Caring For The World Through Pastoral Education

Experience Based

Transformation Driven

Globally Minded

We are an internationally accredited organization for clergy, seminarians, and laypersons pursuing education or certification in clinical pastoral care or supervision.

Education

Accreditation

Certification

Chaplain and CPE Supervisor Credentialing

CPEI offers the following credentials for those who meet the educational, training, examination, and ethics requirements of our guild of qualified professionals:

Certificate in Chaplaincy

Board Certified Associate Chaplain

Board Certified Chaplain

Associate CPE Supervisor

CPE Supervisor

CPE Training Supervisor

Clinical Pastoral Education International (CPEI) is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). CPEI complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, CPEI is authorized to issue the IACET CEU.

About CPEI

CPEI is designed to call forth, recognize, and strengthen ministry dialogue’s unique gifts with one’s religious heritage. We understand how it feels when space is allowed for personal and professional development. The clinical learning process provides opportunities to integrate such development in an exciting and demanding educational experience.

CPEI understands how confusing it can be when choosing a qualified accredited organization with which to partner. As a result, we are committed to providing a clear and achievable path in program accreditation, clinical supervision, and certification. Ensuring a comprehensive and transformative environment for all students is a priority. We encourage our candidates and members to achieve a level of excellence in caring for the whole person.

We look forward to a partnership in your journey toward holistic care.

Partners and Affliates

Hear What Our Clients Have To Say

Enrolling in CPE through the program hosted by BRG through CPEI has enabled me to take my years of serving people as a theological foundation, and built upon and transformed it to deliberate and real relational outcomes with people, transcending what I had ever accomplished through years of ministry staff and volunteer service in healthcare and church settings.

I would like to share that Fall 2020 I attended CPEI and my Supervisor/Instructor was Scott Speight. I received so much constructive feedback from Scott and fellow students. It was enriching. As I am a naturally private person, class was a safe place to speak openly and freely which intern allowed me to grow in just my first unit of CPE. I would recommend this course for anyone and everyone in ministry even if not a “Chaplain” as it will aide you in how you look at yourself and how others may view you based on your actions in the field. I look forward to another unit soon.

CPEI has afforded me the great opportunity and option to finally take CPE online and do the clinical portion at the facility I work at. I had prior to this been accepted at three major teaching hospitals but could not quite navigate the on site class and clinical time and drive time to fit into my full time work. I fully believe this was all from God. Truly feel I am getting far superior education via CPEI.

As a hospice chaplain, CPEI helped me realize that I did not have to have all the answers, I did not have to fix people, and it was okay to sit in silence with my patients. Moreover, I found great value working with peer groups discussing verbatims, etc. and even being challenged when it came to self-awareness. Personally, I felt that being in groups such as these provided the perfect atmosphere for my personal growth as a chaplain.