2021 CPE UNITS

​Online
Spring 2021 (1 Unit) 
March, 2021 - August 2021
​​(Specific dates to be determined)
Thursdays, 6 pm - 10 pm
​(Arizona Time) 
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​Students complete 15 hours of clinical practice in clinical placements with 4 group hours per week for 22 weeks

Online
Fall 2021 (1 Unit) 
June, 2021 - November, 2021
​​(Specific dates to be determined)
Thursdays, 6 pm - 10 pm
​(Arizona Time) 

Students complete 15 hours of clinical practice in clinical placements with 4 group hours per week for 22 weeks​

To apply download, complete and sign ALL three forms below. 
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​Email the forms to silvia.tiznado@acpe.edu

Incomplete applications will NOT be accepted.
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Learn more about our program by watching our video!

​Our ACPE Certified Educator

Rev. Silvia Tiznado-Smith, MDiv., BCC.
ACPE Certified Educator

​Rev. Silvia Tiznado-Smith a Mexican-American and an ACPE Certified Educator is bilingual in English and Spanish. She is the educator for the community-based CPE. She was the educator for a Spanish-English CPE unit at the San Francisco Night Ministry. ACPE has trained and provided spiritual care that is diverse and attends to the needs of a diversity of individuals.

We understand that culture and language are core parts of a person’s humanity. It is our intent to equip Spanish speaking and bilingual spiritual care providers to offer spiritual care to and from their cultural context. Some students will be part of their own Hispanic/Latino Spanish-speaking congregations in the Phoenix area and provide spiritual care to their members. 

To apply download, complete and sign ALL three forms below. 
​Email the forms to silvia.tiznado@acpe.edu 

CPE Application

Materials Consent Form

Annual Notice

 Clinical Site Information
 
Students at Templo Cristiano Central offer spiritual care at appropriate and relevant Clinical Placements.  Examples of clinical placements may be congregations, faith institutions, hospitals, hospice, shelters, senor living facilities, prisons, etc.
 
The placement site will be negotiated with the certified educator and the student upon admission to the program and a Clinical Placement agreement will need to be signed prior to the start of the unit.
 
For students who wish to complete all or some of their clinical hours at their current place of employment or at any institution that is not currently a TCCCPE official placement site, a Clinical Placement Site Agreement (or Memo of Agreement) and fee must be negotiated prior to the beginning of the unit. 
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Clinical Placement Onsite Preceptor
A requirement of ACPE is a Clinical Placement Onsite Preceptor: A contextually relevant professional(s) practicing in and recognized by the clinical placement site and the ACPE Certified Educator.
​The Preceptor must be identified and oriented prior to the start of the CPE unit.

Tuition & Fees

$35 non-refundable application fee

A deposit of $300 reserves your spot and will be applied towards tuition​
 
Tuition: $2,500 when you are not in one of our clinical site placements, but you secure a clinical placement site

Tuition: $1,200 when you are placed in one of our clinical placement sites

​To receive credit all tuition must be paid in full by mid unit.  

A Clinical Site Fee to be paid by the Site will be negotiated by the Center with the Site.

Payments will be made by applicants on this site via credit card or mailed to:

Templo Cristiano Central
Re: Clinical Pastoral Education
2131 E Thomas Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85016
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There are no Scholarships or Benefits available for students through the TCCCPE Program. Students may wish to seek scholarships from the communities.  

There is currently no extra funding available for student participation in the program including but not limited to webinars, attendance at conferences, fee-based lectures or meetings, books, or any extracurricular education-based programs. Students are personally responsible for expenses related to remote learning such as access to a computer with sufficient camera and microphone technology.  

Non-Discrimination Statement TCCCPE does not discriminate against persons because of race, ethnicity, religious/spiritual tradition, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age or disability. TCCCPE has Pre-provisional accreditation for Level I/II CPE. An applicant’s suitability for admission to the TCCCPE is a matter of professional judgment by the Center in accordance with its admission policies.

For Frequently Asked Questions go to ACPE.edu

TCCCPE has ​Pre-Provisional ACPE Accreditation
for offering Level I/II CPE  and Certified Educator Education

ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care and Education
55 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd., Suite 835
Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: 404-320-1472
Fax: 404-320-0849
acpe@acpe.edu