This year marks my eighth year with ACPE. While it goes without saying, there really hasn’t been a pause since I arrived. We have seen major changes to our organizational structure, to certification, and to accreditation. We consolidated with AAPC and launched the Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy certification. We have endured the COVID-19 pandemic, responded to the call to dismantle white supremacy and address racial injustice, and explored a potential merger with APC. We have seen new associations rise, new international relationships form, and new contexts become possibilities for programs. As the NPR show says so well, “It’s been a minute.” |
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Moral Distress arises when a person feels constrained from taking what they believe is a correct moral action. Moral Injury may be described as a more extreme form of distress when one acts, witnesses or fails to prevent actions that transgress one’s moral standards. Of course, it is more complicated than simple definition permits. Spiritual caregivers are not immune to moral injury or distress, and yet are often in a position to encounter the morally distressed. We all have heard or seen examples arising during the Covid 19 pandemic. |
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The CoP funding process for 2022 has begun! All CoP Conveners should have received an email with instructions for budget requests. If you did not receive this information, or if you have any questions, please contact Katherine Higgins (Katherine.Higgins@acpe.edu).
The deadline for funding requests is 5pm Eastern on Friday, July 30.
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Congratulations to the ACPE Certified Associate Educators, ACPE Certified Educators and ACPE Certifications in Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy who passed sub-committees in virtual meetings over the past year. Please help us celebrate this wonderful occasion by sending them a message of congratulations and well wishes. We look forward to celebrating our newly certified colleagues during #ACPEproud week on Thursday, August 5, 2021.
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Visit the #ACPEproud store and show your ACPE pride with limited-edition merchandise! A portion of the proceeds will support the Foundation for ACPE, innovative spiritual care programs, and professional development opportunities for ACPE students.
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We invite all ACPE Certified Educators who are working with 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 12:00pm to 1:00pm Eastern time.
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#ACPEproud, August 3-5, 2021, is a celebration and advocacy event to encourage support of the spiritual care community.
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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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Life is filled with opportunities for adventure, and fraught with expectations that do not always come to fruition. Sometimes our expectations pale in the light of the actual experience.
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During our legal due diligence process, our attorneys advised us that we could not proceed with our published timeline. According to Illinois state law, where APC is incorporated, any membership vote must include the proposed bylaws and governance structure.
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I hope this note finds you well as we slowly move out of the disorientation of the pandemic to the reorientation of our personal and professional ways of life.
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Some days, the work of professional spiritual care can feel like an endless flow of giving and caring and supporting and nurturing and…and…and… So what is the source of your refreshment? What or who gives to you, and how? Alberto Rios explores the ways giving is really an act of interdependence, not simply a one way enterprise: |
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When Giving is All We Have
by Alberto Rios
One river gives
Its journey to the next.
We give because someone gave to us.
We give because nobody gave to us.
We give because giving has changed us.
We give because giving could have changed us.
We have been better for it,
We have been wounded by it—
Giving has many faces: It is loud and quiet,
Big, though small, diamond in wood-nails.
Its story is old, the plot worn and the pages too,
But we read this book, anyway, over and again:
Giving is, first and every time, hand to hand,
Mine to yours, yours to mine.
You gave me blue and I gave you yellow.
Together we are simple green. You gave me
What you did not have, and I gave you
What I had to give—together, we made
Something greater from the difference.
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Summer is often the season of travel, but for many people it simply isn’t a possibility (or it just doesn’t feel safe enough yet). And even though most of us are utterly done with screens, there are some options for those who would prefer to vacation within their own homes. For example, a group recently reported getting together for a meal and jointly touring part of the Louvre’s collection online. They logged into the Louvre website from their
TV and took a virtual tour through part of the collection. The Louvre has posted over 480,000 pieces from their collection, so you could probably do this for the rest of the year let alone the
summer!
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This Week on the Calendar |
July 19
Yaum-al-Arafah: Day of Atonement (Islam)
The most important day during the Hajj pilgrimage when Muslim pilgirms implore God for forgiveness and Mercy on the plain of Arafat, just outside the city of Mecca. It is the day when the Lord will provide boundless compassion and mercy and obviate all sins.
July 20
Eid Al-Adha: Festival of Sacrifice (Islam)
This three-day festival, often celebrated in connection with the Pilgrimage ceremonies, commemorates the Prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael in obedience to God. After the morning communal prayer, pilgrims and the other Muslims, throughout the world slaughter an animal in commemoration of the angel Gabriel’s substitution of a lamb as Abraham’s sacrificial obligation, and then share the meat with family members, neighbors and the needy. Marks the end of the annual Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca).
July 23
Haile Selassi I Birthday (Rastafarianism)
This day celebrates Haile Selassie, the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974, who was believed to be an incarnation of God, or Jah, for Rastafarians. Thus, Haile Selassi is seen as part of the Holy Trinity.
July 24
Pioneer Day (Latter Day Saints)
Pioneer Day commemorates the arrival of the first Mormon wagon train into the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. Some Latter Day Saints recognize this holiday by walking the Pioneer trail and reenacting the events of '47. Although Pioneer Day started as a celebration for Mormon pioneers, this day is now a state holiday in Utah that recognizes pioneers from all faiths and cultural backgrounds. Celebrations include fireworks, food, rodeos, intertribal powwows, and more.
Dharma Day (Buddhism)
Also known as Asala Puja, it commemorates the historical Buddha's first discourse following his spiritual awakening.
July 25
St. James the Great Day (Christianity)
July 25 is the feast day for St. James the Great, the patron saint of Spain. One of the twelve apostles, James was also known for being a valiant knight and for preaching the gospel in Spain. He was executed by sword in Jerusalem - by order of Agrippa I and thus became the first martyred saint. His body was returned to Spain, where many make pilgrimages to visit.
Vassa (Buddhism)
A three month retreat observed by Theravada Buddhist monks to train and concentrate themselves in Dhamma study, meditation practice and giving religious services to the people
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This Week in our Thoughts
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Seeking ACPE Educator to join the Texas Medical Center Hospital.
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The University of Kentucky HealthCare has one residency position available.
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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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