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Bethel Seminary

Formation, Supervised Ministry & Placement

General Clinical Pastoral Education

Last Entry July 29, 2009

Seminary Students should contact Tara Bauer, tara-bauer@bethel.edu, if interested in CPE or hoping to utilize CPE for Internship or Credit (approval needed prior to starting CPE). More CPE Centers available at acpe.edu.

Organization: Howard Regional Health System, 3500 S. Lafountain Street, P.O. Box 9011, Kokomo, IN 46904
Position: CPE
Job Description: Howard Regional Health System (HRHS) is a not-for-profit organization owned by the community for the benefit of the community.  Our mission is to provide exceptional quality care with compassion and respect for those we serve.  Clinical pastoral education at HRHS offers you the opportunity to learn and discover some of the following: listening skills so to offer appropriate spiritual assessment, support and intervention; promote wholeness by developing sensitivity in areas of spirituality, ethics and psychological insights in human condition and suffering; advocate for the well being of persons and communities; nurture and sustain pastoral relationships with interdisciplinary team at HRHS and communities; identify specific goals for continuing pastoral formation with reference to personal strengths and weaknesses; and develop cultural competency in an inter-ethnic and inter-cultural relationship.  This is an Extended Unit: October 12, 2009-April 30, 2010.  Mondays: 8:00-12:30, Minimum 16 hours/week.  On-call rotation is negotiable.
Contact: Rev. Yoke Lye Lim Kwong, Director of Spiritual Care Services
Phone: 765-864-8776
Email: ykwong@howardregional.org
Web: www.howardcommunity.org
Date Received: 29 July 2009
Organization: Lutheran Hospital of Indiana
Position: Year long Residency CPE
Description: In-depth knowledge and growth in Pastoral Care. Deepen your sense of pastoral identity and pastoral authority. Specialize in Hospital Ministry. Stipend reimbursement for pastoral care provided. Prepare for a career as a Chaplain by becoming eligible for board certification. Mentor summer CPE students in their learning process. Multiple learning opportunities through a varied curriculum.
Phone: Joe Viti (260-435-7724)  John Peterson (260-435-7720)
Email: Joe:  jviti@lutheran-hosp.com  John:  jpeterson@lutheran-hosp.com
Date Received: 11 May 2009
Organization: Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND
Position: Summer 2009 CPE
Job Description: Summer CPE begins June 1, 2009. Rev. Jim Winjum, who is currently at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL, will be relocating to Grand Forks and Supervising the Summer Unit.
Candidate Description: Interested applicants may contact Sherri Halstenson at shalstenson@altru.org for further information.
Contact: Sherri Halstenson
Email: shalstenson@altru.org
Date Received: 24 April 2009
Organization: Howard Regional Health System
Position: Clinical Pastoral Education Programs
Job Description: Howard Regional Health System offers three types of CPE programs:  CPE Residency for Ministers and Seminarians, Extended CPE for Ministers and Laypersons, Summer CPE for Seminarians and Laypersons.
Contact: Rev. Yoke Lye Lim Kwong, ACPE Supervisor
Phone: 765-864-8776
Email: ykwong@howardregional.org
Web: www.howardregional.org
Date Received: 4 March 2009
Organization: Centered Life:  Education, Counseling, and Spiritual Care
Position: CPE
Description: Parish and Community-based CPE, Professional, relational, & pastoral development (character & skill), Experiential (action-reflection) learning, Equine-facilitated learning (horses), Group Process
Contact: Janet Barriger (303-241-4502) or David Koskela (719-963-4346)
Email: jbarriger@hotmail.com, dmkoskela@comcast.net
Date Received: 18 February 2009
Organization: Sioux Falls Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2501 W. 22nd St., PO Box 5046, Sioux Falls, SD  57117-5046
Position: CPE
Description: Fiscal Year 2010. One FY2010 residency position.
Contact: Rev. Dr. Dan Leininger, ACPE Supervisor
Phone: 605-336-3230 X6254
Email: Daniel.Leininger@va.gov
Date Received: 12 November 2008
Organization: Carle Foundation Hospital, 611 West Park Street, Urbana, IL 61801
Position: CPE
Job Description: Financial assistance considered for need. Affordable, convenient housing available. No extra cost for books or materials. Application includes standard ACPE application with essays. On site interview required unless other arrangements are made. Criminal background checks and drug screenings are standard for all who serve at Carle Foundation Hospital.
Phone: 217-383-4510
