April 17, 2023
Join us May 21-25 in New Orleans, Louisiana, for our first in-person conference since May 2019! Our curriculum committee and events team have been hard at work planning an unforgettable week filled with education, connection, and fun! The registration deadline is approaching, and our main hotel is almost full! Register today before the rate goes up! Regular registration closes May 1, 2023.

Exciting Offerings

  • CEC Pre-Conference Event (May 21-22, 2023)
  • The Glaz Plummer Address w/ Rev. Dr. Theresa S. Thames (May 22, 2023)
  • Opening Night Reception at Mardi Gras World (May 22, 2023)
  • World Café: Tree of Life (May 24, 2023)
Newly Certified between 2019-2023? Last Chance to Submit Your Name for the Commencement Ceremony!
It’s time to gather materials for our 2023 Commencement Ceremony at our Annual Conference in New Orleans. This year we are celebrating everyone certified since the 2019 ACPE Annual Conference.

Please send a headshot and a short bio (no longer than two short paragraphs) to Sheilah Hawk at sheilah.hawk@acpe.edu.

There will be a Newly Certified Meet & Greet on Monday, May 22, from 1:30-2:30 pm, right before the commencement begins. We will have refreshments and review what to expect when you’re ready to walk across the stage and take pictures—looking forward to seeing everyone in NOLA!
Suspension of Certification Lifted
On March 20, 2023, the Professional Ethics Commission lifted the suspension for Certified Educator Vivian Smith-Fountain.
 
It has come to the attention of the National ACPE Office that an announcement was not made regarding the lifting of the suspension for Certified Educator Thomas Carter on August 31, 2020. We apologize for this oversight.
Dr. Kenneth Pargament
May 12, 2023

Attendees will engage in a lecture and interact with the presenter. Participants will gain information regarding theories and research drawn from wholeness research. They will learn about wholeness as a distinctive concept; ingredients of wholeness; ways in which religion can contribute to greater wholeness; and ways psychotherapy can foster greater wholeness.
In Case You Missed It
Once a month the ACPE Professional Ethics Commission (PEC) posts a couple of statements from our Code of Professional Ethics for ACPE Members. Each posting is accompanied by a brief personal reflection from a member of the PEC discussing some ways this person lives these commitments*. April’s statements are: Read more
Volume 43 of Reflective Practice is now live, online! There are articles written by colleagues and practitioners addressing the theme:
FORMATION AND SUPERVISION AS CREATIVE IMAGINATION Read more
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
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CAREER & RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITIES
Wellspan Health is hiring a System Manager for Clinical Pastoral Education. View more
One and two year residency openings now available. No application fee!
Other Educational Opportunities
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.