Our clinical pastoral education/training (CPE) programs are psychodynamically based and reflect our commitment to the action-reflection model of learning rooted in the tradition of Anton T. Boisen who founded the clinical pastoral care, counseling and psychotherapy movement in the 1920s.
We currently have robust CPE programs in California and Italy and are open to training just about anywhere.
Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento, California
Year-round regular unit and extended unit program in Kaiser Permanente’s 283-bed Sacramento Medical Center, with Matt Real, DMin, manager of spiritual care and diplomate supervisor, providing supervision.
San Joaquin Community Hospital, Bakersfield, California
Year-round CPE is offered by manager of spiritual care and diplomate supervisor Tony Andrews, DMin, at this 254-bed medical center.
Ufficio di Pastorale Clinica, Turin, ITALY
Dr. Sergio Manna is the founder and CPE supervisor of the longest-running CPE program in Italy, offering training under the auspices of the Waldensian Church.
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, California
Year-round CPE is offered by Pam Washburn, DMin, director of spiritual care and CPE supervisor at this 450-bed acute care teaching hospital and trauma center, the largest between Los Angeles and San Francisco.