Clinical Pastoral Education Programs
(310) 825-7484
CPE at UCLA Health System
The Spiritual Care Department at UCLA Health System offers four CPE programs designed to provide different options to meet individual needs for clinical theological education for spiritual care ministry. The UCLA Health System offers four settings: RR UCLA Medical Center, Mattel Children's Hospital, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, and Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital. Our programs are accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) in accordance with the ACPE Standards. We offer the following:
1) The Residency Year generally begins in September and concludes the end of August of the next year. CPE residents receive a complement of medical and psychiatric clinical experience. This is a full-time program, 40 hours per week, plus on-call in the evenings and weekends. Residents are paid a stipend of approximately $30,340, which is the total annual compensation, including time spent responding to after-hours emergency on-calls. In addition, UCLA will provide residents with medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid vacation and holidays, and a full tuition scholarship for four units of CPE. Applicants to the residency program must meet Admission Requirements of Level II CPE. Those accepted into the residency program are required to live within a 30-mile radius of the hospital. Graduates receive four units of Level I and/or Level II CPE credit.
2) Full-Time Internship is any one Quarter. (See quarter schedule dates below. If interested in applying for the winter or spring quarters, first contact us to ascertain if there are any internship openings.) This is an eleven or twelve week, 40 hours per week program, plus on-call in the evenings and weekends. Graduates receive one unit of Level I and/or Level II (see Admission Requirements) CPE credit.
3) Extended (Part-time) Internship begins in September and concludes in May. (Please contact us for exact dates.) This nine-month part-time program requires approximately 12 hours per week, and is run strictly out of Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital. There is no on-call requirement with this program. Graduates receive one unit of Level I and/or Level II (see Admission Requirements) CPE credit per Extended Unit.
4) Supervisory CPE is available to qualified applicants if we have Supervisory position openings. Contact Rev. Yuko Uesugi, ACPE Supervisor and Director of CPE Program, at:yuesugi@mednet.ucla.edu for information regarding openings.
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CPE Programs |
Program Dates |
Program Application Deadline |
| Residency Year: | Sept 6, 2011 - Sept 2, 2012 |
December 1, 2010 (if you need a visa) |
| March 15, 2011 (all others) | ||
| Full Time Internship Units: | ||
| Winter Quarter | Jan 3, 2011 - March 11, 2011 | November 15, 2010 |
| Spring Quarter | March 21, 2011 - May 27, 2011 | January 15, 2011 |
| Summer Quarter | June 6, 2011 - Aug 19, 2011 | February 15, 2011 |
| Fall Quarter | Sept 6, 2011 - Nov 23, 2011 | April 15, 2011 |
| Extended (part-time) Internship Unit: | ||
| Nine-month at Santa Monica-UCLA | Mid-Sept 2011 - Mid-May 2012 | May 15, 2011 |
Application and Tuition
If you wish to apply for a particular program, please call our office at (310) 825-7484 for an application form or download the ACPE standard Application form which is on line at: www.acpe.edu. There is no page-length requirement or limit to the application's essay questions, but most applications are no more than seven pages total. Any application must include the non-refundable application processing fee of $30 (check made payable to: UC Regents/Spiritual Care).
Mail your Application to: Rev. Yuko Uesugi, Department of Spiritual Care, Rm. 12-217 CHS, UCLA Health System, 10833 LeConte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
E-mail applications to: cpe@mednet.ucla.edu.
If you send your application by e-mail, please send application fee of $30 to the above address so that your application can be processed. Selected applications will require an interview on site (or by phone for international and out-of-state applicants). We will contact you for an interview, if selected for one, after all applications are reviewed. There is no interview fee for interviews for UCLA CPE Programs. An interview fee of $75 will be charged for those requiring an Admissions interview for another Center.
Tuition is $500 per unit of CPE. If accepted, a non-refundable deposit of $150, which will be applied to tuition, is required to hold a space in the program. We offer a full tuition scholarship for a one-year commitment to the Residency or Supervisory CPE Programs.
