Internships

INTERNSHIP TYPES

Full Time (intensive)

  • Each Unit = 11 weeks, Mon-Fri, 8 hrs/day 
  • Usually offered in spring/summer – running from May to July
  • Offered at Basic and Advanced levels

Part-Time (extended)

  • Each Unit = 28-29 weeks, 2 days per week, 8 hrs/day
  • Usually offered in fall – running from Sept to April
  • Offed at Foundational (Basic) and Integrative and Contextual (Advanced) levels
  • All PTE courses are done in the extended format.

Residency (full time intensive)

  • 3 or 4 back-to-back intensive units
  • Mon-Fri, 8 hr/day, for 33 or 50 weeks
  • Includes Foundational (Basic) and Integrative and Contextual (Advanced) levels
  • Fast track program toward Certification
  • Bursary is available to offset the cost of tuition
  • This course type fills up quickly – early application is encouraged
  • Prerequisite of one foundational (basic) SPE unit for admission to a Residency ​​
  • Usually offered in fall- starting in Sept running to May
List of Residencies

Clinical Psychospiritual Education (CPE) Internships Available

CASC/ACSS internships are offered by the various Teaching Centres across the country. Start dates, application deadlines and fees vary. To apply for an internship and for more information, please contact the Supervisor-Educator directly below.

Fraser Health CPE

 

The Centre for Education & Advancement of Spiritual Care at MB Seminary 

 

Vancouver General Hospital CPE

 

Providence Health Care

Signed and completed applications should be email to:

CPE Program Questions may be directed to:

2026-2027 Application Forms:

Northern Region (Edmonton) 

Supervisor-Educator Darlene Pranke
Email: Darlene.Pranke@covenanthealth.ca 

Southern Region (Calgary) 

Supervisor-Educator Kathy Marshall-Spate
Email: Kathy.Marshall-Spate@ahs.ca 

  • Rural Extended CPE unit (Virtual classrooom with in-person clinical done in student’s own location) Fall 2024- Spring 2025
  • Deadline for Applications: May 10, 2024
  • For more information contact Kathy Marshall-Spate

Saskatoon

St. Paul’s Hospital, Saskatoon
Supervisor-Educator: Julie Bergen
Email: Julie.Bergen@saskhealthauthority.ca

Regina

Santa Maria Senior Citizen’s Home
Accredited with the Saskatoon Institute for Pastoral Education (SIPE)
Supervisor-Educator: Erika Mills
Email: Erika.Mills@saskhealthauthority.ca
More information: www.cpe-saskatoon.com

CPE in Manitoba Overview

Riverview Health Centre

  • Supervisor-Educator: Marc Doucet
  • Provisional Supervisor-Educator: Jonathan Jandavs-Hedlin
  • Email: cpe.rhc@gmail.com

St Boniface Hospital

Selkirk Mental Health Centre

Swan River

St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton

Supervisor-Educators:
Danielle Slump 
Email: dslump@stjosham.on.ca
Phone: 905-522-1155 ex. 32857

Klara Siber-Simic
Email: ksibersimic@stjoes.ca
Phone: 905-522-1155 ext. 35118

Intensive CPE Unit, May 4, 2026 – July 31, 2026
Deadline to apply for the Summer Unit is January 16, 2025

Intensive CPE Unit, September 8, 2026 – December 4, 2026
Deadline to apply for the Fall Unit is April 20, 2026

Intensive CPE Unit, January 4, 2027 – April 2, 2027
Deadline to apply for the Winter Unit is August 20, 2026

Intensive CPE Unit, May 3, 2027 – July 30, 2027
Deadline to apply for the Summer Unit is January 16, 2027

Hamilton Health Sciences 

  • none at this time

Providence Care Hospital, Kingston

Waterloo Regional Health Network,  Kitchener

St. Joseph’s Health Care, London

  • Supervisor-Educator: Stephen Yeo,  Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care 
  • Email: Stephen.yeo@sjhc.london.on.ca;  (519) 685-4292 ext. 49350

Niagara Region

  • Supervisor-Educator: Warren Litt
  • Provisional Supervisor-Educator:  Trish Archibald
  • Email:  Trish.Heidebrecht-Archibald@niagarahealth.on.ca
  • ​Next extended unit: Sept 05, 2025 – April 17, 2026 
  • Deadline for application April 08, 2025​​

The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa

  • None at this time

Toronto and GTA

​Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie

  • Supervisor-Educator: Phyllis Alberts-Meijers
  • Spiritual Care Manager: Rob Henderson
  • For more info contact: hendersonr@rvh.on.ca
  • Next Extended unit starts fall 2026
  • Click here to fill out online application​

Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill

Université de Montreal

  • Supervisor Educator: Erin LeBrun, M.A., M.Th. Superviseure provisoire et Intervenante en soins spirituels spécialisé par CASC/ACSS
  • Courriel: erin.lebrun@umontreal.ca
  • Supervisor-Educator: Kathy Edmison, D.Min Superviseure-Enseignante de CASC/ACSS
  • Courriel : Kathy@astheravenflies.ca

Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montreal (CHUM)  

  • currently not offering

Horizon Health Network, NB

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Health PEI

Nova Scotia Health Authority Halifax

THERE ARE NO CPE PROGRAMS IN NFL AND LABRADOR AT THIS TIME.

Psychospiritual Therapy Education (PTE) Courses Available

Supervisor-Educator: Alida van Dijk
Email for Application package: Lynn Van Leeuwen admin@cclondon.ca

​Community Counselling London runs an extended, part-time PTE (Psychospiritual Therapy Education) internship every eight months. 
Term                                 Months                              Application Deadline
Fall / Winter                    September – April              April 1
Spring / Fall                     May – December                January 1
Winter / Spring               January – August                August 1
Information about the internship can be found on the CCL website.

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