Email: james.winjum@carle.com
Web: www.carleconnect.com/CPEhome.shtml
Date Received: 22 September 2008
Organization: Aspirus Wausau Hospital   333 Pine Ridge Boulevard   Wausau, WI  55401
Position: Fall, Winter, Spring CPE
Job Description: Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, WI has openings for fall, winter, and spring basic CPE for seminarians. Additionally, we have an opening for an extended unit of CPE for fall-winter-spring quarter. This will be one and a half day commitment for the CPE student, and this program will allow the student to complete a basic unit of CPE over a nine month period. We will also be offering a summer basic unit for seminarians in 2009. We will be receiving applications for this program in December of this year.
Contact: Rev. Alfred A. Merwald
Phone: 715-847-2000 x53053
Email: alfredm@aspirus.org
Date Received: 15 September 2008
Organization: The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 005, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030
Position: Year-long CPE
Job Description: The Clinical Pastoral Education program at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is encouraging applications for our year-long residency program. CPE Residency Positions: September 2008 - August 2009.
Contact: The Rev. Michael Schirmacher
Phone: 713-792-7184
Fax: 713-745-0349
Email: mgschirm@manderson.org
Web: www.mdanderson.org
Date Received: 3/3/08
Organization: Wesley Medical Center, 550 N. Hillside, Wichita, KS 67214-4976
Position: CPE
Job Description: A 12-month program with experience in all areas of the hospital. Wesley's clinical pastoral education programs are accredited by the Association for Clinical Education, Inc. Wesley is accredited to offer level I, II and supervisory clinical pastoral education. The hospital is a full-service medical center serving Kansas and northern Oklahoma.  For more information visit our website (listed below).
Phone: 316-962-2310 or 1-800-362-0288, Ext. 22310
Web: www.wesleymc.com
Date Received: 12/11/07
Organization: Roper Saint Francis Healthcare, 2095 Henry Tecklenburg Drive, Charleston, SC 29414
Position: CPE Residency, CPE Internship
Job Description: Roper St. Francis Healthcare offers Internships three times a year.  Full-time Internship: Spring, five days a week for 11 weeks (February-May). Full-time Internship: Summer, five days a week for 11 weeks (May-August).  Part-time Internship: Fall, two days a week for 22 weeks (September-February).  Full-time Residency: Beginning dates: June 1 and September 1, five days a week for a period of one year.  In the residency program, a student received 4 units of CPE and is provided a stipend on basis of need. The full-time internship program is Monday through Friday.  "On Call" responsibility (nights/weekends) is also part of the educational experience.  Ordained women and men, vowed religious, and laypersons of all faith groups are welcome to apply and should meet the following requirements: College graduate and Ecclesiastical endorsement. The prerequisite for the Residency is successful completion of one previous unit of CPE. Our program is one of the few in the country that enjoys dual accreditation by both the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) and the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC). We are located in Charleston, South Carolina, which is an extraordinarily pleasant place to live and work.
Contact: Robert R. Morris or Helen Waugh
Phone: 843-402-1124 or 843-724-2380
Web: www.rsfh.com
Web: www.rsfh.com/pastoral/education.asp
Date Received: 11/1/07
Organization: Carle Foundation Hospital, 611 West Park Street, Urbana, IL 61801
Position: CPE
Job Description: Carle Foundation Hospital is a great place to train. The hospital is a Level 1 Trauma Center. It is also a regional referral hospital and a teaching site for the University of Illinois medical programs. CPE Chaplain Interns develop relationships with various medical students and professionals while working closely with the staff chaplains.
Contact: Rev. James M. Winjum, Director of Pastoral Care/CPE
Phone: 217-383-3311
Email: james.winjum@carle.com
Web: www.carleconnect.com/CPEhome.shtml
Date Received: 9/27/07
Organization: St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, 2720 Stone Park Blvd., Sioux City, Iowa 51104
Position: CPE
Job Description: St. Luke's offers both Level I and Level II CPE programs in an Extended Unit and Summer Unit format. A given peer group may have both Level I and Level II participants. The Summer CPE Unit begins the first Monday in June and lasts for 10 weeks. The Extended CPE Units begins the fourth Thursday in September and ends the third Thursday of April. Students will experience a well rounded program in a protestant general hospital setting with quality supervisors.
