Spring 2006/Pasadena
FE509/510/511
Ingram
FE509/510/511: FULL-TIME/HALF-TIME/PART-TIME CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION.
Gwen Ingram.
DESCRIPTION: Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is a program offered under the
auspices of the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) that provides
"experience-based theological education which combines the practice of pastoral
care with qualified supervision and peer group reflection and which is grounded
in person-centered approach to religious ministry." This 400-hour course may be
taken in three options: (1) ten weeks full-time (FE509); (2) twenty weeks
half-time (FE510); or (3) thirty weeks part-time (FE511), usually in hospital
settings, but also in prisons and congregations.
COURSE OBJECTIVES/LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will (1) have a clearer sense of
pastoral identity; (2) be better able to function in a pastoral role; (3) grow
in their moral and spiritual integrity as followers of Jesus Christ; (4) be
better able to engage in theological reflection in Christian ministry; (5)
appreciate the importance of theological reflection in Christian ministry; (6)
be more committed to the church.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: This course meets (a) the requirements of the Family
Pastoral Care and Counseling (FPCC) concentration of the MDiv and (b)
denominational requirements for CPE. It also provides a means for all students
to increase their skills in ministry to the sick and bereaved. Particular
attention is given to Christian self-understanding around issues of meaning,
theodicy, death, and dying.
INFORMATION AND PROCEDURES: Participation in this course entails the following
process:
- Select a CPE site from theACPE website (www.acpe.edu).
- Apply for CPE online through the regional website
(www.cpepacificregion.com) or by contacting the desired CPE site for an
application. This is usually done six to nine months prior to the start of the
internship. Interview with the CPE supervisor at the desired site.
- After acceptance, pay tuition to the CPE site.
- Register at Fuller for the CPE course, a separate process from the
application with the CPE site. No Fuller tuition is charged. Although for
billing purposes, this is a zero-unit class, for the purposes of loan
deferment, the ten-week internship is considered the equivalent of full-time
enrollment (16 units); the twenty-week internship (extended) is considered the
equivalent of half-time enrollment (8 units); and the thirty-week internship is
considered less than half-time (4 units). Students receive eight units of
Advanced Standing upon completion of the full internship.
- Following acceptance by the CPE site and prior to Fuller
registration, submit an Advanced Standing Request Form (available at www.fuller.edu/sot/fielded or from the Office of Field Education) and from the Office of Field Education) and
schedule an enrollment interview with the Office of Field Education. If the
internship is approved, the student will receive a Course Approval Notification
that must be submitted to the Academic Advisor prior to registration.
- Attendance at Fuller's seminar, "Understanding Hospital Chaplaincy: How to
Prepare for CPE," is mandatory. If you are unable to attend the seminar, you
may listen to the CD and write a one-page response paper. CDs are available
from the Academic Technology Center. For seminar details see www.fuller.edu/sot/fielded/cp_content/MES-List.asp.
- During the internship, the student must complete all required site work.
- By the third week of the term following completion of the internship,
submit the site supervisor's evaluation to the Office of Field Education.
- Interview with the Field Education Director after the internship for
feedback on the internship.
PREREQUISITES: No Fuller course prerequisites. The site and supervisor must be
listed in the current ACPE catalog and be in good standing with the ACPE.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: This internship fulfills the FE2 Field Education
requirement for the MDiv (MIN 7). It is required for the Family and Pastoral
Care and Counseling Concentration of the MDiv and for ordination by some
denominations. It is offered pass/fail only.
FINAL EXAMINATION: None. Evaluation is conducted entirely by the ACPE
supervisor with feedback from the student, peer group, and professional
staff.