SPIRITUAL CARE SUPERVISOR - EDUCATOR

The Spiritual Care Supervisor - Educator (SCSE) curriculum requires the completion of 400 hours (100 hours of education/300 hours of supervised experience) of advanced clinical pastoral education and training in order to receive the designation. All participants must pass the CPE Advanced Specialty Comprehensive Exam (CASCE) in order to successfully complete the training and receive designation. The SCSE advanced curriculum establishes the National Curriculum in Spiritual Care Supervision, Education, and Training (SCSET).

 

​The National Curriculum in Spiritual Care Supervision, Education, and Training (SCSET) explores the following:

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1. Fundamentals of Spiritual Care

2. Theories and Practices of Supervision

3. Basics of Epistemology

4. Educational Psychology and Counseling

5. Andragogy, Peeragogy, Heutagogy

6. Curriculum and Instruction Design

7. Assessment and Competency Determination

8. CPE: Action-Reflection-Action

9. Individual/Group Counseling & Spiritual Assessments

10. Management & Leadership

11. Ethics and Professional Standards

​12. KSA Demonstration and Teach-back

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The SCSE has demonstrated mastery as a professional expert, supervisor, educator, consultant, and researcher in spiritual care competencies and proficiencies (such as BCCI-29, etc.). The SCSE is the highest advanced designation and terminal certification for spiritual care providers. The SCSE is the diplomate of the  spiritual care trade. 

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SCSE Enrollment Requirements

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• Applicants must be 25 years old or older.

• Applicants must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

• Applicants must have a master's degree, or greater, from a college or university accredited by USDE/CHEA and a minimum of five (5) years of supervisory experience and five (5) years of experience as an educator.

• Applicants must have completed four (4) units, or 1600 hours, of USDE accredited clinical pastoral education or training from organizations that fully utilize the BCCI 29 Common Competencies for Professional Chaplains (BCCI-29). Currently, USDE accredited CPE organizations include: Clinical Pastoral Education International (CPEI) and Institute for Clinical Pastoral Training (ICPT). ACPE CPEs awarded before November 4, 2024 will be accepted. 

• Applicants must have completed four (4) units, or 1600 hours, of USDE accredited supervisory clinical pastoral education or training, and must hold active CPE Supervisor certification from USDE accredited CPE organizations.​

• Active Board Certification with: American Correctional Chaplains Association (ACCA), Association of Certified Christian Chaplains (ACCC), Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), Clinical Pastoral Education International (CPEI), National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), National Association of Veterans Affairs Chaplains (NAVAC), Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC) and Spiritual Care Association (SCA).