The Bay Area Center for CPE program is designed to help you gain experience and expertise in the following areas:

Pastoral Reflection
Reflecting on yourself as a person and minister in relation to people in crisis, your supervisor, and your peers, as well as the CPE curriculum and the hospital wherein you are serving.

Pastoral Formation
Focusing on your personal and pastoral identity issues in learning and ministry.

Pastoral Competence
Deepening and unfolding your competence in functioning as a spiritual caregiver including skill development and knowledge of faith traditions and the behavioral sciences.

Pastoral Specialization
Focusing on your desire to become competent and knowledgeable in a particular area of clinical service, e.g., oncology, hospice care, skilled nursing, AIDS care, cardiology, rehabilitation, psychiatry, etc.