Teaching Clinical Ethics for Professional Chaplaincy Competency: A curriculum Development Process
Keywords:
Ethics, Clinical pastoral education, Curriculum development, Board certificationAbstract
How well does this clinical pastoral education (CPE) program equip students, particularly chaplain residents, to enter the world of professional chaplaincy? Reflecting on this question, the author of this paper shares elements of an ethics curriculum development project carried out during the 2023–2024 academic year. Flowing from a two-part needs assessment about clinical competency, both theory and practice, the author shares the content, goals, strategies, and implementation experiences of the adapted curriculum, as well as the lessons learned from the curriculum development process. Initial evaluation of the revised curriculum indicates that it is preparing students to address ethics-related professional chaplaincy competencies.
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2026-04-25
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