Programs Offered

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
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 2018-19 Residency Program are August 27, 2018 - August 23, 2019.
The dates for the 2019-20 Residency Program are August 26, 2019 - August 21, 2020.

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

If you would like to pay your fees and/or tuition online you can do so on the CPE Application Page.

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
Health Insurance at a low premium
$10,000 group term life insurance while a resident
90-day Long Term Disability plan
Low-cost NHRMC Employee Fitness Center Membership
Access to NHRMC Employee Clinic
Seven paid holidays plus 19 paid days off

Currently, New Hanover Regional Medical Center offers a stipend of $33,300 a year, plus benefits.

This potential curriculum outline will give you an idea of what our program is like. The details change with the needs of each Resident group.

First Unit	Second Unit	Third Unit
Focus: Pastoral Formation, Authority & Reflection	Focus: Pastoral Competence and Function	Focus: Integration and Interdisciplinary Function

Residents will have opportunities to participate in the following seminars:
Orientation
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
*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
Administration
Crisis ministry
Grief ministry/support
Spiritual Care Assessments
*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
Multiple Faith systems	Human Sexuality
Clinical Method of Learning	Spirituality
Feelings	Pastoral Role and Function
Theology	Multi-culture / Multi-faith
Self awareness - history, culture, thoughts, feelings	Addictions
Ethics	Religion and Mental Illness
Stages of Grief
Crisis Ministry/Interventions
Clear and responsible boundaries
*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
Spiritual Caregiving in the Hospital: Windows to Chaplaincy Ministry	Marginality
Caring for Patients from Different Cultures	The Art of Theological Reflection
Grief, Transition, and Loss	Behind the Masks
Here If You Need Me	The Psychology of Religion