Clinical Pastoral Education/Training (CPE/T) 
at ClinicalChaplaincy.org

Clinical pastoral education/training (CPE/T) is the gold standard pathway for preparing clinical chaplains to serve people and systems facing illness, loss, uncertainty, and change.

 

At ClinicalChaplaincy.org (CC), our CPE/T program blends rigorous action-reflection learning with a psychodynamically informed approach rooted in systems thinking and contemporary affective neuroscience. Trainees learn to work skillfully at the bedside and within interdisciplinary teams—reading the living human document and the institutional context together.

 

• Format: Cohort-based, hybrid online with locally arranged clinical placements.

• Unit length: ~12 weeks per regular unit, 24 weeks extended unit (minimum 400 hours: ~300 clinical + ~100 training education/supervision)

• Cohort size: 6–8 people

• Start dates: TBD (next cohort anticipated January 2026)

• Affiliation: Authorized by the College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy (CPSP). Educational partnership with the Spiritual Care Association (SCA) for select seminars, case study sessions, and community offerings.

• Who it’s for: Early career, aspiring or transitioning caregivers, clergy, and helping professionals interested in Spiritual Care; experienced chaplains seeking advanced clinical formation.

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Heritage and Outcomes: Clinical Chaplaincy continues the tradition of training launched and led by David Roth, PhD, Diplomate in Pastoral Supervision/CPE Supervisor, for over a decade at Kaiser Permanente.

 

Graduates of that lineage have become board certified clinical
chaplains, diplomate level CPE supervisors, and Spiritual Care managers/directors, across healthcare systems. Clinical Chaplaincy carries that same standard forward in a flexible, multi-site placement model.