Clinical Pastoral Education Program at Vitas: Innovative Hospice Care - Fort Worth

Clinical Pastoral Education Program at Vitas: Innovative Hospice Care — Fort Worth is a specialized clinical training program located in Fort Worth, Texas. Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is a graduate-level professional training model for chaplains and pastoral care providers, accredited through the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE). This program is hosted within a hospice care setting, focusing on end-of-life spiritual care competencies. Institutional type and level designations are not reported in IPEDS records for this program.

No specific program listings are available in IPEDS data for this site. CPE programs of this type typically lead to units of CPE credit required for board-certified chaplaincy credentials, with training emphasizing theological reflection, patient and family interaction, interdisciplinary team collaboration, and self-care in high-stress care environments.

Fort Worth is a major city in Tarrant County in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area of North Texas. The program's placement within Vitas Innovative Hospice Care provides trainees with a concentrated clinical experience in palliative and hospice settings, serving a large and diverse urban and suburban patient population.