Clinical Pastoral Education at Cone Health Alamance Regional

I. 12-month Residency Program in Pastoral Care:

• Prerequisites: (1) One completed and ACPE accredited unit of CPE. (2) Ordained, licensed, commissioned clergy person or licensed helping professional.
• Recommended: Earned M.Div. (or equivalent) from an ATS accredited institution.
• Dates: January of the current year and ending in mid-January of the following year.
• Number of Positions: Five stipend positions.

II. Extended Intern Unit. (Late May / Early June – Mid-August / September)

• Prerequisites: Earned B.A./B.S. from a Regionally Accredited college or university
• Recommended: One to two years of theological, religious, or equivalent studies at the bachelor’s and/or graduate level.
• Dates: Late May/Early June through mid-August/September. Students must be present at the beginning of the unit for all orientation sessions. This includes mandatory EPIC computer training (4 hours); on-call shadowing opportunities, and at least 1-3 days of orientation the first week of the unit. See basic unit requirements below.
• Positions: Six Summer Intern positions. Non-paid positions.
• Basic Unit Requirements:
  • A minimum of 100 education hours (group and individual).
  • A minimum of 300 clinical hours (hours of clinical care provided in the clinical setting).
  • One full or two half days of group education weekly and one hour of supervision (most weeks).
  • Serve 24 hour on-call (on-site) clinical chaplain duties (minimum of 4 per month, includes some weekends).
  • 8-10 hours per week of routine clinical chaplaincy care on-site.
  • Students must complete all education assignments (reflection papers, verbatim, evaluations, weekly hours, student stats, clinical documentation) and pay their unit program fees in order to receive credit for the unit.
  • Education involves reading and written assignments, unit projects, peer group process work and participation in didactic sessions.

Additional Requirement Information for Residents:

• The Residency position is a full-time, stipend position and one that requires a significant contribution of time and emotional availability.
• Engagement with Departmental Staff in monthly departmental meetings, Inter-Disciplinary Team projects and initiatives.
• Community Clinical placement assignment outside the hospital.

Application fee: $25 non-refundable (for all programs).

Tuition:

I. Residency Year: $450 per unit/3 units (Please note that there is an “Acceptance Fee” of $100 for the Resident Program. This fee is applied to the total tuition and is non-refundable.)

II. Extended Intern Unit: $450 (Please note that there is an “Acceptance Fee” of $100 for the Intern Program. This fee is applied to the total tuition, and is non-refundable.)

Residency – 12 months – January to January

While the program accepts ACPE applications throughout the year, the process for applying is two-pronged. Applicants submit a completed ACPE application [DOC] and the Agreement to Circulate [PDF] to the Spiritual Care and Counseling Department. Beginning in August of each year until *November 1^st, applicants may apply for the CPE positions through the Cone Health careers website. Our Talent Acquisition team will contact applicants regarding the application for the position online. Once contacted by Talent Acquisition, applicants must submit ACPE materials by *November 1^st (if not already submitted earlier) for consideration for the upcoming residency year beginning in January. Face to face interviews will begin as early as October, so it is advisable to apply before the November 1^st deadline.

The Spiritual Care and Counseling department then selects candidates for in-person interviews and offers positions for residency by mid to late November.

*subject to extension

Extended Intern Unit

Enrollment in summer and extended CPE groups are offered through a rolling application process. Students may apply at any time. Based on the number of qualified applicants, units are offered in the summer and fall or a hybrid of the two.

Applicants submit a completed ACPE application [DOC] and the Agreement to Circulate [PDF] to the Spiritual Care and Counseling Department. Extended Intern applications are submitted directly to the Spiritual Care and Counseling Department through the address and/or email provided below. There is no need to apply online.

Mail ACPE applications to:

Spiritual Care and Counseling
Attn: Suzanne Franklin-Kent
CPE Coordinator
PO Box 202
Burlington, NC 27216

Email ACPE applications to: Suzanne.franklinkent@conehealth.com

Please direct any inquiries about our CPE programs via email to: Suzanne.franklinkent@conehealth.com.

All students accepted to the CPE program are required to sign a Use of Clinical Materials Consent Form prior to formal admission. Failure to sign the consent form will prohibit students from participating in the unit of CPE.