Clinical Pastoral Education Program at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital

The Clinical Pastoral Education Program at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital is a specialized training institution located in Yankton, South Dakota. The program is hosted within a hospital setting and focuses on providing clinical pastoral education (CPE) to individuals pursuing chaplaincy and spiritual care careers in healthcare environments. Detailed institutional type and level classifications are not fully specified in available IPEDS data.

No specific program listings beyond the core clinical pastoral education focus are available in the current IPEDS data. CPE programs of this type typically provide supervised, experiential training in spiritual care, pastoral counseling, and interfaith ministry within a clinical context. Prospective students should contact the program at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital directly for unit availability and application requirements.

Yankton is a city in southeastern South Dakota along the Missouri River. Avera Sacred Heart Hospital is a regional healthcare facility, and the integration of pastoral education within its setting reflects the hospital's commitment to whole-person care and the professional development of spiritual care providers.