Compassionate Care, Reflective Practice, Human-Centered Leadership
Clinical Pastoral Education Program, an educational offering of the AHA Center for Education Humanist Studies Program, prepares professional to provide compassionate, evidence-based informed spiritual care in today’s diverse religious, Humanist, spiritual, and secular communities.
Grounded in the Humanist tradition, our program is guided by the values of dignity, reason, compassion, ethical responsibility, and respect for every person’s inherent worth. Our educational approach equips students to provide exceptional spiritual care wile engaging thoughtfully with the full diversity of traditional religious, Humanist, spiritual, and secular worldviews they will encounter in clinical and community settings.
We welcome students from Humanist, traditional religious, interfaith, secular, and other philosophical traditions who are committed to accompanying people through some of life’s most significant experiences. Through ACPE Clinical Pastoral Education, students integrate rigorous clinical practice with reflective learning to develop the self-awareness, knowledge, and professional competencies essential for compassionate and ethical care.
Our Humanist Approach
Humanism affirms the inherent dignity and worth of every person and encourages thoughtful reflection, ethical responsibility, compassion, and a commitment to human flourishing. These principles shape every aspect of our educational philosophy.
Students learn to cultivate authentic presence, deep listening, critical self-reflection, and cultural humility while providing spiritual care for individuals whose beliefs, identities, and life experiences may differ from their own. By learning within a Humanist framework, students develop the capacity to offer compassionate, respectful, and ethically grounded care across the full spectrum of religious traditions—including Humanist—spiritual, secular communities. Throughout this program, Humanism is recognized and affirmed as a religious tradition.
Our goal is not simply to prepare competent chaplains, but reflective practitioners who embody Humanist values while serving every person with empathy, integrity, and respect.
Who Should Apply?
This program is designed for:
- Aspiring healthcare chaplains
- Humanist chaplains and Humanist community leaders
- Clergy and religious leaders seeking interfaith clinical education
- Healthcare professionals pursuing advance spiritual care training
- Individuals seeking board certification in chaplaincy
- Professions committed to serving diverse populations with compassion, respect, and ethical excellence
Tuition
$3,500 per CPE unit
Begin Your Journey
Whether you are beginning a career in chaplaincy or expanding your professional practice, the Clinical Pastoral Education Program offers an innovative learning environment where Humanist values, clinical excellence, and compassionate care come together.
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Have Questions? Contact us to learn more about the program. education@americanhumanist.org
Accreditation
The AHA Center for Education Humanist Studies Program is currently seeking Provisional Accreditation for this Clinical Pastoral Education Program from teh Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE). Upon approval, the program will operate as a provisionally accreditation APCE Certified Educator program.
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE), Inc.
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