resume - ACPE

Name and credentials: The Rev. Dr. Catherine Bickerton
Email address:
Employer:
Employer City/State:
catherineFrances.Bickerton@atlantichealth.org
Overlook Medical Center, The Atlantic Health System
Summit, New Jersey
Post high school education (institution(s)/degree(s) or certificate(s):
· Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care and Counseling with Distinction, Drew University
· Master of Divinity magna cum laude 1974, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary,
· Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care and Counseling with Distinction, Drew University
· Bachelor of Arts in History 1971, Drew University
Certifications:
1985 ACPE CPE Supervisor,Association for Clinical Pastoral Education
1993-2007 Board Certified Chaplain, Association of Professional Chaplains
1977 Ordained Episcopal Priest
Current position (job title and brief description of responsibilities):
2007-Present Director of Clinical Pastoral Education
Supervise Level I and II students as well as Students in Supervisory Education who attend EPICS; administer the CPE
program; participate as faculty in the Eastern Pennsylvania Institute for Clinical Supervision (EPICS)
1984-present
Christ Episcopal Church, Middletown, New Jersey, Priest Associate (part-time)
Previous experience:
2004-2006 Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Adjunct Faculty Member
1992-2003 Community Medical Center, Toms River, New Jersey, Director of the Department of Pastoral
Care
1988-1991 Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Assistant Director
1985-1988 Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, NJ, CPE Supervisor and Hospice Chaplain
1985-1986 Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, Contract Supervisor
1979-1984 St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, Assistant to the Rector
1977-1979 St. Elisabeth’s Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Assistant to the Vicar,
1975-1977 St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, Assistant to the Rector
1973-1975 St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Assistant to the Vicar
Organizational memberships or affiliations:
· The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc.
· The Eastern Pennsylvania Institute for Clinical Supervision (EPICS)
· The Center for Holocaust Studies, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, New Jersey
Offices held and/or volunteer positions with ACPE or other organizations:
· The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc.
o Eastern Region
· Member, Certification Committee 2008 - present
· Chair of Standards Committee 2002 – 2006
· Member of the Certification Committee 1996 - 2002
· Chair of the Eastern Region 1994 – 1995
· Regional Vice-Chair 1992 – 1993
· Chair of Accreditation Committee 1988 – 1991

· Member of the Accreditation Committee 1984 – 1988
o National Association
· Member, Board of Representatives 2013 - present
· Eastern Region Representative and Vice-Chair of the National Standards Committee 2002 – 2006
· Eastern Region Representative to the National Accreditation Commission 1988 – 1991
· The Eastern Pennsylvania Institute for Clinical Supervision (EPICS
o Dean 2011-present
o Faculty since 2004
· The Center for Holocaust Studies, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, New Jersey
o Board Member 1995-2006
o Chair of the Membership Committee 2006-2007
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