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Clinical Pastoral Education

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is a practical professional education program for ministry. It includes seminars with a peer group and supervisor, practical experience in an appropriate setting, individual tutorials with a supervisor and the opportunity to reflect on ministry as it is performed.

CPE students gain practical experience in Avera hospitals and long-term care facilities, parishes and at other sites. Programs are offered regularly in Aberdeen, Mitchell, Sioux Falls and Yankton, SD; Marshall, MN; and other locations as needed.

Avera offers entry-level, specialized and supervisory CPE programs. Full-time units last 11 weeks and part-time units last four months. All programs are arranged to meet the needs of applicants.

Programs are designed for a variety of church workers, seminary students and clergy and health professionals. Church personnel can benefit from CPE in that it offers greater insight into the work of religious education, pastoral care ministry and church administration. Health care personnel who see their work as ministry and wish to develop their pastoral role with patients also can benefit from CPE. Those wishing to become more skilled in pastoral care and counseling will benefit as well.

The program places a high value on rural ministry by helping people develop the resources they need to thrive in their vocations.

 

Additional Information

  • Testimonials - What former students have to say about our programs
  • Avera Clinical Pastoral Education programs schedule
  • Avera Clinical Pastoral Education has a sister program in Cameroon, Africa. To Find out more, click here »   
  • Avera Clinical Pastoral Education program application 
  • The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education - Visit the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) web site, the national organization that accredits the Avera Clinical Pastoral Education programs and certifies our supervisors.

 

Contact Us

The Rev. Peter Holland, Director
Avera Clinical Pastoral Education Center
3900 W Avera Drive
Sioux Falls , SD 57108
Phone: (605) 322-4713
Fax: (605) 322-4666
E-mail: peter.holland@avera.org

The Rev. Steve Corum
Avera Clinical Pastoral Education Center
3900 W Avera Drive
Sioux Falls , SD 57108
Phone: (605) 322-4712
Fax: (605) 322-4666
E-mail: steve.corum@avera.org

 

About Our Faculty

The Rev. Peter A. Holland, D.Min., Director for Clinical Pastoral Education, Avera.  A native of England, Peter holds degrees from the University of Manchester and the University of Chicago Divinity School. Peter's pastoral experience in chaplaincy has been in England and in America. He is a Certified ACPE Supervisor. Peter, his wife, Josephine, and their two daughters live in Sioux Falls.

The Rev. Steven P. Corum, D.Min., Associate Director for Clinical Pastoral Education, Avera. Steve holds degrees from the University of California, the North American Baptist Seminary and Texas Christian University. He is a Certified ACPE Supervisor, a Board-Certified Chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains and Wing Chaplain with the South Dakota Air National Guard. Steve, his wife, Jill, and two of their four children live in Sioux Falls.