Spiritual Care
New Hanover Regional Medical Center's Clinical Pastoral Education Program offers a residency in CPE beginning at the end of August each year. The residency is for one calendar year.
Residency Program: Level I and II
The one-year Residency Program offers three units of ACPE Clinical Pastoral Education designed for those seeking:
- Further development of personal and pastoral identity
- Development of the ability to provide spiritual care and assessment
- Development of skill in trauma care and pastoral crisis intervention
- Integration of theory and theology with the practice of ministry
Residents are assigned to clinical areas where they provide spiritual care to patients, families and staff. They then critically reflect on that ministry in consultation with supervisor(s), peers, and other professional colleagues. Our learning structure follows several formats:
- Verbatim seminar
- Chapel leadership seminar
- Reading seminar
- Interpersonal relationship seminar
- Didactic seminars
- Individual supervisory conferences with a certified ACPE Supervisor
Schedule
The Residency Program begins on the last Monday of each August and lasts for twelve months. One previous unit of CPE is required for the residency program.
Note: There is no equivalent or substitute for one unit of CPE.
The dates for the 2012-13 Residency Program are August 27, 2012 - August 23, 2013
The dates for the 2013-14 Residency Program are August 19, 2013 - August 2014
Annual Application Deadlines
We accept residents on a rolling admission basis. There is no deadline, but the earlier you apply, the better.
Cost
$25 non-refundable application fee
$50 non-refundable confirmation fee
$400 tuition for each unit
Stipend and Benefits
Resident benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Stipend (part of stipend may be designated as housing allowance if ordained or commissioned)
- Meal card for on-call meals
- Free parking
- Very affordable individual health and dental insurance plans with the option to pay for family insurance
- $10,000 group term life insurance while a resident
- 90-day Long Term Disability plan
- Use of employee pharmacy and its discounts
- 26 paid days off (vacation, holiday and sick combined
Please call 910.343.7014 for current stipend information.
Curriculum Overview (an example)
| First Unit |
Second Unit |
Third Unit |
| Focus: Pastoral Formation, Authority & Reflection |
Focus: Pastoral Competence and Function |
Focus: Integration and Interdisciplinary Function |
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| Residents will have opportunities to participate in the following seminars: |
| Orientation |
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| Individual Supervision |
Individual Supervision |
Individual Supervision |
| Peer Supervision |
Peer Supervision |
Peer Supervision |
| Reflection Papers |
Reflection Papers |
Reflection Papers |
| Verbatims |
Verbatims |
Verbatims |
| Chapel Leadership Seminars |
Chapel Leadership Seminars |
Chapel Leadership Seminars |
| Didactics |
Didactics |
Didactics |
| Reading Seminars |
Reading Seminar |
Reading Seminar |
| Theological & Cultural Papers |
Genogram |
Paper on Theology of Spiritual Care |
| IPR-Interpersonal Relations |
IPR |
IPR |
| Ethics Case Presentations |
Ethics Case Presentations |
Attend Ethics Committee meeting |
| Reel Theology |
Reel Theology |
Reel Theology |
| Department Meetings |
Department Meetings |
Department Meetings |
| Unit Project |
Unit Project |
Unit Project |
| Mid-unit Evaluation |
Consultation |
Sub-region CPE Day |
| Other events as scheduled |
Other events as scheduled |
Other events as scheduled |
| Final Evaluation |
Final Evaluation |
Final Evaluation |
| Student Response Form |
Student Response Form |
Exit Interview with PAG |
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| Residents will have opportunities to gain skills in these areas: |
| NHRMC skills - pagers, log, computer, charting, etc. |
Resume preparation & Job search skills |
Integration |
| Reflective Empathic Listening |
Leadership |
Self supervision |
| Interdisciplinary Team Functioning |
Use of self |
Use of self |
| Worship Leadership |
Worship Leadership |
Worship Leadership |
| Theological Reflection |
Theological reflection |
Theological reflection |
| Ethical Reflection |
Confrontation/Conflict resolution |
Critical purchase of theories |
| Interfaith Prayers/Rites |
Crisis Management |
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| Administration |
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| Crisis ministry |
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| Grief ministry/support |
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| Spiritual Care Assessments |
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| Residents will have opportunities to gain knowledge in these areas: |
| NHRMC Mission & Values |
Psychology |
Interdisciplinary function |
| Basic medical terminology |
Sociology |
Positive use of power and authority |
| Hospital culture |
Family Systems Theory |
Cultural humility |
| Multiple Cultures |
Group Dynamics |
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| Multiple Faith systems |
Human Sexuality |
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| Clinical Method of Learning |
Spirituality |
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| Feelings |
Pastoral Role and Function |
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| Theology |
Multi-culture / Multi-faith |
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| Self awareness - history, culture, thoughts, feelings |
Addictions |
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| Ethics |
Religion and Mental Illness |
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| Stages of Grief |
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| Crisis Ministry/Interventions |
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| Clear and responsible boundaries |
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| Possible readings are: |
| Recalling Our Own Stories |
Generation to Generation |
A Male-Female Continuum |
| Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine |
Pastoral Care to Gays, Lesbians, and Their Families |
Hospital Ministry |
| An Invitation to Feminist Ethics |
The Power Equity Group |
Educating the Reflective Practitioner |
| Stewards of Life |
Groups: Process and Practice |
When Suffering Persists |
| The Skilled Pastor |
Assessing Spiritual Needs |
From Ministry to Theology |
| Naming the Silences |
In a Different Voice |
The Practice of Pastoral Care: A Postmodern Approach |
| When Religion Gets Sick |
Stages of Faith |
Becoming a Healthier Pastor |
| The Lost Art of Listening |
Friedman's Fables |
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| Spiritual Caregiving in the Hospital: Windows to Chaplaincy Ministry |
Marginality |
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| Caring for Patients from Different Cultures |
The Art of Theological Reflection |
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| Grief, Transition, and Loss |
Behind the Masks |
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| Here If You Need Me |
The Psychology of Religion |
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