Description of CPE
CPE Programs are offered to ordained clergy, seminarians, the religious, and lay persons without regard to race, gender, ethnic or religious group, or sexual orientation. The CPE Programs provide experience of spiritual care ministry through chaplain assignments to multi-disciplinary patient-care teams in one or more of the four settings. CPE utilizes the clinical method of learning through individual supervision, case presentations, group seminars, didactic sessions, and spiritual reflection/practice, within the context of an individualized learning contract. All CPE participants are encouraged to encounter and integrate secular and spiritual teaching in order to enhance their theological journeys. Small groups provide an atmosphere to explore personal relational styles in order to learn through the giving and receiving of feedback. Interns and Residents also provide leadership for interfaith prayer services and occasional or special services held within the UCLA Health System.
Admission Requirements
Level I
- A completed application accompanied by the application fee.
- An admissions interview.
- Graduation from high school/GED; Baccalaureate degree preferred.
- Faith group identification.
- Student and supervisors Final Evaluations from any prior CPE (if applicable).
- Acceptance into a CPE program and payment of the non-refundable deposit.
- Compliance with all of UCLA Health Systems Health and Background Clearance Requirements.
- Payment of tuition fees during the first week of the program.
Level II
- A completed application accompanied by the application fee.
- An admissions interview.
- Baccalaureate degree or its equivalent; Masters degree or equivalent (completed or in process) preferred.
- Faith group identification and affiliation.
- Student and supervisors Final Evaluations from prior CPE demonstrating successful addressing of Level 1 outcomes.
- Acceptance into a CPE program and payment of the non-refundable deposit.
- Compliance with all of UCLA Health Systems Health and Background Clearance Requirements.
- Payment of tuition fees during the first week of the program.
Supervisory
A list of Supervisory CPE admission requirements is available by contacting Rev. Yuko Uesugiat (310) 825-7484 or YUesugi@mednet.ucla.edu.
UCLA Health System - Westwood and Santa Monica
The UCLA Health System has hospitals located in Westwood and in Santa Monica. On the Westwood campus are:
- The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is the cornerstone of the network of health care facilities known as UCLA Health System. Licensed for 530 beds, it is a world-renowed teaching and acute care facility whre treatment is provided for the full range of medical conditions from neonatal care to geriatric medicine. In addition, RR UCLA Medical Center is one of the world's largest organ transplant centers, and one of the nation's leading hospitals for bone marrow transplantation. There are specialized intensive care units, state-of-the-art operating suites, a Level I Trauma Center, and a comprehensive oncology department. It is rated the best medical center in the West.
- Mattel Children's Hospital is located on the third and fifth floors of the RR UCLA Medical Center and holds 90 of its 530 beds. It offers a full spectrum of primary and specialized care for infants, children, and adolescents. In addition to a PICU and a Level III Neonatal ICU, there are more than 20 speciality services, including Hematology/Oncology, Neurology, Nephrology, Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Gastroenterology, Liver Transplant, Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonogy.
- The Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA located on the 4th floor of RR UCLA Medical Center, is licensed for 74 of 530 licensed beds. RNPH is among the world's leading centers for comprehensive patient care, research and education in the fields of mental health, developmental disabilities and neurology. This hospital provides expert evaluation and treatment programs designed for patients suffering from a variety of illness, including depression, childhood and adolescent disorders, seizure disorders, genetic syndromes, schizophrenia, eating disorders, mental retardation, neurobehavioral problems, psychosomatic illnesses, sexual disorders, sleep disorders, autism, alcoholism, and drug abuse.
Located in nearby Santa Monica, a coastal city on the west-side of Los Angeles, is Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital. Licensed for 315 beds, it is an outstanding community hospital that has been serving Westside residents since 1926. It is an acute-care medical center which features outstanding clinical programs that include its women's and children's services, emergency services, family medicine programs, and UCLA's No. 1 ranked (by US News and World Report) Geriatrics Program. It is also home to the internationally known Rape Treatment Center and its adjunct facility, Stuart House, for sexyally abused children.
UCLA Health System is an Accredited Center for CPE Level 1, Level 2, and Supervisory CPE by ACPE, Inc. 1549 Clairmont Road - Suite 103, Decatur, GA (404) 320-1472. www.acpe.edu Rev. Karen Schnell, Rev. Yuko Uesugi and Rev. Pam Lazor are certified ACPE Supervisors.
