Clinical Pastoral Education Program
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is clinical training for ministers that focuses on:
- Learning by providing spiritual care to persons in need
- Reflecting on that ministry with colleagues and supervisors
- Exploring theological issues, behavioral science theories and their integration
- Gaining information, perspectives and interpersonal skills that increase effectiveness in any ministry setting, whether in a congregation, parish, institution or agency
- Providing required training for board-certification of professional chaplains
Clinical Pastoral Education at BayCare
Our Clinical Pastoral Education program hosts residents and interns from a wide range of religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Our certified Association for Clinical Pastoral Education ACPE supervisors provide education that is second to none.
- Opportunity for learning in a demanding acute care setting
- A curriculum focused on acute care fields in cardiology, neurology (certified stroke center), trauma, pediatrics, women’s health and orthopedics
- An interdisciplinary faculty
- Intern and residency programs are offered
- Residency is a 12-month stipend position beginning in mid-August. Applicants must have one previous unit of CPE and a graduate degree in theology or related field
Morton Plant Hospital Assn Inc. CPE Program offers Level I / Level II CPE as an Accredited Center for Clinical Pastoral Education by ACPE: the Standard for Spiritual Care & Education, We Work, Floor 4, 120 West Trinity Place, Decatur, GA 30030; ph.:(404) 320-1472 ACPE.edu
The CPE program is offered at the following hospitals:
- Mease Countryside Hospital
- Mease Dunedin Hospital
- Morton Plant Hospital
- Morton Plant North Bay Hospital
- St. Joseph’s Hospital
Intern Units and their Length of Time
- Fall - 16 Weeks
- Fall - Spring - 26 weeks
- Spring - 16 weeks
- Summer - 10 weeks
Application Fee
Tuition: $450 per unit
Application Information
If you are interested in more information please call (727) 461-8045 or email the Clinical Pastoral Education team. You can also download an application from the ACPE Website and e-mail or fax the application to the department below.
Clinical Pastoral Education
Morton Plant Hospital
Mail Station #44
300 Pinellas St.
Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: (727) 461-8045
Fax: (727) 461-8071
E-mail: mpmchaplain@baycare.org
