The Institute offers Extended programs in Clinical Pastoral Education, a three week Medical Grand Rounds for Clergy seminar, and several Annual Conferences for clergy and other church workers.

For more information on Programs, please contact Rev. Ken Blank, Executive Director.

Left to Right: Mary Coffman, Connie McClendon, Barbara Stomprud, Gary Howell, Ken Blank - Executive Director, Darryl Tiller - Director of Training, Jim Dorough, Forest Wilkins, Carlos Woodard, Mary Stevens, Darron Johnson, Allen Gharet, and Sharon Spencer (outside of picture frame)

 

CPE Students - Left to right: Brent Russell, Episcopalian; Kate Emig, Episcopalian; Bob Fitch, Episcopalian; Tony Oltmann, Presbyterian

CPE Students

Summer Students

Students

 

PROGRAMS

The Institute offers Extended programs in Clinical Pastoral Education based in communities and hospitals which have contracts with us. The typical Extended Program meets once a week for 24 weeks. Clinical assignments may include your current place of ministry. We accept applications at any time. Please click below for an application. Please click HERE for future CPE programs.

In addition, we offer a 32 hour Medical Grand Rounds for Clergy© Program. The MGRC is an introduction to 21st Century healthcare taught by faculty from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and clinical professionals from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Please click HERE for dates and registration forms.

 international student applicants need to obtain approved United States Immigration documents, be in the United States and be available for an in-person interview.

CLICK HERE TO DOWN LOAD AN APPLICATION TO THE PROGRAM

For an APPLICATION to the MUSKOGEE VA Program, CLICK HERE.

REFERENCE MATERIALS (Click to Open):

(A) CPE STUDENT HANDBOOK

(B) LEVEL 1 CPE HANDBOOK

1) Introduction and The CPE Curriculum

2) 2005 Objectives and Outcomes of CPE

3) The Pastoral Visit

4) Pastoral Care in the Hospital

5) Hospitalization and Random Initial Visit

6) Difference between Social and Pastoral Visit

7) Crisis Theory

8) Crisis: The Experience of Finitude

9) Death and Anguish

10) Bereavement and Loss - Attachment

11) Bereavement and Loss - Creative Grief

12) Toward a Theology of Crisis Ministry

13) Interdisciplinary Team Work

14) Truth is Personal

15) Petty Tyrants

16) Resistance to Clinical Learning

17) Your Pastoral Care Profile

18) Weekly Progress Report

19) Final Evaluation