CPEI Development
Professional development at CPEI supports ongoing learning, ethical practice, spiritual care growth, continuing education, peer consultation, and professional connection throughout a chaplain’s or supervisor-educator’s career.
Ongoing Formation
CPEI views professional development as an essential part of chaplaincy, supervision, education, and spiritual care leadership. Continuing education helps professionals stay current, deepen practice, strengthen self-awareness, and respond to the changing needs of people, communities, and care settings.
Professional development may include continuing education courses, workshops, conferences, peer consultation, research, writing, presentations, scholarly reading, distance learning, Cadre participation, CRN opportunities, and other chaplaincy or spiritual care-related learning activities.
Parthenia Caesar
Professional Development Chair
parthenia@cpei.edu
Dr. Kay Myers
IACET & Compliance Contact
core@cpei.edu
Professional development includes a broad range of learning activities that strengthen chaplaincy, supervision, spiritual care, leadership, and professional practice.
Learning
Formal courses, non-degree training, workshops, seminars, webinars, and online learning may support continuing education and professional growth.
Practice
Case consultation, peer feedback, experiential learning, and reflection on spiritual care practice help professionals continue developing clinical judgment.
Scholarship
Scholarly reading, research, writing, presentations, and course creation may support ongoing learning when connected to chaplaincy or spiritual care practice.
Community
Cadres and connection groups support professional development through peer learning, consultation, relationship-building, best-practice sharing, and accountability.
Leadership
Creating courses, presenting at conferences, leading learning sessions, and sharing expertise may contribute to professional development.
Networks
CPEI’s connection with the Chaplain Resource Network may provide additional opportunities for continuing education, resources, and professional connection.
CPEI credentialed professionals document continuing education annually as part of ongoing professional accountability.
Credentialed Chaplains
CPEI credentialed chaplains document a minimum of 10 contact hours each year.
Supervisor-Educators
CPEI Supervisor-Educators and CPEI Training Supervisor-Educators document a minimum of 15 contact hours each year.
Annual Reporting
Continuing education and professional development activities are documented annually. Cadres may help members review and report professional development activity.
IACET CEUs
CPEI’s IACET approval supports professional learning through recognized continuing education practices, contact-hour documentation, and quality-focused continuing education processes.
Contact hours document the time spent in approved or qualifying professional development activities.
IACET CEUs provide a recognized continuing education structure for eligible learning experiences.
Dr. Kay Myers supports CPEI’s IACET and compliance work connected to continuing education practices.
CPEI Cadres
CPEI Cadres are small professional development groups designed to support clinical chaplains, supervisor-educators, supervisory candidates, and CPEI members. Cadres create space for members to share clinical cases, receive feedback, build relationships, monitor professional growth, communicate updates, and support continuing education requirements.
Cadres help members build relationships and stay connected to a smaller professional community.
Members can exchange ideas, resources, clinical insights, and practical approaches to spiritual care.
Cadres support readiness for certification, supervisory training, annual continuing education, and areas needing growth.
Ongoing learning strengthens individual practice and the wider spiritual care community.
Professional development helps chaplains and educators continue growing in spiritual assessment, communication, ethics, cultural humility, trauma-informed care, grief support, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Ongoing learning helps professionals remain accountable, reflective, and responsive in complex care environments.
Cadres, programs, and professional networks help reduce isolation and create opportunities for shared learning and mutual support.
Professional development supports chaplains and educators as they teach, supervise, mentor, present, write, and lead in spiritual care settings.
How to Engage
Understand the annual continuing education expectations for your credential or role.
Select professional development activities that strengthen your chaplaincy, supervision, leadership, or spiritual care practice.
Use Cadres for peer consultation, best-practice sharing, relationship-building, and professional accountability.
Track and report continuing education and professional development activity according to CPEI expectations.
Explore professional development programs, connect with Cadres, and participate in continuing education that supports spiritual care excellence.