Clinical Pastoral Education

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is practical theological training for persons in pastoral ministry. It is suitable for religious leaders, lay persons, seminarians and others who have a sufficient degree of theological knowledge to benefit from it. Ordinarily for a Residency, we expect a Masters of Divinity Degree (M. Div. or equivalent), ordination or endorsement of faith group and a previous unit of CPE. For an Extended Unit, we also accept qualified lay persons and students. Most working in the Intensive Summer Unit are either seminary students or others on sabbatical. The Residency and Summer Intensive Unit are full-time. Applicants for all positions will serve on-call time and will need transportation. There are certain other health screening requirements of each institution which must be met before actually beginning the placement.

Placements
The Saint Thomas/Nashville CPE Partnership consists of Alive Hospice, Baptist Hospital, Saint Thomas Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt as partners.

All Clinical Pastoral Education at the Nashville CPE Partnership is fully accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. Inc., consistent with ACPE Standards.

Supervisors
Reverend David L. Nowlin, is the Manager of CPE for the Partnership. He is an Ordained Baptist minister, Certified by The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. David is a graduate of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He completed his supervisory training at the Methodist Medical Center of Illinois in Peoria, Illinois. He conducted programs of CPE at institutions in Illinois and Alabama for more than 15 years. Prior to joining the Partnership as the Manager of CPE, David was the Director of Pastoral Care/CPE at the Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama.

The St. Thomas/Nashville CPE Partnership contracts with additional ACPE Supervisor(s) to supervise the summer CPE units.

CPE OFFERED

Residency Program

• Residencies Full-time One Year
• Six full-time paid residency positions 
• some on-call time required during the residency
• Stipend $28,000, plus co-pay health benefits.
• Dates: September 4, 2012 - August 24, 2013                                      ($35 non-refundable application fee).
• Four units of ACPE- CPE upon satisfactory completion
• Apply by January 27, 2012 with references included for Priority Consideration ($35 non-refundable application fee)
• Prefer one prior unit of CPE completed
• Tuition: Self-pay $160 per unit

Deposit upon acceptance into program (applies to tuition) $100.

Summer Intensive Internship

• Full-time plus some on-call time.
• Stipend or housing: Not available at this time.
• Dates: May 29, 2012 - August 10, 2012                                               ($35 non-refundable application fee).
• One unit of ACPE-CPE upon satisfactory completion.
• Apply by January 15 for priority consideration and for scholarship consideration
• Tuition: Self-pay $500 per unit; for academic credit Institutional Pay $1,000 per unit.

Deposit upon acceptance into the program (applies to tuition) $100.

Extended Unit (Part-Time)

• Requires 4 hours of group supervision time per week plus 12 hours clinical work per week (including 1 hour individual supervision time) on-site at the assigned partner institution per week, including some on-call time
• Some flexibility in scheduled on-site time and on-call time
• No stipend or housing.
• Dates: [NO EXTENDED UNIT OFFERED DURING THE NEXT YEAR]           ($35 non-refundable application fee).
• One unit of ACPE-CPE upon satisfactory completion.
• Apply by May 15 for Priority Consideration
• Tuition: Self-pay $500 per unit; for academic credit Institutions Pay $1,000 per unit.

No scholarships, housing or other benefits available
Deposit upon acceptance into program (applies to tuition) $100.

For Further Information : David L. Nowlin
Manager of Clinical Pastoral Education
Department of Pastoral Care

Saint Thomas Hospital
4220 Harding Road
Nashville TN 37205
Phone: (615) 222-6604, Fax: (615) 222-6848
Email: dnowlin@stthomas.org

All ACPE-CPE with the St. Thomas/Nashville CPE Partnership is registered with the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., an Accrediting Agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education through its Secretary for Education, and complies with the ACPE Standards. ACPE does not discriminate against anyone because of race, gender, age, faith group, national origin, sexual orientation, or physical disability. The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., Dr. Teresa Snorton, Exec. Dir., is located at 1549 Clairmont Road, Suite 103, Decatur, GA 30033, Telephone (404) 320-1472. http://www.acpe.edu is the Internet website.

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