CPE Accreditation

Sisters Hospital Clinical Pastoral Education Program is accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education Inc. (ACPE) and the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops on Certification and Accreditation (USCCB).

ACPE is an interfaith association that was founded in 1967. ACPE provides Standards and Objectives for developing CPE programs. The association certifies CPE supervisors who have fulfilled requirements for certification. ACPE also accredits centers to offer programs in CPE.

NACC is the National Association of Catholic Chaplains and began in 1965. NACC provides Standards and Objectives for CPE programs that have been accredited by the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Commission on Certification and Accreditation (USCCB/CCA). NACC certifies chaplains and CPE supervisors.

Contact Information

Clinical Pastoral Education
Sisters Hospital
2157 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214
716-862-1374 (office)
716-862-1644 (fax)

Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. (ACPE)
1549 Clairmont Road, Suite 103
Decatur, Georgia 30033
(404) 320-1472
Webpage: www.acpe.edu

United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Commission on Certification and Accreditation USCCB/CCA
3211 South Lake Drive, Suite 317
St. Francis, WI 53235-3702
414-486-0139 (office)
414-489-0006 (fax)
Webpage: www.usccbcca.org

National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC)
5007 S. Howell Avenue; Suite 120
Milwaukee, WI 53207-6159
414-483-4898 (office)
414-483-6712 (fax)
Webpage: www.nacc.org