ACPE Certified Educator Emeritus Stuart “Stu” Plummer died on December 15, 2021. Originally certified as a CPE Supervisor by the Council for Clinical Training in 1961, Stu is one of the founders of what we know today as ACPE. He touched generations of educators and students, served faithfully as a regional director, and also served as the executive director of ACPE. His work with ACPE’s foundation shaped much of the success it enjoys today. One need not look far in the world of spiritual care to find those who say proudly, “I am where I am today because of what I learned from Stu Plummer.”
Current ACPE Board Chair Melissa Walker-Luckett said, “We are diminished by the loss of Stu Plummer, bereft of his initiative, wisdom, and generosity. We are mindful of the bereavement for his family and friends. We each, in our way, hold them in our heart with care and love.”
We will share news as we learn more about funeral arrangements. In the meantime, please hold Stu’s wife Agnes, the Plummer family, and all those blessed to know Stu in your heart and prayers.
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The recent storms that have battered the Midwest have been nothing short of terrifying. Imagine going to sleep in a familiar world only to wake up to utter desolation, the community you once knew, reduced to rubble. Of course, the initial response is about basic needs, preserving life, minimizing the risks that come with downed power lines and broken gas mains. At some point—often a moment that is not defined or predictable—people shift towards “now what?” In the words of the ancients, how then shall we live? |
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The ACPE office will be closed for winter recess from December 24th until January 3, 2022. We appreciate your patience while our team spends time with family and loved ones.
If you have an immediate need during the winter recess, please email acpe@acpe.edu which is being checked daily for emergencies. Otherwise, we look forward to our continued work together in the new year. Thank you and happy holidays!
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Transcript Service Unavailable until January 4, 2022 |
In an effort to decrease wait times, ACPE will be digitizing our yellow card files beginning December 13-January 4, 2022. If your transcript contains a unit prior to the year 2000, your request cannot be filled until the digitization project is complete. If all of your CPE units occurred after 2000, you can sign-in to download and/or print your transcript. We appreciate your patience during this time as we work to provide a better experience for you.
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ACPE and APC invite you to support our efforts to provide this critical and dynamic educational program for our professionals in spiritual care. Your support will help us to bring the dream of healing this hurting world into reality, so that together we may create a better future for all. |
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Do you sing or play an instrument that you would consider sharing during our centering time, multi-faith, and memorial service events? The 2022 Joint Annual Conference Spiritual Needs Committee is seeking talent within our organizations.
If you are interested please fill out the short contact form by January 6, 2022.
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ACPE Psychotherapist Carol McGinnis published STAR: Spiritual Themes Assessment and Reflection Field Experience/Practitioner Workbook. This resource is available for students, faculty, and mental health practitioners who have interest in incorporating spirituality into psychotherapy. This workbook and accompanying Apple app have been created as part of a 2021 ACPE MAP Grant to promote the Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapist (SIP) training program. SIP trainers, trainees, and practitioners may find the client case examples, worksheets, and sample listing of potential spiritual themes/symbols a helpful resource in the consultation process.
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Around 2:30 pm eastern on Friday, December 10th, the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) called ACPE’s Board Chair Melissa Walker-Luckett and Executive Director Trace Haythorn to inform them that the APC board voted to end merger discussions.
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In January 2020 the new ACPE Accreditation Manual began with new Standards and the requirement of each center to establish and maintain a portfolio. The portfolio is the structure for the relational way accredited centers and the Accreditation Commission communicate for the review process.
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Centers in Year 6 of the Accreditation Cycle: Site Visit – ACPE Certified Educators will work with the Accreditation Commissioner of their cohort and the appointed National Site Team Chair (NSTC) to establish dates for the visit.
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Once a month the ACPE Professional Ethics Commission (PEC) posts a couple of statements from our Code of Professional Ethics for ACPE Members.
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We invite all ACPE Certified Educators who are working with Educator Candidates to join us for informal consultations. For 2022 the first meting will be on February 7, 2022 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET.
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Some of the very best poetry invites deeper and deeper reflection each time one reads it, a new discovery, a new insight, a new awakening. Arthur Solway describes this poem in just such a way: "I have returned to this poem over many years for its mystery, and how the pleasure or power of wordplay can lead to mysterious discoveries. That zone of not knowing or not wanting to know. By taking the familiar or fundamental rules of journalism, the poem moves towards something almost prayer-like or a kind of spiritual epiphany.” As we approach the winter pause that will come to many over the next two weeks, this poem also invites the kind of reflection that often makes such gatherings so meaningful:
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What is Not
by Arthur Solway
My twisted alibi, the silent who
and almighty why
or misplaced where. Or what
as in what went wrong
and when. What is not
turned sideways or backwards?
A lifeless rut, a knot,
in my most likely never
and all for naught,
not knowing if I aced the test.
Notwithstanding,
it kneels to reason
if not is the godless spot
of who I am. I forgot.
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Need a dose of awe and humility? Check out this drone footage of a volcanic eruption in Iceland. It’s only about 90 seconds and totally worth your time:
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Jennifer Reek is a chaplain at Christus St. Vincent Medical Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has a Master of Divinity from Regis College, the Jesuit Faculty at the University of Toronto. Jennifer wrote a poem titled, "Before the Time of Quarantine."
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This Week on the Calendar |
November 28 - December 24
Advent (Christianity)
Advent is a season of spiritual preparation in observance of the birth of Jesus. In Western Christianity, it starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas. In Eastern Christianity, the season is longer and begins in the middle of November.
December 21
Winter Feast (American Indian)
Woodland Indians share food with the Spirits of winter
Yalda (Zoroastrianism)
Celebrates the longest night of the year, after which the days start getting longer, symbolizing the triumph of light and goodness over darkness and evil. It is celebrated with family reunions and feasting, the telling of stories and the reading of poetry.
December 24
Christmas Eve (Christianity)
Celebration of the arrival of Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.
December 25
Christmas (Anglican, Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox Christianity, Latter Day Saints)
Commemorates the birth of Jesus.
December 26
Zarathusht-no-diso (Zoroastrianism)
The death anniversary of Propet Zarathushtra is commemorated with prayers and a visit to the fire temple
December 26 - January 1
Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa meaning “first fruits” honors the African heritage and culture and is celebrated by African Americans. There are seven principles which rfflect the values of African culture.
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Providence is calling a Manager Clinical Pastoral Education (Certified Pastoral Education, Day Shift, 1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week) to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington.
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Join our dynamic CPE program nestled in the majestic bluffs along the Mississippi River in La Crosse at Gundersen Health System.
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Other Educational Opportunities |
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ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education |
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ACPE is the standard for spiritual care and education. Our diverse membership includes Certified CPE Educators, Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapists, Spiritual Care Professionals and Practitioners, Pastoral Counselors, Chaplains, Faith Communities, and Seminaries. Our multi-disciplinary, multi-faith, multi-racial community of professionals provides education, connection, and formation through continuing education, networking, and leadership development.
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. We do this through a rigorous accreditation and certification process for centers and educators that provide CPE.
The depth of our training enables students to realize their full potential to strengthen the spiritual health of people in their care as well as themselves.
ACPE members are actively engaged in a wide variety of professional development activities including communities of practice, conferences, spiritual care research, and informal networking. We are more than just an association: we are a movement committed to the transformation of the human suffering.Our opportunities for formation and community enrich our member's work of healing and transforming people and communities in the US and across the globe.
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