CPEI Affiliates
CPEI affiliates help expand access to high-quality clinical pastoral education by partnering with CPEI to support students, educators, institutions, and spiritual care learning communities.
Partnership & Formation
CPEI works with organizations and leaders who share a commitment to accessible, ethical, and transformative clinical pastoral education. Affiliates may include hospitals, health systems, hospices, congregations, community organizations, ministry settings, and other partners connected to spiritual care education.
The Affiliates section provides information about partnership opportunities, affiliation pathways, fees, and resources for organizations interested in working with CPEI.
Start with Partner with CPEI for a general overview, then review How Affiliation Works and Become an Affiliate.
Use these pages to learn about affiliation, partnership options, fees, and next steps.
Overview
Learn why organizations partner with CPEI and how affiliation can support students, educators, and spiritual care training programs.
Process
Review the general affiliation process, expectations, responsibilities, and how CPEI works with affiliate partners.
Directory
Locate CPEI affiliate partners and explore organizations connected to CPEI education and spiritual care training.
Apply
Find information about taking the next step toward affiliation with CPEI.
Costs
Review fee information for organizations considering or maintaining affiliation with CPEI.
Questions
Find answers to common questions about affiliation, partnership, expectations, fees, and next steps.
CPEI affiliation may be a good fit for organizations that want to support clinical pastoral education, spiritual care formation, supervised practice, or professional development.
Healthcare organizations seeking to support chaplaincy education, spiritual care formation, and supervised learning opportunities.
Care organizations where students may develop spiritual care skills in settings shaped by grief, illness, family systems, and end-of-life care.
Faith communities and ministry settings that provide meaningful opportunities for pastoral care, reflection, and formation.
Community-based organizations, nonprofits, correctional settings, first responder contexts, and other sites connected to spiritual care needs.
Affiliate Pathway
Review the Partner with CPEI page to understand the purpose and value of affiliation.
Learn how affiliation works, what CPEI expects, and what partners may need to prepare.
Use the Become an Affiliate page or contact CPEI to begin a conversation about next steps.
Learn more about partnership opportunities, review the affiliation process, or contact CPEI to begin a conversation.