Fall 2007-Summer 2008/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 prepares students for vocations in family
pastoral care & counseling and recovery ministries. It also fulfills
denominational requirements for CPE. The course 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 nine to twelve 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 request a CPE packet from fielded@fuller.edu) 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 the Field Education 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 Field Education Office. 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 & Counseling concentration of the MDiv, Recovery Ministry concentration
of the MDiv, MA in Family Life Education, MA in Recovery Ministry, 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.
This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. (8/07)