CPE
CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION
What is CPE?
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is a unique educational experience for individuals of all faith groups. The Spiritual Care Center (SCC) offers CPE to faith-based professionals, lay ministers and theological students seeking professional growth and development within a clinical or community based setting.
CPE students learn through action-reflection model providing them an opportunity to grow and learn through different settings.
What does CPE consist of?
The CPE training program includes various methods of didactic and applied learning:
- Students participate in 100 hours of didactic lectures offered live and via zoom.
- Students journal their learning in weekly Reflection Reports which depict significant experiences with patients and thoughts about ministry.
- Students will prepare a verbatim that outline’s their interaction with patients or clients.
- Students engage in weekly one-on-one Coaching/Supervisory Sessions with their CPE Supervisor. The weekly sessions allow students to receive personalized coaching and mentoring.
- CPE students partake in 300 hours of supervised Clinical Training at their current place of ministry or any number of settings including but not limited to; hospitals, hospice, corporate settings, prisons, or nursing homes.
