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98 CHP 511, 795 and 796 Practicum and Internship Experiences in Military Chaplaincy These courses are available for students who wish further education and experience as commissioned military Chaplain Candidates concurrent with their tours of on-the-job training at a military institution. The three courses are available as template Individualized Study courses and qualify for MDiv- Chaplaincy course elective hours. Students may do, one, two or all three courses but they must be taken in sequence. Students are given job responsibilities, supervised, and evaluated by both their Military Training Officer/Supervisor (typically a chaplain) and the seminary's Chair, Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling programs. These courses require the Denver Seminary Chair of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling Programs prior permission. One hour for each course. CHP 550 The Many Faces of Chaplaincy Examines the theological and cultural issues of a formal and informal ministry setting. Explores the similarities and differences among the various types of chaplaincy ministry. Gives attention to ministry in religiously pluralistic, multicultural, and multi-staff environments and emphasizes skills, strategies, and character traits necessary for effective ministry. Two hours. CHP 590, 690 Studies in Chaplaincy These course numbers are reserved for courses of special or one-time interest that do not otherwise appear in the catalog. Two or three hours. CHP 591, 691 Individualized Study in Chaplaincy These course numbers are reserved for courses that are designed to free the student for independent investigation in chaplaincy under the guidance of a professor. One to three hours. CHP 650/651/775 Community-Based Clinical Pastoral Education This one unit of ACPE accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) offers MDiv and Certificate in Chaplaincy students the opportunity to experience hands-on ministry in a supervised setting with peer- group feedback. Students will be placed in institutional chaplaincy settings in the community for their clinical ministry experience such as: hospitals; youth corrections; homeless shelters; police departments; hospice or senior settings; mental health institutions; safe houses; churches; inner-city missions or military bases. A CPE course fee is charged in addition to tuition. Prerequisites: CHP 550; CO 526 Therapeutic Communication; CO 560 Brief Counseling; CO 570 Brief Counseling Practicum; and instructor permission (other students by permission). Three or six hours. CHP 651 Clinical Pastoral Education Experience This one unit of ACPE accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) offers MDiv and Certificate in Chaplaincy students the opportunity to experience hands-on ministry that occurs at an ACPE accredited CPE Center external to the Denver Seminary CPE Center. Students must have been accepted for placement in an ACPE CPE Center for a minimum of 300 clock hours of clinical work and a minimum of 100 educational hours while enrolled as a seminary student and before seeking to use this course as a substitute for the Denver Seminary CPE Center's CHP 650/775. ACPE CPE Centers are found mostly in Healthcare Institutions and normally require a 40-hour-a-week plus on-call commitment. An administrative fee is in addition to any costs required at the external ACPE CPE Center. CHP 550; CO 526 Therapeutic Communication; CO 560 Brief Counseling; CO 570 Brief Counseling Practicum are recommended prior to placement. The Denver Seminary Chair of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling Programs prior permission is required. Three or six hours variable credit.