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2024-2025 Academic Catalog V1

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109 have been accepted for placement in an ACPE accredited 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 for any CPE degree or program requirements. ACPE accredited CPE Centers are found mostly in Healthcare Institutions and normally require a forty-hour-a-week plus on-call commitment. The Denver Seminary CHP 651 course fee is in addition to any costs required at the external ACPE CPE Center. Recommended prerequisites for placement: CHP 550 The Many Faces of Chaplaincy; CO 526 Therapeutic Communication; CO 565 Brief Counseling Theory and Practice in Ministry Settings. Prerequisite: Out of state MDiv CHP and CHP Certificate students are required to attempt to be accepted at an external ACPE CPE Center for CHP 651 before being allowed to apply for CHP 775; permission required from the Denver Seminary Chaplaincy Program Chair. Six hours. CHP 775 ACPE Community-Based Internship CHP 775 is reserved for Denver Seminary students currently enrolled in the Master of Divinity (Chaplaincy concentration) or Graduate Certificate in Professional Chaplaincy programs and available on a space-available basis for other enrolled seminary students. CPE is often required for ordination in some denominations, for most chaplaincy vocational positions, and for Board Certification as a professional chaplain. This one unit of Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) CPE offers students the opportunity to experience 300 clock hours of hands-on pastoral care in a supervised clinical site and 100 clock hours of educational hours with individual and peer group supervision through the Denver Seminary CPE Program. Students are placed by the CPE Program Director in community chaplaincy settings such as: hospitals, homeless shelters, police and fire departments, hospice, elder care communities, counseling centers, churches, inner-city missions, and military bases for their clinical ministry experience. In addition to having a "reservation" for a space in this class, students must complete an application and interview process, and be accepted by the Denver Seminary CPE Program Director before enrolling in the class. A CPE Course Fee is assessed in addition to tuition. Pre or corequisite: CHP 550 The Many Faces of Chaplaincy; CO 526 Therapeutic Communication; CO 565 Brief Counseling Theory and Practice in Ministry Settings; CPE Program Director and Chaplaincy Program Chair permission. Six hours. CHP 795 Internship I Experiences in Military Chaplaincy This internship is designed for Master of Divinity students who are commissioned U.S. Military Chaplain Candidates of any U.S. Service Branch. It is to be taken concurrent with a military candidate's second "on-the-job tour" at a U.S. military installation as an Individualized Study. Students will need to submit their military tour training plan, well in advance, to the seminary's Chaplaincy Program Chair in order to develop specific course requirements. Students will be supervised and evaluated for this course by their Military Chaplain Training Officer/Supervisor and a seminary faculty member in the Chaplaincy Department. The course does not substitute for any required chaplaincy degree or certificate courses and may not be done during any military school course. Prerequisites: permission required from the Denver Seminary Chaplaincy Program Chair; CHP 511 Practicum Experiences in Military Chaplaincy. One hour. CHP 797 Internship II Experiences in Military Chaplaincy This advanced internship is designed for Master of Divinity students who are commissioned U.S. Military Chaplain Candidates of any U.S. Service Branch. It is to be taken concurrent with a military candidate's third or continuing "on-the-job tour" at a U.S. military installation as an Individualized Study. Students will need to submit their military tour training plan, well in advance, to the seminary's Chaplaincy Program Chair in order to develop the specific course requirements. Students will be supervised and evaluated for this course by their Military Chaplain Training Officer/Supervisor and a seminary faculty member in the Chaplaincy Department. The course does not substitute for any required chaplaincy degree or certificate courses and may not be done during any military school course. Prerequisites: permission required from the Denver Seminary Chaplaincy Program Chair; CHP 511 Practicum Experiences in Military Chaplaincy; CHP 795 Internship I Experiences in Military Chaplaincy. One hour.

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