What an exciting time to witness such historic transitions in our organization. We are poised to address multifaceted social upheaval in ways that provide a transformative, yet practical impact on our communities, even our world. What will we do as an organization to seize the opportunity presented to us? |
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Inhale...On April 20, 2021, the United States of America and the world waited with bated breath. The decision had arrived. Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer whose knee extinguished the life of George Floyd, would hear what the jury decided. After minutes that felt like hours, the judge read the counts and decision aloud… Guilty... Guilty... Guilty... Guilty on all counts.
Exhale…For the 15 to 26 million people who protested last summer, civil rights foreparents, and the Floyd family, the verdict was cathartic. There was finally accountability. Some felt joy, more felt relief. Yet, unbridled happiness was tempered by reality. Racism, like the “insidious plague” Maya Angelou described it to be, ever-creates variants. Even during the trial, more names were added to the grievous registry of hashtags – Daunte Wright and Ma’Khia Bryant among them. Moreover, Asians and Asian-Americans face increased hatred and violence. Black, Latinx and Indigenous communities remain underserved and overrepresented in COVID contraction. April 20 was important - it might be an inflection point in the American story - but it was not the end. Our work as ACPE educators, therapists, and caring people continues.
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In honor of ACPE's commitment to anti-racism, diversity, equity and inclusion, all proceeds from the ACPE Virtual Conference Merchandise Store will be donated to the Foundation for ACPE to help seed an ACPE Student Equity & Access Initiative. This initiative will support ACPE's strategic priority of creating a diverse pipeline of new spiritual care professionals by providing support to underrepresented students in need of financial assistance to complete ACPE internships, residencies and psychotherapy training programs.
If you want to be a part of this exciting and developing opportunity, contact Jasmine T. Okafor, ACPE Development Specialist for more information.
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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. Macchia met with a Certification Review committee on March 29, and Pusey met with a Certification Review committee on April 12. |
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ACPE Spiritual Care Professional and Editor of the ACPE Research articles John Ehman reports data from an international survey about how chaplains were affected in the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ACPE CPE student Manling Lim is a holistic spiritual caregiver and writer. She completed her Clinical Pastoral Education internship at Methodist Hospital of Southern California in 2018 and residency at Atrium Health in 2019-2020, during which she completed a 100-hour Integrative Chaplain Course incorporating integrative healing modalities into her chaplaincy work. |
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Spirituality and Practice is rooted in a passion to provide quality content to diverse populations, a wide age range, and people around the world.
Review the Spirituality and Practice website and complete this survey. Your honesty, objectivity, and thoughtful unfiltered responses will help Spirituality and Practice determine how best to grow to make a greater difference in the world.
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ACPE rolled out a new Salesforce database, website, and SharePoint sites in 2020.
Join John Roch, Director of Communications & Technology, and Carl Jones-Reid, Technology Specialist for a Tech Talk ACPE.
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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 in 2021.
The drop-in meeting (no RSVP required) will take place on Mondays, beginning from 12:00pm to 1:00pm Eastern time.
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ACPE will host three large town halls regarding the merger - one at the end of April, May, and June. The first town hall is scheduled for April 30, 2021 at 2:00pm eastern. A recording of the meeting will be posted to ACPE's SharePoint after the event. The first town hall will feature Board Chair Melissa Walker-Luckett, Board Chair-elect Shawn Mai, Secretary/Treasurer Linda Wilkerson, and will be moderated by Executive Director Trace Haythorn.
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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 Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Vol. 75, No. 1, is now available online. ACPE is a proud sponsor of the Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling (JPC&C).
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Once a month the ACPE Professional Ethics Commission (PEC) posts statements from our Code of Professional Ethics. Each posting is accompanied by a personal reflection from a PEC member discussing how they live out these commitments*.
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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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Maria, in her weekly email newsletter (which lots of members recommend), introduces the following poem with these words: “...the task and triumph of life is to find our own answer, private and pliant, to the bellowing question of what confers meaning and beauty upon our ephemeral existence — which is what Vermont poet laureate Mary Ruefle offers with uncommon splendor of sentiment and image in her poem "Kiss of the Sun..."
What confers meaning and beauty on your ephemeral existence?
