"The Power of Being Deeply Heard" - this chapter title from a book review sums up my experience in CPE. Being deeply heard-by God, by fellow chaplains, by my supervisor-and then, learning to listen in a deepr way to others, especially those facing crisis. Out of being heard and the practice of listening I have grown as a person and as a pastor. This growth continues even as I have moved from parish ministry to administrative duties."

Reverend David Guthrie
Executive Director
Board of Evangelism and Home Missions
Moravian Church, Southern Province

About Pastoral Education Services

The Clinical Pastoral Education Program

Florida Hospital’s Clinical Pastoral Education program provides practical theological education through a process of supervised care of persons, as a part of a group of peers. Programs include an intensive summer unit, extended or part-time programs offered in the Spring and Fall, a year long residency program and Supervisory CPE. The residency and Supervisory CPE programs include educational stipends.

The CPE staff include two women and four men who represent three countries and five faith groups. All members of the CPE staff have as their goal the provision of meaningful, effective, ecumenical, practical theological education in pastoral care.

This center for Clinical Pastoral Education is accredited by The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. (ACPE, Inc.), which is in turn accredited by U.S. Department of Education. This accreditation means that CPE at Florida Hospital is recognized education which in many cases allows students to use their CPE training for academic credit at a variety of educational institutions.

Florida Hospital

Florida Hospital is one of the largest faith-based acute care hospitals in the nation, with eight campuses in the Greater Orlando area. This hospital system, which is owned by Adventist Health System, provides the setting for pastoral care training in an acute care hospital with more than 2,000 beds and multiple Centers of Excellence.

The hospital is diverse in its patients and staff, with patients coming from around the southeast and the Caribbean to this regional care center. Florida Hospital is also a training hospital for doctors and for other allied health professionals.

The Central Florida Community

Orlando is one of the fastest growing cities in the US. Area attractions include Walt Disney World theme parks and water parks, Universal Studios theme park, Sea World, Cypress Gardens, the Kennedy Space Center and a host of entertainment facilities.

Orlando is within an hour or so drive to both the Atlantic and the Gulf coasts. The multiple freshwater lakes, natural springs and rivers, in and around Orlando offer the opportunity for a variety of water sports and fishing for the outdoor enthusiast. Central Florida is also known for its golf courses. Orlando is home to the NBA’s Orlando Magic and is the spring training destination for several Major League Baseball teams.

A wide range of cultural activities in Orlando include a thriving theatre culture, a performing arts center, and multiple venues for traveling ballet, opera, orchestra, Broadway shows, and other performers. The Florida Hospital Orlando campus is adjacent to Loch Haven Park, home of the Orlando Museum of Art, The Orlando Science Center, The Orlando Rep Theatre and a Folk Art Museum, all just blocks from Leu Botanical Gardens.

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