As you likely know, we are currently one week in to our 2021 Annual Conference, Creating Room to Breathe. A courageous and visionary team of our colleagues have been working hard for over two years to develop this conference to give us the tools to have difficult conversations about race and our own racism and the space in which to have them.
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We have had such a wonderful week of learning and growing together at #ACPEAC21. We are looking forward to week 2!
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In an effort to more fully live out ACPE values, the CPE application has been updated. A revised application has been uploaded to the website based on the suggested edits of ACPE members. |
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Sometimes you don't know what you need until you receive it. ACPE's 30-hour Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy (SIP) training was such for me. It felt like a homecoming, and it increased my sense of congruence, confidence, and commitment to my calling. |
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ACPE Certified Educator David Fleenor published a new article titled "Ethics Education in Clinical Pastoral Education: Prevalence and Types" in the Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy. ACPE Certified Educator Rabbi Jo Hirschmann was one of the contributors on this study.
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ACPE Certified Educator John Thomas published his book, Yeshua, the Untold Story. Throughout his career, Lee has been a teacher, educator, workshop facilitator and leader in various settings in the United States and in other countries.
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In March, the Boards of Directors of ACPE and APC met concurrently and approved a proposal to merge. Each association’s membership will now vote on the proposed merger in July. To help ACPE members make an informed decision, ACPE is hosting town halls, Q&A sessions, interviews, and SharePoint conversations.
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What an exciting time to witness such historic transitions in our organization.
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Jennifer Macchia, of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Caleb Pusey, of Asheville, North Carolina, are the first persons to complete the process for ACPE’s new Certification in Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy.
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The Accreditation and Certification Commissions are excited to share two innovative opportunities for the continued development of CEC programs in our centers!
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The ACPE SIP Program offers trainings to help mental health practitioners work more competently with spirituality in the context of psychotherapy. The 30-hour NBCC-approved continuing education curriculum is a specialty training for persons who have previous training in psychotherapy.
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As we work our way through an extraordinary annual conference, the following poem seems like an invitation to the many levels this experience asks of us: the content, the processes, the schedule, the screens, all of it: |
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Wind Watching
by Khalisa Rae
What if Dorothy wasn’t afraid of the wind?
What if she welcomed the cyclone?
The thought of being lifted, suspended
in air as release. What if she saw
it as escape, being tossed and jolted? Maybe
a change would occur if she shook fast
enough. Maybe she liked not knowing
if her body would survive the catch and release.
Maybe being picked up and let
go in another’s chaos was freeing.
I imagine she was raptured before the light of the day
had kissed the earth. The swirl approached and she went
willingly. Threw her head and arms back,
and let it consume her.
Maybe she had been waiting to be swept off her feet
by a wild, uncontrollable thing.
Khalisa Rae, “Wind Watching” from Ghost in a Black Girl’s Throat. Copyright © 2021 by Khalisa Rae.
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So much of the work of ACPE members is all about listening and listening well, finding ways to communicate when the “normal” patterns and practices may not be available to us for one reason or another. This article explores how MIT scientists have created a way that might allow us to communicate with spiders. For this who aren’t completely freaked out at this point, take a look:
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This Week on the Calendar |
May 12
Eid al-Fitr: The Feast of Breaking Fast begins at sundown (Islam)
This festival marks the end of Ramadan and usually lasts two or three days. It is both an occasion of joy at the successful subordination of physical instincts and needs to morality and religion as well as an opportunity to commiserate and share with the poor and needy.
May 13
Ascension Day (Christianity)
Celebrated 40 days after Easter/Pascha, it commemorates the ascension of Jesus into Heaven.
May 15
Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood (Latter Day Saints)
LDS celebrate the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood by the resurrected John the Baptist conferring it to Joseph Smith.
May 16
Shavout: Feast of Weeks begins at sundown (Judaism)
The Feast of Weeks celebrates the covenant established at Sinai between God and Israel, and the revelation of the Ten Commandments.
Feast of Azamat (Bahá’í)
Baha’is gather every 19 days for a Feast. This is a members-only event comprising three parts: A spiritual portion that’s the time for prayer and reflection; A business portion for consultation about administrative issues (plans for forming classes, organizing to perform community service, observing holy days, or any ideas or projects community members wish to discuss. It’s also a time when local members can ask their Local Assembly to forward their concerns to the National Assembly; A social portion that can consist of anything from just glasses of water to a full-course dinner.
May 17
1746 Chhota Ghallughara (Sikh)
The Chhota Ghallughara was the first massacre of Sikhs targeted to wipe out the entire population. Around 7,000 Sikhs were killed, 3,000 were captured and later beheaded, and the persecution lasted several decades. Gurdwaras were destroyed and scriptures were burnt. Anyone caught saying the word “Guru” was sentenced to death.
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This Week in our Thoughts
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Lead and manage the direction of the TriHealth Clinical Pastoral Education accredited center with the emphasis on strategic long term planning, system and programming growth, accreditation requirements, budget and implementation of Pastoral Care initiatives.
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The Spiritual Care and Education Department at WVU Medicine-J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, in Morgantown, WV, is accepting inquiries and applications for four 1st-year and two 2nd-year ACPE residency positions for the training year beginning August 23, 2021.
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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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