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Clinical Pastoral Education

Clinical Pastoral Education. Sisters Hospital CPE Program 2157 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14214. Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). CPE is interfaith professional training for ministry. It brings theological students, ministers and laypersons

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Clinical Pastoral Education

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  1. Clinical Pastoral Education Sisters Hospital CPE Program 2157 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14214

  2. Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) • CPE is interfaith professional training for ministry. It • brings theological students, ministers and laypersons • of all faiths into supervised encounters with persons in crisis. • Out of an intense involvement with persons in need, and • the feedback from peers and teachers, students develop • new awareness of themselves as persons and of the needs • of those to whom they minister. • Within the interdisciplinary team process of helping • persons, students develop skills in inter-personal and inter- professional relationships.

  3. Program Description • Actual practice of ministry to persons • Detailed reporting and evaluation of that practice • Pastoral supervision • A process concept of learning • A theoretical perspective on all elements of the program • An individual contract for learning. • A small group of peers

  4. The Individual Learning Contract A Student’s Learning Contract is personalized and is developed around the following issues: • Personal Growth • Professional Growth • Theological/Spiritual Growth

  5. Required Hours • 1 Unit = 400 hours • At least 100-200 hours in group process • At least 200-300 hours in ministry • 4 Units = 1600 hours required for national certification as a chaplain

  6. Didactics Throughout the unit, students are engaged in learning didactics: A Didactic is a presentation on a specific topic in which the presenter invites the CPE student to share relevant experience. All didactics have a theoretical basis. This helps to provide the “why” of the process as well as the intended outcome. Every didactic also has an evaluation component.

  7. Verbatim Reports/Pastoral Consultations • Report of a conversation with a patient/client • Analysis from psychological, theological sociological, and pastoral perspectives

  8. IPR (Interpersonal Relationship Group) • Opportunity to give and receive feed back. • Lab for looking at interpersonal dynamics.

  9. Supervisory Conference Weekly one-on-one with supervisor

  10. Ministry Placement Sites • Hospital based: Ministry sites such as hospitals; nursing homes; home health care and addiction treatment centers • Community based: Ministry sites such as Soup Kitchens; Refugee Assistance Programs; Community Centers; Prison Ministry; AIDS Ministry; Residential Programs • Congregational Based

  11. Schedule of Units Spring Unit January - April (25 hrs/wk) Summer Unit May - August (40 hrs/wk) Fall Unit September – December (25 hrs/wk)

  12. Sisters Hospital CPE Accreditation Sisters of Charity Hospital Clinical Pastoral Education Program is accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education Inc. (ACPE) and affiliated with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Commission on Certification and Accreditation (USCCB/CCA) Contact Information ACPE 1549 Clairmont Road, Suite 103 Decatur, GA 30033-4636 (404)320-1472 (office) (404)320-0849 (fax) www.acpe.edu USCCB/CCA 3211 South Lake Drive, Suite 317 St. Francis, WI 53235-3602 (414)486-0139 (office) (414)489-0006 (fax) www.usccbcca.edu ACPE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. This allows centers to provide educational credits to Seminary and College Students.

  13. Certification Students can be nationally certified as a chaplain after completing 4 units of CPE. In order to obtain certification astudent must also have a Masters of Theology or Masters of Divinity degree. The national certifying centers are The Association of Professional Chaplains [APC] and The National Association of Catholic Chaplains [NACC]. In some cases, students who complete less than 4 units of CPE and have completed some theological coursework with a significant amount of ministry experience, are able to obtain work in the area of chaplaincy. However, this is at the discretion of the employer.

  14. CPE Facts • The Sisters Hospital CPE Program is more than 16 years old! • More than 250 students have participated in CPE within the Catholic Health System. • Nearly all of the certified hospital chaplains in WNY have participated in the CPE Program within the Catholic Health System. • The CPE Program at Sisters Hospital is the only accredited CPE Program in WNY. The nearest CPE Program in located in Rochester, NY.

  15. Application Requirements • Ability to reflect on ministry and learn from experiences • An admission interview • Adequate background in theology to participate in theological reflection • Ability to participate in an Adult Learning Model • A completed application (this includes autobiography & resume) • A $50 application fee • A basic 4 year college degree (may be waived in leu of ministry experience) • A minimum of 18 graduate theological credits

  16. Contact Information Clinical Pastoral Education Department 2157 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14214 716-862-1374 (office) 716-862-1644 (fax) Web information: chsbuffalo.org Mrs. Cindy Zielinski– Administrative Assistant cz0797@chsbuffalo.org Fr. Christopher Okoli-Manager cokoli@chsbuffalo.org

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