April 8, 2024

Celebrate AAPI Month and AANHPI Mental Health Day: Looking Beyond the Covid-19 Pandemic

Rev. Anton Boisen is known as the father of the clinical pastoral education movement. He was one of the first chaplains in a psychiatric hospital - Worcester State Hospital in 1925. Boisen’s legacy comes out of his life story as one who suffered mental illness. In 1920, six policemen took him to Boston Psychopathic Hospital. Years later, Boisen was to observe that being plunged as a patient into a hospital for the insane may be a tragedy or it may be an opportunity.

ACPE Annual Member Meeting

Per our bylaws, an annual meeting of the members shall be held on the Members Annual Meeting Date established by the Board of Directors.

ACPE will host the 2024 Annual Member Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA on

May 23rd at 10:00am ET during the 2024 ACPE Annual Conference. If you are not attending the conference, registration for the virtual broadcast will open on April 15, 2024.

If you have items to be considered for the agenda, please submit them to webmaster@acpe.edu by April 26, 2024.

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A Special Opportunity: Calling All ACPE Psychotherapists & Practitioner Members

Plenaries by Eric Gentry and some workshops are NBCC eligible for up to a total of 8.5 hours.

ACPE is proud to be offering up to 8.5 continuing education hours recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as a part of the upcoming Annual Conference in Pittsburgh. Take advantage of the opportunity to earn these credit hours as well as network with your ACPE colleagues!

Assistance with Spiritual Care Staff and Leadership Searches Now Available

Late in 2023, the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab entered into conversation with Richard Thorne, a highly regarded and deeply respected leader in the Clinical Pastoral Education community. Over the course of a long career Richard’s company, Thorne Consulting, has helped many organizations identify top-quality Certified Educators to lead their CPE programs.

We are extraordinarily proud to announce that as of April 1, Richard will entrust the search and partnership building work of Thorne Consulting to the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab as he enters a well-deserved retirement.

Inspiring Unparalleled Creativity: New Book by ACPE Certified Educator Luis Rodriguez

ACPE Certified Educator Luis Rodriguez has published a new book titled Inspiring Unparalleled Creativity in Spiritual Care. This book contains narratives, wisdom, and academic resources concerning spiritual care. This book addresses a variety of topics in ways that can offer unparalleled creativity in spiritual care. The book is now available for purchase on Amazon.

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In Case You Missed It

Meet ACPE's New Executive Director

Dear Colleagues,

I think I can safely say that we have all been waiting to hear a final word about the Executive Director search process, and I am delighted to write you a very important update! We know how important this role is for our beloved organization, and everyone involved—the Search Committee and the Board—has been very diligent in discerning an ED who has a passion for what we do and the skills... Read More

A Time for Everything

I never need a calendar to tell me that spring is near, my runny eyes and sinus pain, let me know. Although I experience significant discomfort, I look forward to spring every year. Watching stems and leafless bark that appear to be dead transition to blooming flowers and budding trees full of color and life restores my hope and refreshes my soul. I look forward to spring with anticipation and excitement... Read More

Outcomes and Indicators Resource

We are excited to share that a new resource has been added to the Revised Outcomes and Indicator Resource Page. The new document is a crosswalk of the APC Competencies for Board Certification and the ACPE Revised Outcomes and Indicators. We hope that you find this helpful in your work!

Click here to access the SharePoint page

(reminder that you must be logged in with your ACPE email address to access the page)... Read More

Healing from Racism and Oppression Conference: South Africa & the Latinx Experience

April 26, 2024 8:30-2:30pm (Central)

Hybrid offering: Online and In-Person at Perkins School of Theology, Dallas, TX

(Free online for CPE students; $10 online otherwise; $30 in person registration)... Read More

Proposed Standards Changes

After a review of the current standards and receiving feedback from the ACPE membership and the Anti-Bias Work Group, the Accreditation Commission is proposing the following changes to the ACPE Standards as part of our regular review process.

To provide feedback on these proposed changes, please click here.

The review and feedback period is open through April 12, 2024... Read More

Informal Consultation on Working with a CEC

We invite all ACPE Certified Educators working with Certified Educator Candidates to join us for informal consultations and conversations via Zoom. The drop-in meeting (no RSVP required) will take place on the first and third Mondays of the month, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET... Read more

Weekly Highlights

Memorials and Milestones

No updates this week.

Visit the ACPE Memorials and Milestones page for more details. Please email webmaster@acpe.edu to add someone to our thoughts.

Career & Residency Opportunities

Ballad Health

ACPE Educator, Manager – Ballad Health, Johnson City Medical...View more

Emory Spiritual Health

2024-2025 Residency Openings at Emory Spiritual Health...View more

Other Educational Opportunities

Upcoming Psychotherapy Trainings and Events:

2024 SIP Training Level I K. Samuel Lee

April 8,2024

2024 SIP Training Level II K. Samuel Lee

April 10, 2024

ACPE SIP Training Level 1 with Wayne Gustafson (online)

May 4 to 18, 2024

2024 SIP Training Level I Patricia Williams

May 17, 2024

2024 SIP Training Level II Patricia Williams

September 6, 2024

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ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education

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.