1 and 2 will be offered in 2019.

This workshop presents practical interviewing techniques housed in a theoretical framework of behavioral assessment. While the focus of the workshop is on initial assessment of candidates, the methodology easily applies to assessing candidates in other stages of formation as well. Workshop participants study sample case reports and learn skills for interviewing as well as guidelines for organizing the information into useful reports. Interview topics include: family background, educational and occupational histories, psychosexual histories and intimacy skills, faith history, and other pertinent issues related to comprehensive vocational assessment.

Schedule

This workshop begins at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 16 and ends at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday,  July 18.  Overnight accommodations are contracted for 4 nights, arrival on July 15 and check out on July 19.​

Presenter

Workshop fees

Workshop fees include materials, speaker and facility fees. The fees do not include refreshments, meals, or parking.

Commuter:

$ 450 – NRVC Member
$ 675 – Non-NRVC Member

Resident: As a resident, breakfast is included in your registration.

$ 910 – NRVC Member
$ 1,135 – Non-NRVC Member    

Room reservations at the University Center are for 4 nights with a check-in after 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 15 and a check out by 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 19. The Center has a locked storage unit to hold luggage until you are ready to leave on the day of your departure. If you are staying for the next workshop, you will not need to check out.

The content was helpful from beginning to end; there is no doubt my assessments will be more thorough. Thanks, Father Ray, for your expertise, experience, and sense of humor! 

—Sister Ann Letourneau, C.S.J.,Psy.D.

Having actual cases to review was very helpful. I learned a lot in the workshop, and I have a good idea on how to grow going forward. Father Ray practices what he teaches and is very credible. This is a great way to prepare for vocation ministry. 

—Brother Jason Graves, O.F.M.Cap.

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Please note that overnight housing is near capacity. Please register now.

Family of Origin issues often present many landmines for vocation and formation personnel. All too often, these issues end up sabotaging the individual and the community’s health and well-being if left unaddressed. One of the principal objectives of this workshop will be to help vocation ministers formulate specific and more appropriate questions, which when answered, may preclude admission. The format will be within an adult learning methodology.  It will attempt to be highly interactive, with ample time for individual and group processing and discussion of specific cases,  utilizing the very latest in research and theory on this topic.

Schedule

Please note this workshop begins at 9:00 a.m. on July 16 and ends at 4:30 p.m. on July 18. Overnight accommodations are contracted for four nights, arrival on July 15 and check out on July 19.

Presenter

Workshop fees:

Fees include materials, speaker and facility fee, but not parking or meals.

Commuter:    

$ 450 – NRVC Member
$ 675 – Non-NRVC Member

Resident: If you register as a resident, breakfast is included in your registration.

$ 910– NRVC Member
$ 1,135– Non-NRVC Member            

I loved Father Jerry’s teaching style and the way he modeled good assessment interviewing. Having us experience some of what we ask of our candidates was brilliant!  

—Sister Celeste Mokrzycki, S.S.J.

Father Jerry’s openness with his own story, his expertise in assessing family of origin issues, and entering into the story of the other, was powerful in uncovering the hidden pieces of stories. 

—Sister M. Kelley Rush, S.N.D.

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This workshop will explore ethical principles governing confidentiality, agency and obligations related to positions of trust. The workshop will also address issues related to dissemination of information, the timeliness of admissions or dismissal decisions, and other issues related to ethical rights of candidates as well as ethical rights of those in positions of authority.

Schedule

Friday,  July 20 and Saturday,  July 21

9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Please note this workshop ends at 4:30 p.m. on July 21. Overnight accommodations are contracted for three nights, arrival on July 19 and check out on July 22.

Workshop fees 

Workshop fees include materials, speaker and facility fees. The fee does not include refreshments, meals or parking. 

Commuter:    
$ 300 – NRVC Member
$ 450 – Non-NRVC Member

Resident:    Your fees as a resident includes breakfast.
$ 645 – NRVC Member
$ 795 – Non-NRVC Member            

Financial assistance available

The Misericordia Scholarship Fund is available for NRVC members due to the generosity of donations made by NRVC members. Scholarship funds can be applied to NRVC workshops; however they do not cover the cost of transportation, accommodations, meals, or personal expenses. If you would like to attend an NRVC workshop and need financial assistance, please contact our Director of Member Relations and Services, Sister Deborah  Borneman, SS.C.M. at debbiesscm@nrvc.net. 

All of the content is very helpful, most especially the explanation of agency and confidentiality as they apply to vocation ministry. This workshop helped me to be aware of my ethical responsibility as a vocation minister. Father Ray is an excellent presenter. 

—Sister Marianne Lallone, I.H.M.

 

Exceptional! As a community reforming our formation house/community, this workshop is priceless! There is no one better than Father Ray Carey! It’s not simply the content, which is so important, he is a teacher par excellence because he teaches with his life! 

—Sister Jeanne Marie Gocha, C.S.J.

 

It was inspiring to house ethical issues with the strong underpinning of reverence and respect of persons. It was very helpful to review and concretize the meaning and implications of agency and fiduciary trust. The real life stories made it very practical, thank you for the matrix of shalom. 

—Sister Brenda Lynn McHugh, D.S.M.P.

 

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This two-day workshop will teach those vested in vocation ministry and new membership how best to understand and welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds. The "normal" protocols that vocation personnel and psychologists use may not be appropriate for these new and diverse candidates. This workshop will explore what techniques and tools might be better and, more importantly, how might we all become more interculturally competent vocation personnel and communities!  The NRVC and CARA have recently reported on the changing face of vocations today. This workshop will attempt to be very practical; it will employ adult learning techniques, with ample use of relevant case studies to illustrate some complicated theories.

Schedule

This workshop begins at 9 a.m. on Friday, July 20 and ends at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 21.  Overnight accommodations are contracted for 4 nights, arrival on July 19 and check out on July 22. ​ 

Presenter

Workshop fees

Workshop fees include materials, speaker, and facility fees. The fees do not include refreshments, meals, or parking.

Commuter:     
$300 – NRVC Member              
$450 – Non-NRVC Member

Resident:  Your registration as a resident includes breakfast.      
$645 – NRVC Member              
$795 – Non-NRVC Member   

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