Requirements | CPE Person | Elements | Contract

The Individual Learning Contract

The CPE participant's contract is developed around the learning goals of:

• Pastoral Reflection - reflection on one's self as person and pastor in relationship to persons in crisis, the supervisor, and peer group members, as well as the curriculum and institutional setting.
• Pastoral Formation - focus on personal and pastoral identity issues in learning and ministry.
• Pastoral Competence - deepening and unfolding of competence in pastoral function, pastoral skills and knowledge of theology and the behavioral sciences.
• Pastoral Specialization - focusing on the student's desire to become competent and knowledgeable in a particular area of pastoral care ministry.