Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)

2013-2014 CPE SCHEDULE

 Intensive Units

• August 26-October 11, 2013

• November 18-February 10, 2014

• March 3-May 12, 2014

• June 2-August 11, 2014

Extended Units

• August 26-February 10, 2014

• March 3, 2014-August 11, 2014

Training times may vary, please consult the CPE Supervisor.

Clinical Pastoral Education provides professional training for clergy, theological students and lay persons.  This exciting type of adult learning combines the action of ministry with reflection, and focuses on pastoral identity, pastoral authority and pastoral formation.

Accredited by: College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP) and Radiant Counseling and Consulting (RCC).

Benefits- Listed below are only a few of the many benefits:

• Personal growth
• Development of Pastoral Care/Counseling Skills
• Pastoral Formation
• Possible Seminary Credit

Teaching Seminars- The teaching seminars focus on topics such as:

• Crisis Intervention
• Grief and Loss
• Family Systems
• Spiritual and Clinical Assessments
• Ethical Issues
• Power of Blessing
• Trauma Ministry
• Listening Skills
• Theological Reflection

Internship/Ministry Sites- Participants must have an internship site for conducting face-to-face ministry to others. The settings may vary from person to person and may include locations such as: hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, senior care facilities, law enforcement, prisons, congregations...

Schedule - A unit of CPE is 400 clinical hours, which can be met in two different ways – intensive units of training or in a more extended unit of training.

• Intensive Units - $895 (11-12 Weeks)
• Extended Units - $1095 (22-24 Weeks)
• Application Fee waived, however, upon acceptance to the program, the applicant will receive a letter of acceptance and a statement from Intuit Payment, which will require a $100 fee to hold a training position for the unit you've requested. The $100 will be reduced from the unit tuition. The payment can be paid online at no expense to you and is a safe and confidential source.

For More Information and Application - Contact Dallas E. Speight at 904-233-6885(Cell); dallasespeight@juno.com.

Former student recommends CPE:

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) has helped me professionally to deal with systemic issues in the church such as conflict management and triangulation. It has helped me to identify personal emotional triggers and develop the skills to disarm them… Would I highly recommend C.P.E.? Absolutely! It is a must for pastors! My only regret in taking CPE is that I didn't do it sooner as a pastor. Rev. Daniel B. Dellinger, Pastor, First Southern Baptist Church Westminster