Covenant Health Revives Clinical Pastoral Education Program
Covenant Health is excited to announce the return of its Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Program after a brief pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Clinical Pastoral Education is interfaith professional education for ministry. It brings theological students and ministers of all faiths (pastors, priests, rabbis, imams and others) into supervised encounter with persons in crisis.
As a faith-based ministry, Covenant Health recognizes the crucial role of spiritual and pastoral care in healthcare. The Clinical Pastoral Education Program’s reboot is a vital step in meeting the increasing need for pastoral care in healthcare and other settings.
“At its core, CPE is designed to assist participants in a process of self-examination and discovery of themselves as persons and ministers,” CPE Manager Ed George said. “They learn how who they are as a person impacts their ministry and how they can transform into the pastoral care provider they desire to be”.
Covenant Health’s Clinical Pastoral Education Program offers various full-time and part-time programs tailored to meet the needs of pastors, seminarians, prison/hospice/fire/police chaplains, experienced ministers who have completed their education, and even interested lay people.
Regardless of the program, participants will gain invaluable skills in emotional and social intelligence, communication, ministering to people in crisis situations, and grief bereavement.
To learn more about the Clinical Pastoral Education Program and how to apply, visit covenanthealth.org.
About Covenant Health:
As the home of compassionate care and health excellence, it is Covenant Health’s vision to create Health for a Better World. Covenant Health is home to the only free-standing children’s hospital in West Texas, the only certified stroke center, and the best hospital in the Northwestern Texas region as voted by U.S. News & World Report. For more than 100 years our pioneering spirit has been moving us forward, bringing world-class research and the most advanced treatments to West Texas and eastern New Mexico. Our connected health network of eight hospitals, and more than 6,000 caregivers allows us to provide our patients with the excellent care they deserve, with more locations, doctors, and specialists. To learn more about Covenant Health, please visit covenanthealth.org or our Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter, pages.
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