Clinical Pastoral Education

Rev. Christine Davies, Director
Rev. Amy Seat, CPE Manager
Apara Mahal, Office Coordinator

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey offers Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) in Summer Intensive, Extended (Academic Year) and Residency programs. Summer and Extended programs offer one unit of CPE, whereas during Residency, three units can be earned. Each unit consists of a minimum of 400 hours of supervised learning (300 hours of direct patient care and 100 hours of education).

The Clinical Pastoral Education program at RWJUH is accredited by ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care and Education; 1 Concourse Pkwy, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30328; www.acpe.edu

CPE is a method of learning by doing. Students are assigned to patient care areas and take part in the 24-7 on-call rotation in which they provide spiritual care to patients, their families, and staff. These experiences will then be reflected upon in subsequent seminars with peers and educators. Because of the program's geographic location in Central New Jersey, it offers a rich experience of learning with and from, a variety of ethnic groups, cultures, and religions.

Attached is the ACPE fillable application which you can download from the ACPE website.
See below for the current program schedule:

Tuition for summer intensive and academic year part-time program is $100. Check/Money Order payable to: RWJ Spiritual Care CPE Program.

For more information/questions or to submit applications, contact the Office Coordinator, Apara Mahal, apara.mahal@rwjbh.org or our Certified Educators, Rev. Christine Davies christine.davies@rwjbh.org or Rev. Amy Seat amy.seat@rwjbh.org.

Spiritual Care Department: 732-937-8504

The Clinical Pastoral Education Program at RWJUH is accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE), Inc., 1 Concourse Parkway, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30328