Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)

Bethel Seminary Students should contact Greg Meland (g-meland@bethel.edu) if interested in CPE or hoping to utilize CPE for Internship or Credit (approval needed prior to starting CPE).

Additional information and CPE Center locations are available on the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education website.  Please note that all Level I CPE positions and internships are unpaid opportunities.

CPE Openings

Organization: St. Francis Regional Medical Center CPE, Shakopee
Unit: Extended Unit, September 16, 2013-May 9, 2013
Unit Description: Are you someone who wants or needs to do a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education, but don't know how you can fit it into your schedule? This program is designed for you! The program is open to seminarians, lay people, parish nurses and ordained ministers.

• 3 hours of weekly group seminar
• 9 hours of pastoral care ministry (negotiable around your schedule)

Contact: Mark Mallinger, Chaplain and ACPE Supervisor 
Phone: 952-428-2537
Email: mark.mallinger@allina.com
Date Received: 29 April 2013

Organization: VITAS Urban CPE Program, San Diego, CA
Unit: Fall-Winter 2013-2014 CPE
Unit Description: The VITAS - Urban Program is offering an extended unit of CPE from October 2013 to April 2014. This program offers CPE learning opportunities in a variety of clinical settings, including VITAS Innovative Hospice Care and such urban sites as an outreach program for vulnerable seniors, homeless shelters, and hospitals. CPE students are guided and supported in developing the skills and inner resources to provide compassionate and competent spiritual care to patients, residents, staff, and families. We offer experience-based theological education for seminarians, clergy, and lay persons of diverse faith traditions, cultures, and ethnic groups.

This unit offers a specialization in spiritual care at the end of life. For over three decades VITAS (from the Latin for life) has been a leading national provider of hospice services for terminally ill patients and their families.

The CPE Supervisors at VITAS San Diego are John Gillman, Ph.D, and Rabbi Susan Freeman. John has extensive experience as chaplain and pastoral educator and is certified by both the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) and the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC). Susan has much experience as an educator and hospice chaplain. VITAS is fully accredited to offer Level I, Level II, and Supervisory CPE by the ACPE. Also CPE students may earn academic credit for their unit of CPE.
Contact: Susan Freeman 
Phone: 858-836-7602
Email: susan.freeman-graubart@vitas.com
Web: www.cpevitas.com
Date Received: 15 April 2013

Organization: Mayo Clinic CPE, Mankato
Unit: Summer to Fall 2013 CPE (June 3-December 20)
Unit Description: Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is a hospital based education program that provides training for leaders from all communities of faith who want to further develop their spiritual care and counseling skills.
Our CPE center is accredited through the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., and is given graduate level credit at seminaries. It combines hands-on spiritual care with qualified supervision and peer group reflection, preparing people for specialized chaplaincies, and enhancing faith leaders’ congregational ministries.
The unit of CPE consists of:

• 30 week period
• 10 hours of clinical work per week
• CPE Group Process: 6.5 hours – 2 times a month

View a more complete program description (pdf)
Contact: Rev. Dr. Susan Allers Hatlie
Email: sallershatlie@gmcc.org
Phone: 952-484-3334
Date Posted: 6 February 2013

Organization: The Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches CPE in Social Justice Settings
Unit: Summer and Fall 2013 CPE
Unit Description: Summer unit - May 20 to August 2. Fall unit - September 2 to December 13. Join us to:

• Further develop your pastoral care and counseling skills
• Re-evaluate your direction in ministry
• Reconnect to passion for social justice ministries
• Explore spiritual renewal with a small group of peers
• Further develop a specialty area such as in addiction/recovery of mental health

Placements available at:

• Hazelden - Adult Chemical Dependency Treatment Center
• Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church - Dignity Center
• Lutheran Social Service - Refugee Services and Center for Changing Lives (urban mission)
• Long Term Care settings
• And others

Contact: Rev. Dr. Susan Allers
Email: sallershatlie@gmcc.org
Phone: 952.484.3334
Date Posted: 18 January 2013

Organization: Centered Life, Colorado Springs, CO
Unit: Summer 2013 CPE
Unit Description: The unit will include contemplative education opportunities, two 3 day equine facilitated learning retreats and clinical placements in a wide variety of settings in the community. Program dates: June 11th - August 21st.
Contact: Rev. Pam Roberts 
Phone: 719-471-2500 ext.5
Email: centerlifecs@aol.com
Web: www.centered-life.org
Date Received: 13 November 2012