Applying for CPE
Prerequisites:
1) Baccalaureate degree (B.A. or B.S.) minimum; higher degree (e.g., M.Div., M.T.S.) strongly preferred. Exceptions to this requirement will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
2) Two (2) years active membership in good standing with a faith community; formal theological training recommended; ordination and/or commission preferred, where applicable.
Application Requirements:
We have two campuses at which we run active CPE programs: https://www.ucsf.edu/about/locations
There are 5 Residency placements at our Hospitals at Mission Bay with primarily Pediatric, Women’s Services (Mother and Baby), Pediatric Emergency Care and Adult Oncology.
At our Parnassus Heights Campus we have 10 Residency placements in Acute and Intensive Adult Medical Care, and Adult Emergency Care.
1) Completed ACPE application with essay responses at https://acpe.edu/education/cpe-students/cpe-application
At the top of your ACPE, Inc. application face sheet, please indicate which campus you are interested in applying for. If you are interested in both campuses, please include both; however you must indicate a first preference.
2) No application/processing fee is required.
3) Once we receive your application and have reviewed your materials, we will notify you if we are moving forward with a Zoom interview, or not. Interviews are with two Faculty members. For our Residency, there is a second half hour interview with two Department Staff members as well.
4) Completed reference forms. Regardless of the program for which you apply, these will be solicited by the Department from the persons you list as references on your application.
Due Dates: Our CPE programs operate on a rolling admissions basis. We switch to interviewing for Alternates for our programs when group space is filled.
Note: For Certified Educator CPE training, applicants must have completed at least four (4) ACPE-accredited CPE units that document fulfillment of Level 2 CPE outcomes; hold a M.Div. degree or its equivalent; be ordained or commissioned to function as a clergyperson or spiritual leader by an appropriate authority in one’s faith group; and be endorsed or recognized in an official relationship of accountability with one’s faith group. Persons interested in Clinical Educator CPE must use the appropriate ACPE application form, available at https://acpe.edu/education/cpe-students/cpe-application, and submit that form directly to our center and the ACPE national office. Currently we have no openings for CES/CEC positions. Our Program advertises CES/CEC openings on ACPE’s national website when we are accepting applications.
You may submit your application via e-mail or postal mail to the addresses below:
OR
UCSF Spiritual Care Services
Clinical Sciences Building (CSB)
UCSF Spiritual Care Services, Box 0356
521 Parnassus Ave, Room 0104
San Francisco, CA
Zip Code for United States Postal Service and UPS: 94143
ZIP Code if using FedEx: 94117
Phone 415-353-1941
Application review for the 2024-2025 CPE residency is open on a rolling basis until all learner positions are filled.
The 2024-2025 Residency year begins on August 26, 2024, and ends on September 5, 2025.