Minnesota Aims to Certify More Muslim Chaplains

From StarTribune:

The two-year project, launched this spring, is rare in the nation, said Imam Sharif Abdirahman Mohamed, co-founder of Open Path Resources, a Minneapolis nonprofit that created the training.

It’s designed to introduce Muslim leaders to the issues and knowledge base needed for Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) certification, the primary professional degree in the chaplaincy field.

The project also is working to create internships and employment pathways in Twin Cities medical settings where students can get direct experience on the job, he said.

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