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Clinical Pastoral Education

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The Clinical Pastoral Education Program of Trinity Health Michigan is pleased to offer a variety of Clinical Pastoral Education programs in a dynamic learning environment at our hospital and regional health system. We are accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. (ACPE). For more information about ACPE, please visit www.acpe.edu.

CPE is a theological education, facilitated by adult learning theory for the professional development of pastoral ministers. We understand CPE to be "process learning." We emphasize CPE as experiential learning that occurs in a progression of steps in which you, as a student, may repeatedly encounter similar learning issues over time, but with increasing insight or self-understanding. Our residency emphasizes the learning and practice of professional chaplaincy skills, formation, and pastoral specialization. Our teaching methods include conducting a variety of seminars and practicums designed to facilitate reflection on your ministry experience, leading to the integration of a new understanding based on that reflection. We support each unit with didactic presentations, written assignments, and clinical ministry opportunities.

Our CPE program is conducted within the context of the Spiritual Care Department and our Catholic-sponsored health system. Our clinically trained staff chaplains serve as mentors to our CPE interns. Together, we provide thoughtful and compassionate spiritual care that respects the religious and cultural traditions of the patients, families, visitors, and staff whom we serve in ministry.

Trinity Health Michigan offers combined programs of Level I and Level II CPE.

Meet Our Team

K'Lynne McKinley 

Rev. K'Lynne McKinley, DMIN 
CPE Program Manager 
ACPE Certified Educator 
Spiritual Care Services
Crystal Schmalz 

Crystal Schmalz, MDiv., BCC 
ACPE Certified Educator 
Spiritual Care Services

 

Internships

  • Summer Intensive, 11 weeks, from early June to mid-August (37 hours/week)
  • Fall/Spring Extended Unit, 16 weeks (25-27 hours/week)

Tuition

  • $100 acceptance fee (applies toward tuition)
  • Internship: $800 tuition for each CPE unit
  • Residency: $400 tuition for each CPE unit (Residency includes 3 CPE units)

Healthcare Settings

  • Trinity Health Ann Arbor
  • Trinity Health Oakland
  • Trinity Health Livonia
  • Chelsea Hospital
  • Trinity Health Grand Rapids
  • Trinity Health Muskegon
  • Trinity Health Senior Living Communities

Residency Openings (4)

  • Annually, September - August
  • $38,750 Annual Stipend
  • Health Care Benefits and Paid Time Off
  • Three Units of CPE
  • Interdisciplinary Medical Team Involvement
  • Four Site Locations: Ann Arbor, Livonia, Oakland, Chelsea
  • Medical Specialties Include: Trauma Care, Palliative Care, Oncology, Inpatient/Outpatient Psychiatry, Neonatology, Critical Care, Health Care Ethics, Rehabilitation Services
  • Requirements Include: One CPE Unit, MDiv or MA Faith Group Endorsement and Ordination/Commission Eligible

Application Fee: $25              

Tuition: $400 per unit

Nondiscrimination Policy

  • No person will be denied acceptance on the basis of race, gender, age, faith group, national origin, or sexual orientation.

Statement of Confidentiality and Student Rights

(This annual notice is published in accordance with ACPE Standard 304.4):

  • This ACPE accredited CPE program guarantees to its students the rights to inspect and review education records, to seek to amend them, to specified control over the release of record information, and to file a complaint against the program for alleged violations of these Family Education and Privacy Act (FERPA) rights.
  • A student has the right to object to record content. If not negotiable, the written objection will be kept with and released with the record. Letter grades are exempted from this right.
  • Violations of these protocols may be reported to the Chair of the Accreditation Commission at ACPE; The Standard for Spiritual Care and Education We Work, Floor 4, 120 West Trinity Place, Decatur, GA 30030

Professional Certification or Membership, Seminary Degrees, and Ordinations

  • Credits for completed units of CPE may be applied towards requirements for seminary degrees and ordinations, as well as membership and/or certification in the following professional organizations:
    • American Association of Pastoral Counselors
    • Association for Professional Chaplains
    • Association for Clinical Pastoral Education
    • National Association of Catholic Chaplains
    • National Association of Jewish Chaplains

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