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Kiss of the Sun
by Mary Ruefle
If, as they say, poetry is a sign of something
among people, then let this be prearranged now,
between us, while we are still peoples: that
at the end of time, which is also the end of poetry
(and wheat and evil and insects and love),
when the entire human race gathers in the flesh,
reconstituted down to the infant’s tiniest fold
and littlest nail, I will be standing at the edge
of that fathomless crowd with an orange for you,
reconstituted down to its innermost seed protected
by white thread, in case you are thirsty, which
does not at this time seem like such a wild guess,
and though there will be no poetry between us then,
at the end of time, the geese all gone with the seas,
I hope you will take it, and remember on earth
I did not know how to touch it it was all so raw,
and if by chance there is no edge to the crowd
or anything else so that I am of it,
I will take the orange and toss it as high as I can.
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Having trouble drifting off at the end of a day? How about a guided meditation with whale songs? (I made it about four minutes before I was out cold.)
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Rev. Miguel Santamaria wrote a poem entitled, "Missing."
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This Week on the Calendar |
April 27
Theravada New Year (Buddhism)
In Theravada countries the New Year is celebrated on the first full moon day in April. On the first three days after the full moon in April, the Theravada Buddhists of Thailand, Burma, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Laos, celebrate the New Year. This is a time to reflect on one's karma, focus on cleansing, and offer good wishes to others.
Hanuman Jayanti (Hinduism)
Hanuman Jayanti is the birthday of Hanuman, a monkey god and devotee of Rama. Seen as a symbol of physical strength and perseverance, Hindus often perform special chants to Hanuman when they are faced with obstacles. On this day worshippers fast and visit temples.
Feast of Jamal (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.
April 28
9th Day of Festival of Ridvan (Bahá’í)
There are three holy Days as part of the Festival, the first day, the ninth and the twelfth. The annual Baha’i Festival commemorates the 12 days when Baha’u’llah, the founder of the Faith, publicly proclaimed his mission as God’s messenger.
April 29
Good Friday begins at sundown (Orthodox Christianity)
Holy Friday commemorates Jesus’ crucifixion. In the Orthodox tradition, special services are held that revisit removing the Body of Christ from the Cross and entombing him. Occasionally, pilgrimages are made to Jerusalem, and processions are held that follow the route that Jesus took to his crucifixion.
Lag B’Omer begins at sundown (Judaism)
Celebrates the end of a divine-sent plague and/or Roman occupation during Rabbi Akiva’s lifetime. Lag B'Omer is the 33rd day between the second day of Passover and the holiday of Shavuot. There is altogether a span of 49 days between the two holidays; a time that is traditionally a period of mourning the death of Rabbi Akiba’s 24,000 students over 2,000 years ago. Lag B’Omer is a break in the mourning period and is therefore a time for celebration.
April 30
Holy Saturday begins at sundown (Orthodox Christianity)
Holy Saturday, the final day of Holy Week and the last day of Lent, commemorates the day that Jesus's body lay entombed in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, before his resurrection on Easter Sunday.
Ghambar Maidyozarem (Zoroastrianism)
This is the first of six annual Ghambar festivals celebrated by Zoroastrians. The word Ghambar is derived from "gahanbar" meaning time-storage in Persian and alludes to the division and storage of food. As the name indicates, these five-day festivals are observations of the different seasons and harvests. They are celebrated through joyous feasts and the recognition of the seven acts of goodness: generosity of the spirit, sharing, selfless help toward those in need, community participation and inclusion, honesty, pity, and remembrance of one's ancestors. Ghambar Maidyozarem celebrates the sky and the winter crop harvest.
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This Week in our Thoughts
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ACPE Spiritual Care Professional Paul Park, 68, of Peoria, formerly of Morton, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2019, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, from long-term complications following cancer. During his 35 years in Peoria, Pastor Paul served as a chaplain at OSF St. Francis Medical Center and was the former Director of Spiritual Care at Lutheran Hillside Village. Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Morton is handling arrangements. To leave an online condolence for the family, visit www.knappjohnson.com
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Bay Area Center for CPE seeks a Chaplain Educator to join Sequoia Hospital. An excellent opportunity for an Educator to join Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City, a Dignity Health component site of the Bay Area Center for CPE.
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University Medical Center New Orleans is proud to be a leader in medical care, research, and training as the region’s only Level 1 Trauma and Burn Center and the state’s largest academic medical center.
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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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