Patients And Visitors
Clinical Pastoral Education
Expand your ministry through compassionate mentorship
At Adventist Health Portland, we believe patients heal best when cared for as whole people in mind, body, and spirit. Our Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program provides the training, reflection, and hands-on experience needed to prepare chaplains for meaningful service in hospitals and communities.
Our CPE model and focus
Our approach is based on the clinical method to “experience, reflect to learn, and integrate.” Every participant is an integral part of the training. We focus on helping you embrace and develop in light of personal successes and failures, strengths and brokenness, hopes, and despairs as a work in progress. CPE training allows you to become the "primary tool" in pastoral functioning. You'll become your own book to read, study and master, which in the lexicon of CPE is called the "living human document." It is a wonderful opportunity to have an encounter with yourself.
Our clinical pastoral education program is designed to give you the training and experience you need to be as effective as possible in your work as a chaplain. You will develop a better understanding of self by reflecting on personal perceptions, actions, and reactions. Our individualized group-training model for professional chaplains enables you to become a more effective and therapeutically fit sojourner to the afflicted in their pastoral functioning.
How to apply for the CPE Program
The CPE training program offers pastoral training in clinical chaplaincy to individuals considering professional training with the pursuit of certification as well as those who are seeking personal growth and choosing to enhance their ministry in church and community life.
Application requirements
- A completed application.
- An admission interview with a qualified interviewer to determine readiness.
- A minimum of a college degree or for professional pursuit, a post-graduate degree from an accredited educational institution.
Tuition and fees
- Tuition is $700 per unit.
- Application requires a one-time $45 nonrefundable registration deposit.
- Fees are subject to change.
Application
Please fill out and return our application.
CPE Program Supervisor
Meet Leonid Zakhariya, DMin
Leo is a CPSP board-certified clinical chaplain and pastoral counselor with extensive experience in spiritual care. As a CPSP Clinical Pastoral Supervisor Diplomate, Dr. Zakhariya is dedicated to mentoring and preparing future chaplains for meaningful, compassionate service.