Our CPE Units
We understand education as a relational practice that values curiosity, reflection, accountability, and mutual learning. Transformative learning occurs when individuals are equipped to engage their own lived experiences and those of others with honesty, cultural humility, critical reflection, and compassion.
Our CPE Levels
Level 1A
Students develop greater self-awareness including their understanding of their narrative history and orienting system and a basic understanding of relational dynamics. Students gain an initial understanding of disability justice and womanist ethics.
Level 1B
Students gain a deeper awareness of the intersections of their social location, orienting system and narrative history on their spiritual care practice. Students practice integrating disability justice and womanist ethics into their practice of spiritual care.
Level 2A
Students strengthen their spiritual care function, reflection, assessment and integration, deepening the skills and awareness gained in Levels 1A & 1B. Level 2A is focused on understanding trauma and using trauma informed care.
Level 2B
Students prepare for professional chaplaincy, namely in professional chaplaincy board certification. Level 2B is advanced CPE focused on practicing sustainable spiritual care, employing healthy boundaries, and building clinical proficiency.
CPE Unit Sctructure
We offer two CPE units. Our core unit is 9-months, and we intermittently offer an accelerated 24-week unit. Over the course of our core unit, students will complete:
Structured Education (100 hours)
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Schedule: 3.5 hours of class per week for 36 weeks (1 hour preparation, 2.5 hours in class)
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Pacing: 2 weeks per curriculum topic
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Assignments: 4 to 5 verbatims, 8 monthly reflections, 1 mid-unit evaluation, and 1 final evaluation
Clinical Hours (300 hrs)
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Equates to 8-8.5 hours a week
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Can be completed in a variety of facilities and settings
Clinical Site Placements
Physical Site Placements
Students can complete their clinical hours in a wide variety of settings included but not limited to hospitals, hospices, skilled nursing facilities, elder care communities, higher education institutions, shelters, community centers, food pantries, and religious/spiritual communities.
