Education for professional chaplaincy in the US: mapping current practice in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)

Clevenger, Casey Ritchie; Cadge, Wendy; Stroud, Irene Elizabeth; Palmer, Patricia K.; Haythorn, Trace; Fitchett, George

doi:10.1080/08854726.2020.1723191

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“…Interviews lasted between 1 and 2 hours and were audio recorded and transcribed. Additional findings from these interviews are described in a separate article (Clevenger et al, 2019).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is especially notable for the requirement of four units of CPE, for which there is no further specification of what must be covered in that training. Not surprisingly, as we discuss below, this has led to substantial variations in CPE programs, especially in their approach to teaching what Keith Little called the ''propositional knowledge'' required in professional education (Clevenger et al, 2019;Little, 2010). The majority of people who apply for BCC have completed their required CPE in what is called a yearlong residency.…”

Section: A Brief Historymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Just as the theological school programs that prepare people for chaplaincy vary, so do CPE centers and what CPE educators emphasize as they train students to become chaplains. All programs emphasize developing relational and counseling skills but vary in the emphasis CPE educators placed on didactics or specific bodies of knowledge (Clevenger et al, 2019). Traditionally, CPE emphasized developing self-awareness and interpersonal skills through an action-reflection approach to education.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although a few participants aligned themselves with one of these two approaches, most educators expressed views somewhere along the continuum between a strong and weak commitment to didactics. Some educators described a shift in thinking over time as they broadened their focus from the personal formation of individual students to teaching residents how to effectively provide care for patients and staff (Clevenger et al, 2019).…”

Section: Looking Across the Silosmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…When we asked CPE educators about the most important substantive topics they cover in their didactic curriculum, they generated a long list that we describe in another article (Clevenger et al, 2019). Despite this diverse range, responses clustered around several areas.…”

Section: Looking Across the Silosmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Training Healthcare Chaplains: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

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et al. 2019

J Pastoral Care Counsel

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This article invites theological school educators, clinical pastoral education educators, representatives of the professional healthcare chaplaincy organizations, and social scientists to begin a shared conversation about chaplaincy education. To date, we find that theological educators, clinical educators, professional chaplains, and the healthcare organizations where they work are not operating from or educating toward a common understanding of what makes healthcare chaplains effective. Before we identify five key questions that might help us be in shared conversation and move towards educating the most effective chaplains, we briefly describe the history of education for healthcare chaplaincy. We then describe what we learned in interviews in 2018 with 21 theological and 19 clinical educators who are educating healthcare chaplains in theological schools and clinical pastoral education residency programs, year-long educational programs in hospitals and other settings that focus on preparing people for staff chaplain jobs. Their different approaches and frames inform the five questions with which we conclude.

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“…Interviews lasted between 1 and 2 hours and were audio recorded and transcribed. Additional findings from these interviews are described in a separate article (Clevenger et al, 2019).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: A Brief Historymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Looking Across the Silosmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Looking Across the Silosmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Looking Across the Silosmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Which U.S. Congregational Leaders Also Work as Chaplains? A National Overview

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Lawton,

Holleman

et al. 2024

Review of Religious Research

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Historically, congregational leaders did the work of chaplaincy. In the past century, the professions have diverged and chaplaincy has diversified in form and function. We ask which congregational leaders currently also serve as chaplains to identify the extent of overlap between these two types of religious leaders in the contemporary United States. We analyze data from the National Survey of Religious Leaders (NSRL), a nationally representative sample of 1,600 clergy collected in 2019 to 2020, to determine how many congregational leaders are also working or volunteering as chaplains. Though some overlap exists between the occupational roles of chaplains and congregational leaders, our study shows that they are largely distinct professions, with only 17.1% of primary congregational leaders also working or volunteering as chaplains. Catholic primary leaders and Hispanic primary leaders are more likely than their peers to also work as chaplains. Researchers studying each group should be attentive to the ways these professional groups overlap and diverge, and the corresponding possible confusion among religious practitioners and the general public. Theological educators should consider the specific training and support needs of the portion of clergy who serve as chaplains alongside of their congregational positions.

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Education for professional chaplaincy in the US: mapping current practice in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)

Cited by 8 publications

References 9 publications

Training Healthcare Chaplains: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Training Healthcare Chaplains: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Building Effective Mentoring Relationships During Clinical Ethics Fellowships: Pedagogy, Programs, and People

Which U.S. Congregational Leaders Also Work as Chaplains? A National Overview

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