Critical Components in the Formation of Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisors

1. Critical Components in the Formation of Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisors by Amy Elise Greene December 2011 Summary of a dissertation presented in partial fulfillment of the requirementsfor the Doctor of Ministry degree from Ecumenical Theological Seminary Detroit, Michigan

2. Outline • What is CPE? • My vocational journey and CPE • Review of Literature and Hypothesis • Methodology • Major findings • Further questions Amy Elise Greene

3. What Is Clinical Pastoral Education? • Graduate education for Clergy • Widely required for ordination • Credential for professional chaplains and pastoral counselors for Board Certification • Hands-on experiential learning under supervision • Theological education in institutional settings Amy Elise Greene

4. My vocational journey and CPE • 1986 – M.Div. Union Theological Seminary (NYC) • 1987 – drop out of CPE program (NYC) • 1989 – ordained to pastor in Atlanta • 1997 – re-enter CPE in Atlanta • 1998 – enter supervisory training • 2002 – become Full Supervisor, ACPE, Inc. • 2007 – become Director of CPE, Cleveland Clinic, a supervisory training center • 2011 – Doctoral candidate, ETS, Detroit Amy Elise Greene

5. What is ACPE, Inc.? • Association for Clinical Pastoral Education • Formed in 1967 when four groups merged • Recognized by U.S. Department of Education as certifying body • ~600 Active Members (mostly within U.S.) • ~455 Training Centers (most in hospitals) • Fewer than 100 Centers engaged in Supervisory Training (~100 supervisors accredited to do so) Amy Elise Greene

6. Groups that joined to form ACPE Council for Clinical Training Institute of Pastoral Care Lutheran Advisory Council on Pastoral Care Southern Baptist Association of Clinical Pastoral Education Amy Elise Greene

7. Histories Thornton (1970) Hall (1992) King (2007) Dissertations on supervisory training Harper (1991) Ragsdale (2008) Group Process Hemenway (1996) Biography of Boisen Leas (2009) Theory Papers 1980 to present Literature from within CPE: Amy Elise Greene

8. Literature Relevant to Study • The Power to Bless (Madden) 1970 • The Supervisory Relationship (Frawley-O’Dea and Sarnat) 2001 • Shared Wisdom (Cooper-White) 2004 • ACPE Theory Papers (Greene) 2003 • At Personal Risk: Boundary Violations in Professional-Client Relationships (Peterson) 1992 Amy Elise Greene

9. Reason for this study: • Average age of active practitioners is 59 • Supervisor certification rate is not keeping up with retirement rate • Some centers still don’t have faculty • Membership had never been surveyed about training process • How can we make the training process better? Amy Elise Greene

10. The CPE Training Process: • Levels • Level One (400 hours – one unit) • Level Two (year-long residency or additional units) • Supervisory Training (4 - 6 more years of training, plus supervised practice) • Candidacy • Theory Papers • Associate • Full Amy Elise Greene

11. Research Methodology • SurveyMonkey.com online electronic survey • Three requests sent, one week apart • Survey questions did not change; request memo did • Participants could opt out and not receive further requests or emails • Sent to all members on membership list (809) • 50 “bounced back”; study proceeds with 759 • Forced-choice ranking system yields solid data • Response overwhelming (55.5% of members) • 449 out of 759 completed the survey (59.2 percent) • Incomplete surveys could not be counted Amy Elise Greene

12. Components of supervisory training Amy Elise Greene

13. Critical Finding #1: Relationships are core in top three “Critical Components” Amy Elise Greene

14. Critical Finding #2: at current trend, average age of newly certified supervisors will be 59 in two decades. (Projected) Amy Elise Greene

15. Length of Time to Work as Supervisor vs. Number of Years to Train ONE @ age 35 4-6 years to train; 30 years’ work THREE @ age 55 12-18 years to train; 3 retirees 10 years later = Amy Elise Greene

16. Critical Finding #3: Women complete process faster than men 2.1 years Amy Elise Greene

17. Critical Finding #4: Frequent presentation to peers reduces training time by more than one year 1.2 years Amy Elise Greene

18. Incarnation Brother in ministry One who walked alongside me, Road to Emmaus companion Paraclete, Advocate Seed planter One who blessed Forgiving Healer Priest Pastor Disturber of the peace Spiritual friend Spiritual encourager Mentor, teacher Father of the prodigal, good father Prophet Shepherd Guide Like Paul and Timothy Anointer Law and grace Discerner of gifts, caller forth of gifts Fellow pilgrim/traveler Moses, led me through the wilderness Theological and Scriptural Images for Primary Supervisory Relationship • Like Jacob and the angel (blessing and struggle) • Truth teller, spoke the “truth in love” • Covenant maker • Midwife • Liberator • Inspirer • Healer • Sage • Witness • One who offered radical acceptance • Rabbi • Listener Amy Elise Greene

19. Questions for further research: • Why do women get through faster? • How should we recruit/market? • Should therapy be required? • Would better curricula have an impact? • Why does presenting more often help? • Where are our own theorists? • How can we make training more effective? • Should process be tied to doctoral degree? Amy Elise Greene