CPE Supervision

Being a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Educator is essential to nurturing skilled, compassionate pastoral caregivers. CPE Educators provide a safe and constructive environment where students can engage in self-reflection, deepen their pastoral identity, and develop the skills necessary to offer meaningful spiritual care. By guiding students through the challenges of pastoral encounters, educators help them build resilience, empathy, and ethical awareness, which are crucial for effective ministry. The role of a CPE Educator is not only to impart knowledge but also to inspire, challenge, and equip students to serve with integrity and sensitivity in diverse, often complex situations.

The Doctor of Ministry with specialization in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Supervision is designed to provide advanced educational opportunities and clinical training for clinical professional leaders who seek advanced theoretical and theological reflection on the contemporary practices of clinical supervisory leadership. This DMin Specialization is unique in southeastern United States theological education because it combines the curriculum of a first-class seminary family with the collaborative strength and resources of a major regional research and training medical center. Hood Theological Seminary has a diverse faculty with a long tradition of community service, social reconciliation, and creative spiritual leadership. Unique Characteristics of the CPE Supervision Specialization include:

• Oriented toward individuals who are seeking to fulfill a high level of competence in key areas of the unique practice of clinical pastoral supervision.
• Aims to provide theologically grounded and contextually informed theory and application for traditional and contemporary models of clinical care education.
• Focuses on deepening one’s developmental capacities to function as an effective leader in inter-faith and multicultural educational endeavors.
• Intentionally ensures ethical and professional formation by assigning each student has a faculty advisor and a clinical project mentor who possess supervisory credentials in clinical pastoral training.
• The degree is required completion of a professional project and paper related to Clinical Pastoral Education Supervision.