Contact: Rev. Steven H. Pohlman, D.Min., ACPE Supervisor
Phone: 712-279-3500
Web: www.acpe.edu
Date Received: 4/25/07
Organization: Valley Baptist Health System, P.O. Box 2588, Harlingen, TX 78551
Position: CPE Residency
Job Description: Clinical Pastoral Education within the Valley Baptist Health System at Valley Baptist Medical Center - Harlingen provides ecumenical professional training for clergy and others who will be engaged in future ministry. The CPE program offers ACPE accredited training for Level I CPE and Level II CPE. The program offers the opportunity to integrate theology and behavioral sciences into real life situations and crisis ministry. The CPE Residency program provides a variety of ministry settings in the medical center that ensure that students receive a solid foundation of knowledge and experience for ministry in any area of an acute care medical facility. Students completing the CPE Residency receive credit for four training units of ACPE accredited CPE training that is registered with ACPE, Inc. The emphasis in the one year of CPE training is upon gaining or enhancing pastoral ministry skills while gaining an understanding and acceptance of the pastoral care-giver's unique identity. The rotation through various clinical assignments during a Residency provides Pastoral Care Residents with a variety of learning environments.
Contact: Ms. Loretta C. Salinas, A.A.S. Pastoral Services Education Coordinator
Phone: 956-389-6750
Fax: 956-389-6755
Email: loretta.salinas@valleybaptist.net
Web: www.valleybaptist.net/services/ministry/cpe.htm
Date Received: 2/1/07
Organization: Deaconess Hospital, 600 Mary Street, Evansville, Indiana 47747
Position: CPE
Job Description: ACPE - accredited programs have been conducted at Deaconess for over 30 years. Levels I, II, and Supervisory CPE are presently offered. Participants are enabled to increase their pastoral effectiveness through personal growth and the development of professional competence. In addition to providing pastoral care to patients, families, and staff, each participant is encouraged to develop learning objectives relevant to his/her needs. These objectives are addressed through pastoral care experiences, seminars, case conferences, interpersonal group seminars, and individual interviews. Our CPE programs include: Summer Basic CPE; Winter Extended CPE; Hospital-Parish CPE; and One-year Residency.
Contact: Religious Life Department
Phone: 812-450-2260
Web: www.deaconess.com
Web: www.deaconess.com/body.cfm?id=1317
Date Received: 12/7/06
Organization: Yale-New Haven Hospital, 20 York Street, New Haven, CT 06510
Position: CPE Programs
Job Description: Yale-New Haven Hospital is a 900-bed non-sectarian tertiary care facility affiliated with Yale University Schools of Medicine and Nursing. Located in the heart of New Haven, just minutes away from the town green and Yale University, Yale-New Haven Hospital offers diverse opportunities for educational and cultural growth. The Summer Program (10 weeks) begins after Memorial Day and ends in early August.  There are Extended Programs (offered periodically) for Pastoral Care Givers (early October until April) and for Health Care Professionals (early January until May).  Residency Programs begin in late August and conclude the end of May.
Contact: Rev. Susan L. Asher
Phone: 203-688-2151
Fax: 203-688-3478
Email: susan.asher@ynhh.org
Web: www.ynhh.org
Web: www.ynhh.org/religious/cpe.html
Date Received: 11/30/06
Organization: Aurora Health Care, Pastoral Care Services W3985 County Road NN, Elkhorn, WI 53121
Position: CPE Program
Job Description: CPE is offered in Level I and II. Level I CPE introduces students to the experiential learning process, basic pastoral skills and the pastoral role. Level II expects students to use the CPE process to gain specialized competencies, to learn to access multiple needs within a situation and determine their role in meeting them, and to develop leadership within the staff and organization they serve. Programs located at: Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center; Aurora Sinai Medical Center; Aurora South Region (Kenosha, Racine, and Walworth counties). See website for additional details.
Contact: Rev. Sue Ott-Holland, ACPE Supervisor
Phone: 262-741-2046
Email: sue.ott-holland@aurora.org
Web: www.aurorahealthcare.org
Web: www.aurorahealthcare.org/aboutus/meded/programs/pastoral/index.asp
Web: www.acpe.edu
Date Received: 4/5/06
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