Maryland

New York

Israel

An important goal of the Lutheran Partners CPE Center is to enrich, enhance and supplement spiritual and pastoral care in participating partner clinical sites.

Once the clinical site is agreed, the educational component of our program begins. The primary learning in our program takes place in small groups.

Three hundred clinical (or ministry) hours are required for one unit of CPE, divided into number of weeks per unit.

When a clinical site is chosen, we put an official agreement in place that establishes the setting as an approved clinical site. This agreement will be signed by an administrator or the individual who has oversight of the student’s work and ministry. Also, each site will have a preceptor who will offer our students orientation, a ministry schedule, and on-going oversight of the setting’s procedures and policies.
We’ve had students placed with clinical sites throughout United States. Some of the sites included: nursing homes, hospitals, prisons, shelters, social agencies, military, congregations and other communities in need of pastoral care. Most of our clinical sites are one-time placements for specific students. We also have partner sites, which place students in their facilities on ongoing basis. (see below) Besides New York area, we continue to develop more partner sites in other states. We can discuss the site placement options during an interview.

Partner Sites

The Lutheran Care Network

The Lutheran Care Network is a ministry of healing, hospitality and community through partnerships in caring. Lutheran Care Center, Located in Poughkeepsie, NY, is considered a household. It is a long-term care facility. Spiritual Care Team values the spirit of individuality that resides in each resident. The ministry is founded on the understanding that when a person chooses to make their home in this community, they are changing where they live, not who they are.

Wartburg Adult Care Community

Located in Mt. Vernon, New York, Wartburg provides long-term skilled nursing, short-term rehabilitation, adult day care, and outpatient and home health care services for the elderly and other populations needing such services. Most recently, Wartburg has become a site where both CPE and seminary internship was served as a pilot project through the Alliance and in cooperation with the agency, parish and seminary.

Eger Lutheran Home and Services

Located on Staten Island, this agency provides skilled nursing, short-term rehabilitation, respite, hospice, assisted living, and social adult day care for over 500 aging persons and individuals with special needs. The Eger Harbor House Assisted Living facility is comprised of 75 suites in a five-story building overlooking New York harbor.