As we quickly approach #ACPEproud week, (August 3-5, 2021) the Foundation for ACPE would like to recognize all of our retired members. The Foundation for ACPE is the legacy of trailblazing ACPE members who responded to the need for nurturing spiritual care professionals for generations to come. Over the years, many retired members have contributed donations to our endowment. We continue to reap the benefits of those gifts today. Income from our endowment has helped us to not only provide continuing education through the Glaz-Plummer plenaries, but has also given us much needed financial support to navigate the economic volatility caused by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and other tumultuous events. |
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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 2021 Annual Member Meeting via Zoom on August 19, 2021 at 3:00pm eastern. Member registration is now open. After registering, we will review your request to ensure membership status. Once approved, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting
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Colleagues, we are blessed. Our association is full of talented and passionate members. The Leadership Development Committee (LDC) received a great response to our call to serve on the Implementation Workgroup. Regardless of the election outcome, ACPE will be well represented in our continued conversations with APC.
Since July 8, the LDC has been reviewing the applications and speaking with the candidates to ensure they meet the requirements, understand the commitments, and are in good standing. I am grateful for my fellow committee members’ diligence and dedication to their task. Thank you, Mary Browne, Saundra Casey, Pamela Lazor, Jill Rasmussen-Baker, and Satoe Soga.
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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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Research shows that a significant number of frontline providers, at all levels, exhibit secondary traumatic stress, bereavement, compassion fatigue, and burnout. These videos aim to provide timely and practical information to help you care for the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs of your patients and their families.
Produced by our friends at the Associaion of Professional Chaplains, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation, Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, Association of Professional Chaplains, and the Oncology Nursing Society.
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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.
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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. The drop-in meeting will take place on the first and third Mondays of the month, from 12:00pm to 1:00pm Eastern time.
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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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Where is your heart today? What do you hope? What do you fear? What do you trust? May we be blessed by something like the goldfinch described by
Danusha Lameris:
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Goldfinches
by Danusha Lameris
Good luck, they say,
to see one,
its face and breast
pure citrus
against the grey sky.
And today,
I am twice blessed
because two such bird
grace the low boughs
of the persimmon,
eating the soft heart
of winter’s fruit—
though they will
feast on thistles
pulled from the dry flowers
and so are said
to eat the thorns
of Christ’s crown,
to lift some small measure
of his suffering.
Whatever your grief,
however long you’ve carried it—
may something
come to you,
quick and unexpected,
whisk away
the bristled edge
in its sharp
and tender beak.
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While we have not been able to gather together for these many
months, now might be the time to start updating your dance moves for that time when we can once again gather together. Here’s a great piece from Jimmy Fallon’s show that teaches eight of the hottest Tik Tok dances. Some of us will want to take a couple of ibuprofen before trying these:
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This Week on the Calendar |
July 31
Feast day Kamál (Baha’i)
The Baha’i calendar has nineteen months, all named after attributes of God. Kamal is the Arabic word for perfection. The word "feast" suggests that a large meal will be served, but that is not necessary for a Bahá'í Feast. The use of the term "feast," in this case, means that the community should enjoy a "spiritual feast" of worship, fellowship and unity – although refreshments are usually available.
August 1
Fast in Honor of Holy Mother of Jesus (Orthodox Christianity)
This day begins a fourteen-day fasting period before the great Feast of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary.
Lughnassad (Neo-Paganism)
Lughnassad celebrates the beginning of the harvest season. In Celtic tradition, this feast was begun by the god Lugh as a funeral commemorating his foster mother, Tailtiu. The story holds that Tailtiu died of exhaustion after clearing land in Ireland for agriculture. Lughnassad is associated with gatherings, market festivals, and feasts.
Lammas (Christianity)
In English-speaking countries, August 1 is Lammas Day (loaf-mass day), the festival of the first wheat harvest of the year. On this day it was customary to bring to church a loaf made from the new crop. In many parts of England, tenants were bound to present freshly harvested wheat to their landlords on or before the first day of August.
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This Week in our Thoughts
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Spiritual Care Overlook Medical Center is seeking a full-time Chaplain Educator/Staff Chaplain.
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VA St Louis Health Care System has open positions in our CPE residency program starting September 1, 2021.
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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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