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Clinical Pastoral Education: Learning Environment

Students enter a program of small-group, action-reflection learning. An exciting and diverse range of clinical settings provides excellent opportunities for ministry. Professional development is fostered by:

• personal goal-setting and ongoing reflection within a safe and respectful small group context
• theological and spiritual reflection
• facilitated peer dialogue
• collaboration with hospital staff and a team approach to patient care
• partnership with a chaplain mentor
• one-on-one consultation with the CPE Supervisor
• reflective evaluation process

Program clinical settings include

• Cancer
• Emergency Center
• Heart and Vascular
• Hospice (inpatient)
• ICUs
• Medical and surgical units
• Melrose Eating Disorders Institute
• Methodist Hospital Family Birth Center
• Orthopedics
• Neurology
• Struther's Parkinson's Center