Welcome to the Fairview Clinical Pastoral Education site
Fairview CPE Center educates spiritual caregivers in various clinical settings within the Fairview system and in the community to address the spiritual needs of patients, their families, staff and the community. Students of varied faith traditions develop spiritual care skills, explore their own personal and spiritual histories and deepen their pastoral authority and identity. We were the first CPE Center in Minneapolis to offer a full year of CPE within the hospital setting.

            
CPE Commencement held at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview

On May 21, 2009, 36 students at various stages of their CPE education were honored during a commencement celebration led by Deaconess Diane Greve, Fairview CPE Center manager, and John Doherty, Regional President, Greater Minnesota.

Ann Ellison, Director, Community Health/Church Relations, welcomed guests and shared her thoughts on the value CPE brings to Fairview and to the communities we serve. Julia Taylor, CPE Resident, offered a reflection on the CPE experience.

The Rev. Sheryl Lyndes Stowman, Fairview CPE supervisor, and John Huhn, Chief Operations Officer, Walker Methodist recognized Shawn Mai for his completion of the Fairview CPE Center's supervisory education program. Chuck Ceronsky, director of Spiritual Health Services at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, recognized Bonnie O'Connor, retiring vice president, Professional Services and Operations, for her dedication and commitment to Spiritual Health Services and Clinical Pastoral Education at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview.         

Fairview CPE program description
One unit of CPE requires a minimum of 400 hours of supervised clinical ministry. These units are offered in a variety of formats and at various locations to allow for more people to benefit from the program. Most students are seminary students or experienced faith group leaders. Professional chaplains are required to complete a minimum of four units of CPE before becoming certified.

Fairview CPE Center offers clinical pastoral education at three expressions of clinical pastoral development as defined by ACPE: Level I, Level II and Supervisory CPE. A student's readiness for any level CPE is assessed through an interview with one or more certified supervisors.

The Fairview CPE team includes staff chaplains and certified clinical pastoral educators primarily at the following locations:  Ebenezer, Fairview Southdale Hospital, Fairview Ridges Hospital and University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview.

Fairview CPE Center is accredited by Accreditation Center of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. (ACPE), 1549 Clairmont Rd., Ste. 103, Decatur, GA 30033-4611; phone 404-320-1472; Web site www.ACPE.edu

For more information or to submit an application for one of our program units,
you may send an e-mail to Fairview CPE Center.

Contact us
Diane Greve, Fairview CPE Manager
Fairview
Clinical Pastoral Education Center
2450 Riverside Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55454

612-273-4483