410 - Clinical Pastoral Education

RFQ 004100000085450The purpose for this RFQ is that the Indiana State Psychiatric Hospital Network (ISPHN) which includes Evansville Psychiatric Children’s Center, Evansville State Hospital, Madison State Hospital, Logansport State Hospital, Richmond State Hospital, and NeuroDiagnostic Institute is seeking a qualified educational institution or training provider to sponsor student chaplains for clinical pastoral education within its facilities.Under this arrangement, the selected vendor will pay ISPHN a per-student fee in exchange for supervised, standards-based training provided by our nationally board-certified Chaplain Educator. This partnership offers student chaplains a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a state psychiatric hospital setting while fulfilling the educational and accreditation requirements of their program.The ISPHN Chaplain Educator is nationally board certified by the Institute of Clinical Pastoral Training (ICPT). Therefore, all bidders must be qualified to train and educate students in accordance with ICPT standards.Questions can be sent to amber.schwipps@fssa.in.govBids are to be submitted by October 27th at 7am and can be sent to amber.schwipps@fssa.in.gov or submitted in the bidder portal. Bids submitted after this time will not be accepted.