Corrections_Today_March_April_2020_Volume 82, Number 2

Correctional Chaplain Perspectives

safety by being conduits of positive energy, pride, and fair treatment of all people and other staff. CPE is a highly specialized and vital training for correctional chaplains because it improves their skills as agents of compassion and connection in a highly volatile and disconnect- ed field. Chaplains have the opportunity to promote mutual understanding and trust within the chain of command, decrease staff issues, and increase employee satisfaction with administration. Over time, the positive cultural influence of highly competent and compassionate chaplains can significantly impact correctional institutions and departments from the inside out.

This marks the end of Part 1 of Ben- efits of CPE-Trained Correctional Chaplains. Part 2 will be featured in the next issue of Corrections Today. Endnotes: 1 Maness, M. G. (1998). Etymology of “Chaplain” — Traditional and Professional. Retrieved from http://www.preciousheart.net/chaplaincy/Chaplain- Etymology.pdf 2 The Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) “is the premier, Department of Education recognized organization that provides the highest quality CPE programs for spiritual care professionals of any faith and in any setting” ACPE. EDU. For more information about ACPE: https:// www.acpe.edu/ACPE/About_ACPE/ACPE/About_ ACPE/About_ACPE.aspx?hkey=8bda1439-a609- 475c-83ba-d86c9ca8e7e4 3 The Association of Professional Chaplains (APC ® ) “advocates for quality chaplaincy care of all persons in health care facilities, correctional institutions, long-term care units, rehabilitation

centers, hospice, the military and other specialized settings.” http://www.professionalchaplains.org/ content.asp?pl=24&contentid=24.

Rev. Eric Jeuland has been a chaplain for the Connecticut Department of Correction and a member of the ACA (American Correctional Association) and ACCA (American Correctional Chaplains Association) for five years. He has nine years’ experience working as a Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) through the APC (Association of Professional Chaplains). 3 He is a Certified Educator Candidate in the ACPE (Association of Clinical Pastoral Education) under the supervision of the Rev. Debra Slade, ACPE Certified Educator at Norwalk Hospital. Debra and Eric offer the only ACPE units specially designed to address the unique correctional environment. This Correctional CPE Program is supported by the Tow Foundation.

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