Uwe Scharf Email & Phone Number

Norfolk, Va, Us

Newport News, Virginia, United States

At the Chesapeake Retirement Community (A Lifespire of Virginia Community) I provide religious services (worship services, bible studies, presentations on spiritual and emotional health) to residents and staff. I visit and provide pastoral and spiritual care to residents in all levels of living as well as to families and staff.

Virginia Beach, Virginia

In January 2017 I joined the Faculty of Regent University's School of Divinity as a part-time faculty member in Theological, Historical, and Pastoral Studies. In the Spring and Summer 2017 semesters I have been teaching courses in Confessional Theology, Philosophy of Religion, Pastoral Theology, Early Christianity (until 500 C.E.), and a course in Hermeneutics and Spiritual Direction called "Applied Theology for Clinical Psychologists," offered at Regent's School for Psychology and Counseling. Between Fall 2017 and Fall 2020 I taught courses in Christian Theology, Christian Ethics, Christian Apologetics, Biblical Hermeutics, Spiritual Formation & Spiritual Direction, as well as Theological German. I have been honored with the opportunity to develop two classes that have not been taught at Regent for some time, or not at all, i.e."Confessional Theology" and "Christian Apologetics."

Norfolk

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Supervisor at the Sentara School of Clinical Pastoral Education. Teaching and supervising 5 CPE Residents and 2 CPE Interns. Curriculum review. Curriculum development. Weekly meetings with students (in group and for individual supervision). Writing of student evaluations. Recruitment/interviewing of potential residents and interns for residency and internship programs at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and Sentara Leigh Hospital. Maintaining all accreditation and certification standards of ACPE for the Sentara School of Clinical Pastoral Education. Leading 10-year re-accreditation preparation of the school for the July 2016 site visit of the ACPE Accreditation commission.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

1) Consultations for Spiritual Care and Pastoral Care Departments; Contract Supervision in Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE-CPE). Certification and Accreditation assistance; Coaching candidates for Certification as ACPE Supervisor or Board Certified Chaplain.2) Translation and Interpretation German-English and English-German; German language instruction; German language tutoring.3) Wedding Officiant. Specialties: German-American (bi-lingual) Weddings, Inter-religious Weddings, Inter-denominational and Non-denominational Weddings, Non-traditional weddings.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Departmental Administration: Maintaining and overseeing a nationally accredited program in Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE accredited). Leading and supervising a senior staff of six, including two Managers/Supervisors of CPE, one Supervisory CPE Fellow, and three Chaplains. Indirect supervision of six Chaplain-Residents and six Chaplain-Interns. Supervision of two support staff. Development and administration of the annual Pastoral Care budget. Liaison to Catholic Episcopal Diocese. Hiring of additional staff members and annual recruitment of Chaplain-Residents and Interns. Committees: Ethics, Medical Staff Conference, Medical Care Evaluation, Organ Donor, and Institute for Spirituality and Medicine.CPE Supervision: Conducting several units of CPE per calendar year with direct teaching and supervision. Primary Teaching Areas: Initial Hospital Visit, Art of Spiritual Assessment, Grief and Loss, Intercultural and Interreligious Considerations in Spiritual Care, Conflict Resolution, Crisis Counseling, Theological Reflections in Pastoral Care, Developing Your Own Pastoral Theology, Paul Tillich's "The Courage to Be" as a Resource in Pastoral Care, Pastoral Formation and Discernment of Call to Ministry.Pastoral Care: Regular visitations with CPE residents and Pastoral Care staff to assess and respond to the spiritual needs of patients,

Durham, Nc

Supervisory Responsibilities (2/3 working time):Planning and conducting 3-4 units of CPE per year for CPE Residents and Interns. Supervised 15-20 students per year for six years.Clinical Responsibilities (1/3 working time): Offering direct pastoral care in the Heart Center CCU at DukeHospital. Overseeing chaplaincy service in the Heart Center and Emergency Department. Special Proficiencies: CPE Curriculum development and ACPE Accreditation Coordination. Organized and led 10-year ACPE Center Accreditation Review in December 2001 and 5-year ACPE Center Review in March 2005. Developed department-wide, year-long curriculum for CPE residents in 2001.Committees: Hospital Compliance Committee; Hospital Ethics Committee and Consultation Service.

Winston-Salem, Nc

Supervised students for four quarters; convened two ACPE-accredited CPE units for interns. Clinical Chaplain in Burn Unit, Heart Center, Plastics, and Stroke/Neurology units. Regular rotations in 24-hour on-call, etc.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Chaplain Resident, ACPE; Rotations in Heart, Pediatric, Medicine, and Hospice units. On-call rotations 4-5 times per month. Earned 5 units of ACPE-accredited CPE

Harrisonburg, Va

Developed and taught courses in Philosophy and Religion. Counseled students. Graded papers, presentations and exams.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Participated in seminars and workshops of the center. Co-taught "Introduction to Clinical Ethics" course to Medical students. Reviewed and siscussed presentations of Ethics Consultation team.

Assisted Jim Childress, Carlos Eire, Jamie Ferreira, Robert Scharlemann, Langdon Gilkey and other professors in teaching course sections and discussion groups in Ethics, Philosophical Theology and Historical Theology courses. Graded student papers and exams.

High Point, Nc

Planned and taught courses in New Testament, Introduction to Religion & Philosophy, Paul and His Letters, and Christian Beliefs.

Rueschlikon/Zuerich (Switzerland)

Student Counseling, Youth Group Activities, Supply Preaching, Simultaneous Interpretation of German worship services into English and English worship services into German.

Ph.D., Philosophical Theology

Activities and Societies: Took courses in Philosophical Theology, Theological and Clinical Ethics, History, Historical Theology.

S.T.M. (Master Of Sacred Theology), Philosophical Theology

Activities and Societies: Studied with Michael Kinnamon (Theology and Literature) and Clark Williamson (Process Theology and Tillich.

1987 B.D. (Bachelor Of Divinity), Systematic Theology

Activities and Societies: Studied with leading European and American Baptist Theologians, including the late Claus Meister (New Testament.