Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center has long been recognized for a holistic philosophy of healing, attending to body, mind and spirit. Through its Chaplain Services Department, the hospital has provided pastoral care to its patients and staff for more than 30 years. In 2006, the Clinical Pastoral Education program was established to serve the educational needs of clergy, seminarians and qualified lay persons for ministry.
Accreditation and types of programs Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center is accredited to provide Level I and Level II Clinical Pastoral Education by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., 1549 Clairmont Road, Suite 103, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4635. Telephone (404) 320-1472.
Level I Clinical Pastoral Education
The Level I program focuses on addressing basic competencies and skills for providing spiritual care. Each student is expected to be a motivated adult learner. Students in Level I develop the capacity to be reflective religious practitioners within the clinical context and to develop their self- and faith-based identity within the acute care medical setting.
Level II Clinical Pastoral Education
The Level II program offers the opportunity to continue clinical ministry education that addresses advanced competencies in pastoral care and counseling. Level II allows for the integration of skills learned in Level I through deepening awareness of professional ministry vocation, a range of specialized pastoral skills, theoretical frameworks for ministry, management and administrative functions and awareness of the ways cultural diversity and social conditions affect systems of health care.
Our Clinical Pastoral Education programs Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center offers Clinical Pastoral Education in the following formats:
- A full-time, intensive summer program which lasts at least 10 but not more than 11 weeks
- An extended program, which meets one day per week between October and May
Each program offers the same basic structure and requires no less than 400 hours of participation. These hours will be fulfilled with a combination of structured group activities, individual activities (at least 100 hours), and a supervised, clinical practice of ministry (at least 300 hours). Each unit provides a diverse mix of opportunities for the participant to develop clinical placements, if available.
Admissions The Clinical Pastoral Education program at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center will consider all applications according to aptitude, ability and potential for ministry without regard to race color, religion, gender, age, national origin, veteran/military status, disability or sexual orientation. In the admissions process, every attempt will be made to include a diverse group of students, providing equal access to educational opportunities for all qualified persons. Persons applying should evidence an openness to clinical learning, a readiness to use the clinical setting for personal and professional learning, an aptitude for providing fundamental spiritual care in the clinical setting, and the potential to make a contribution to the services provided by the Chaplain Services Department at Good Sam.
Requirements for admission The following will be required for admission to an extended or summer unit and/or continuing units:
- A completed Association of Clinical Pastoral Education application with application fee
- An admission interview and acceptance by a qualified interviewer (ACPE supervisor or supervisor candidate)
- High school diploma or GED equivalent. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred
- Participation in some form of theological/pastoral education and/or active participation in a community of faith
- A proven aptitude for interpersonal work, sound mental/emotional health and the ability to minister in a cross-cultural, interfaith setting
- A review of Medical Center policies and associated materials
Access to patients and information technology at the hospital also requires:
- Background check information/authorization
- Drug testing protocols and authorizations
- Immunizations and /or titers showing immunities to various diseases
Application
Because of this extensive admissions process applications must be received at least three months in advance of the beginning of a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education.
- An application may be downloaded from www.acpe.edu.
- To apply for Clinical Pastoral Education at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, send your completed application to:
Rev. Kent A. Schaufelberger
Chaplain Services Department
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
3600 NW Samaritan Drive
Corvallis, OR 97330
- For more information call, 541-768-5084 or send an email to Rev. Kent A. Schaufelberger at keshaufel@samhealth.org.
Upcoming Clinical Pastoral Education units
Feb. 6, 2013 to May 22, 2013
Winter Extended Unit, full time (40 hours per week, plus on-call)
Credit for one unit of CPE
Applications accepted through Nov. 15, 2012
Tuition: $700 (US)
June 10, 2013 to Aug 16, 2013
Summer Intensive Unit, full time (40 hours per week, plus on-call)
Credit for one unit of CPE
Applications accepted through Feb. 28, 2012
Tuition: $700 (US)
Sept. 11, 2013 to Jan. 15, 2014
Fall Extended Unit (16 hours per week plus on-call)
Credit for one unit of CPE
Applications taken through May 31, 2013
Tuition: $700 (US)
Feb. 7, 2014 to May 22, 2014.
Winter Extended Unit (16 hours per week plus on-call)
Credit for one unit of CPE
Applications taken through Oct. 4, 2013
Tuition: $700 (US)
For more information about Clinical Pastoral Education, visit the ACPE website or contact the following:
Rev. Dr. John H. Moody, Regional Director
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., Pacific Region
1245 Young Street, Ste. 204
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: (808) 591-1388
Fax: (808) 593-9206
Email: pacregionacpe@pacifichealthministry.org
Rev. Dr. Teresa E. Snorton, Executive Director
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc.
1549 Clairmont Road, Suite 103
Decatur, GA 30033
Phone: (404) 320-1472
Fax: (404) 320-0849
Email: teresa@acpe.edu
For more information about professional chaplaincy, visit www.professionalchaplains.org.