Saint Joseph Mercy Health System

Saint Joseph Mercy Health SystemOne hundred years ago, a small group of dedicated womencame to Ann Arbor and changed the course of local medicalhistory. From that simple beginning emerged St. Joseph MercyAnn Arbor, providing comprehensive care today that touchesthe lives of thousands of families every year.In 1911, four Sisters of Mercy arrived in Ann Arbor fromDubuque, Iowa. They came at the invitation of local medicaland religious leaders who dreamed of founding a communityhospital to serve area residents. That dream became a realityon November 21, 1911, when the Sisters opened St. Joseph’sSanitarium, a small hospital located in a former studentrooming house at the corner of State and Kingsley streets.Rev. Bill Foster,ACPE SupervisorToday, St. Joe’s is a renowned clinical, teaching and researchcenter. As a newly expanded health care organization, SaintJoseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) serves southeastMichigan, covering six counties. With a combined sixhospitals, SJMHS is licensed for 1,726 beds, six outpatienthealth centers, five urgent care facilities, more than 25specialty centers; employs more than 14,000 individualsand has a medical staff of nearly 2,700 physicians. For moreinformation on health services offered at SJMHS, please visitstjoeshealth.org. SJMHS is a member of Trinity Health, thenation’s fourth largest Catholic health care organization.Information and ApplicationsRev. Bill Foster, MDiv, BCCDepartment Director – ACPE SupervisorPastoral Care Services at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor5301 East Huron River DriveP.O. Box 995Ann Arbor, MI 48103-0995734-712-3803fosterw@trinity-health.org

Pastoral Care ServicesProgram FactsThe Pastoral Care Department at St. Joseph MercyAnn Arbor (SJMAA) is pleased to offer Clinical PastoralEducation (CPE) programs within the dynamic learningenvironment of our hospital and regional health system.Currently, we offer fall and spring semester, part-timeinternships and a summer, full-time intensive internship,all of which are accredited by the Association for ClinicalPastoral Education, Inc. For more information, click onhttp://acpe.edu to view the ACPE website.CPE is theological education facilitated by adult learningtheory for the professional development of pastoralministers. We understand CPE to be “process learning.”By this we emphasize CPE as experiential learning thatoccurs in a progression of steps in which you as a studentmay repeatedly encounter similar learning issues over time,but with increasing insight or self-understanding. Ourteaching method includes conducting a variety of seminarsand practicums designed to facilitate your reflection onyour ministry experience leading to the integration of anew understanding based on that reflection. We supporteach unit with didactic presentations, written assignments,and, of course, clinical ministry opportunities.Our CPE program is conducted within the context of thePastoral Care Department and our faith-based, Catholicsponsored health system. Our clinically trained staffchaplains serve as mentors to our CPE interns. Togetherwe provide thoughtful and compassionate spiritual carethat respects the religious and cultural traditions of thepatients, visitors, and staff whom we serve in ministry.Stelaeweaving bySarah KaufmanCover art:designed bySandra Berman,former CPE InternSt. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor offers combinedprograms of Level I and Level II CPE.Type of Internship Programs Offered• Fall Semester, 16 weeks, from late Augustto mid December (25 hours/week)• Spring Semester, 16 weeks, from earlyFebruary to late May (25 hours/week)• Summer Intensive, 11 weeks, from earlyJune to mid August (37 hours/week)Tuition• $25 application fee (applies towardtuition)• $75 acceptance fee (applies toward tuition)• $800 tuition for each unit or program of CPEOrientation• Four days of orientation in the first twoweeks of the program• Mentoring system utilized primarily withstaff chaplainsHealth Care Setting• 550 bed tertiary care teaching hospital• Major medical specialties include heartand vascular, oncology, family birthing• Anchor hospital for large regional healthsystemPastoral Care Services• 24/7 on-site pastoral ministry servicesdelivered by staff and intern chaplains• Clinically trained and certified chaplainsserving medical specialty areasBenefits• Free parking• Meal provided during overnightclinical shifts• Chaplains’ on call room in the oncampus hotelNondiscrimination Policy• No person will be denied acceptance onthe basis of race, gender, age, faith group,national origin, or sexual orientation.Statement of Confidentiality andStudent Rights(This annual notice is published in accordancewith ACPE Standard 304.4):• This ACPE CPE center/programguarantees to its students the rights toinspect and review education records, toseek to amend them, to specified controlover release of record information, andto file a complaint against the programfor alleged violations of these FamilyEducation and Privacy Act (FERPA)rights.• A student has the right to object torecord content. If not negotiable, thewritten objection will be kept with andreleased with the record. Letter gradesare exempted from this right.• Violations of these protocols may bereported to the Chair of the AccreditationCommission at: ACPE; 1549 ClairmontRoad, Suite 103; Decatur, Georgia; 30033.Professional Certification or Membership,Seminary Degrees, and Ordinations• Credits for completed units of CPE maybe applied towards requirements forseminary degrees and ordinations, as wellas membership and/or certification in thefollowing professional organizations:- American Association of PastoralCounselors- Association for Professional Chaplains- Association for Clinical PastoralEducation- National Association of CatholicChaplains- National Association of JewishChaplainsTo learn more visitstjoeshealth.org/pastoral