Page 10 - BSWH Office of Mission Ministry Annual Report

Clinical Pastoral Education
A Step Forward for the Future
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) strives to help spiritual care professionals provide more effective ministry to patients. It can also help spiritual care professionals gain personal insight into themselves as ministers, which can be life-changing.
BSWH provided a total of 6,400 educational hours
and 20,800 hours of direct supervised ministry for CPE students in FY2018.
A Bellweather Program
Carlos Bell, director of Pastoral Education, was recognized by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) for his leadership as president of the national organization over the past two years. ACPE is the country’s leading provider of quality CPE for spiritual care professionals of any faith in any clinical setting. The BSWH Department of Pastoral Education is one of the largest CPE providers
in the world.
During FY2018, 64 residents and interns from diverse cultural backgrounds participated in CPE
FY2018 CPE Residents & Interns
programs at several accredited
BSWH facilities. After finishing 36% the program, graduates go on to
live and minister in communities
served by BSWH and around the
world.
A Year of Highs
20%
Temple Hillcrest College Station Fort Worth BUMC
In FY2018, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple completed a resident training class, an extended unit and a summer intensive unit. Along with these training efforts, the facility completed a successful pilot program blending traditional face-to-face learning and distance learning through Skype.
In an exciting expansion, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center — College Station held its inaugural training unit in fall 2017. With the CPE team’s continuous efforts
25%
14% 5%