Clinical Pastoral Education

	CPE I Information

SUMMER The summer unit is an twelve week full-time program beginning the day after Memorial Day in May. It is open to seminarians, clergy seeking continuing education and qualified lay persons. EXTENDED The extended unit is thirty weeks, 14 hours-per-week, from mid-September through mid-April. It is open to seminarians, clergy seeking continuing education, and qualified lay persons. Six hours are fixed for the formal teaching program, eight hours are flexible to fit the student's individual schedule. INTENSIVE EXTENDED The intensive extended unit is 14 weeks, 22 hours-per-week, from August-December. Second intensive extended January-May. It is open to seminarians, clergy seeking continuing education, and qualified lay persons. Eight hours are fixed for the formal teaching program, 14 hours are flexible to fit the student's individual schedule. Program Requirements: Provide pastoral and spiritual care to patients as assigned. Share emergency call duty with staff and peers. Participate in all educational sessions including verbatims seminars, patient care conferences, covenant groups, didactic seminars, role play seminars, and individual supervision. Written requirements include: a learning agreement, verbatims, reflection reports, and a final evaluation. Cost for Level I CPE units: Non-refundable application fee - $25.00 Non-refundable deposit at acceptance - $100 Tuition - $400 (less deposit) Limited financial assistance is available by application upon acceptance into program Benefits: Summer and Extended students receive a meal allowance Apply

	CPE II and CPE Residency

Program Requirements provide pastoral and spiritual care on assigned units with rotation through several clinical areas at each clinical site (Saint Luke's Health System.) Actively participate in all aspects of the CPE program. Share emergency call rotation with peers, other students, permanent staff. Share preaching rotation with peers and permanent staff. Compete written assignments including verbatims, reflection reports, evaluations of each CPE unit, and other assignments. Complete a ‘Ministry Specialty Project' to present to peers and staff in July. Participate in a mid-year consultation and assessment process. Admissions requirements Written application Three references An on-site admissions interview with SLHS supervisors and admissions committee Sufficient theological education to allow resident to actively participate in discussions about theological concepts and ideas Costs for Residency: Non-refundable application fee - $25.00 Non-refundable deposit at acceptance - $200 Tuition - $400 per unit less deposit and application fee. Limited financial assistance is available by application upon acceptance into program Stipends and benefits: Residents receive an annual stipend of $30,500 Meals while in hospital Health Insurance Financial assistance to attend chaplaincy related educational conferences Apply