Washington Regional’s Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program has trained chaplains for over thirty years. Chaplain interns provide interfaith, inclusive spiritual care to patients, families, and staff.

Washington Regional Medical Center is a 495 bed, Level 2 Trauma Center with the highest acuity level in the region. Students gain real-life experience in the Emergency Department, Neurological Intensive Care, Cardiac Intensive Care, General Intensive Care, Neonatal Intensive Care, Palliative Care, Oncology, Neurology, Labor and Delivery and Medical Surgical Care.

The CPE program emphasizes self-awareness, the development of pastoral identity, professional competence, and the ability to respond from a clinical and pastoral informed perspective. CPE is an interfaith, inclusive program based in behavioral sciences, theological reflection, cultural humility, self-exploration, and experiential adult learning.

Students process self while learning pastoral care skills and professional functioning through case studies, reflection papers, didactics, group, and individual supervision, and more.

CPE provides a training ground for professional chaplaincy, enhance skills with people in crisis, engage in spiritual and occupational discernment, meet seminary requirements, obtain clinical hours for social work or counseling, learn skills such as interdisciplinary teamwork, non-anxious presence, and active listening. Each CPE unit includes 400 working hours, including 100 hours formal learning and 300 clinical hours.

Washington Regional’s CPE program is accredited by the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy and Clinical Pastoral Education International.

Washington Regional Medical Center provides four options for CPE training:

CPSP Units:

Fall 2026: August 24 - December 18 
Spring 2027: January 4 - May 14
Summer 2027: May 31 - August 20


CPE Internship Admissions and Tuition

Interns are able to choose tuition reduction by adding extra clinical hours.

Full tuition: $1,000/unit

Tuition Reduction Options:

$700 - Extra 20 Clinical Hours
$400 - Extra 45 Clinical Hours
$200 - Extra 60 Clinical Hours

Please complete the following application: 

Clinical Pastoral Education Application

Send applications to Beth Snyder Jones, Director of Spiritual Care and CPE Supervisor at bjones8@wregional.com.


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