Amidst the exhaustion we hear from many members from managing the pandemics that have plagued our world, nation, and communities, I thought it might be helpful to update the membership on some activities of our staff as we have worked to keep our association running, even from our home offices. I shared many of these items with the Board of Directors when they met on April 12.
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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! For the past few months, a group of commissioners from both Accreditation and Certification have been meeting to discuss various ways that we can expand options for CEC virtual training, including a hybrid model and a virtual model. |
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We are we doing our best to survive multiple pandemics-
- COVID 19 - The global pandemic and appalling healthcare disparities that has caused the death of over half a million persons within the USA.
- Police & Justice System brutality - The continued state sanctioned violence that disproportionately strikes Black, Latinx and Indigenous bodies
- Anti-Asian - There is increased violence, discrimination and hate crimes towards AAPI (Asian American & Pacific Islander) communities. Hate crimes against Asians spiked 149% between 2019 and 2020.
- Continued sexual, reproductive and economic violence against women, including the targeted murdering of black trans women
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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.
Sign-in to SharePoint at www.office.com with your 'ACPE.EDU' email address to join the conversation!
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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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The drop-in meeting is cancelled for today. |
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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).
To access the journal, you will need to sign into the ACPE website.
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Like last year, each center will experience an overview portfolio review (Part I of the Review Form). This overview will ensure that you have something that is reasonably developed for each required item and that it has been updated for this year.
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Certified Educators, are you due for a peer review in 2021? Information about the process may be found in the certification section of the Members Home SharePoint site, here. Please contact Katherine Higgins with any questions.
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Once a month the ACPE Professional Ethics Commission (PEC) posts a couple of 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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Poems about nature and the seasons seem to be designed to invite reflection. For those in the warmer parts of our country, this poem may feel like reflecting back on the last several weeks. For those in the colder parts of the country, this may read as a reflection on hope for things to come. Either way, the lovely images and the invitation to notice is both evocative and centering: |
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Here in the Time Between
by Jack Ridl
Here in the time between snow
and the bud of the rhododendron,
we watch the robins, look into
the gray, and narrow our view
to the patches of wild grasses
coming green. The pile of ashes
in the fireplace, haphazard sticks
on the paths and gardens, leaves
tangled in the ivy and periwinkle
lie in wait against our will. This
drawing near of renewal, of stems
and blossoms, the hesitant return
of the anarchy of mud and seed
says not yet to the blood's crawl.
When the deer along the stream
look back at us, we know again
we have left them. We pull
a blanket over us when we sleep.
As if living in a prayer, we say
amen to the late arrival of red,
the stun of green, the muted yellow
at the end of every twig. We will
lift up our eyes unto the trees hoping
to discover a gnarled nest within
the branches' negative space. And
we will watch for a fox sparrow
rustling in the dead leaves underneath.
Jack Ridl, "Here in Time Between" from Practicing to Walk Like a Heron. Copyright © 1993
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"What can I do?” I hear this question often from white allies as we strive to live more anti-racist lives. But the question is not limited to racism. The folks at Hollaback are developing resources for bystanders, those who see acts of aggression against others on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, and other markers of identity. Take a look at the “Five D’s” of intervention: https://www.ihollaback.org/bystander-resources/.
What might the implications of these be for more just practices of spiritual care?
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This Week on the Calendar |
April 19
Festival of Ridvan begins at sundown (Bahá’í)
Annual festival commemorating the 12 days when Bahá’u’lláh, the prophet-founder of the Bahá’í Faith, resided in a garden called Ridván (Paradise) and publicly proclaimed his mission as God’s messenger for this age.
April 21
Groundation Day (Rastafarian)
Groundation Day is an important Rastafari holy day. It is celebrated in honor of Haile Selassie's 1966 visit to Jamaica.
Ram Navami (Hinduism)
A nine-day celebration in honor of the birth of Rama. Stories from the life of Rama are narrated and religious dances, called Ramalila, depicting scenes from his life are performed.
April 23
Saint George's Day (Christianity)
This day commemorates Saint George, one of the most prominent military saints, and patron saint of England, Greece, Russia, Ethiopia, Palestine and Portugal (among others). Saint George's Day is observed in different fashions, including flying Saint George's Cross Flag and participating in parades.
April 25
Feast of St. Mark (Christianity)
Mark is said to have founded the Church of Alexandria, one of the most important episcopal sees of early Christianity. His feast day is celebrated on April 25, and his symbol is the winged lion.
Mahavir Jayanti (Jainism)
Mahavir Jayanti, the most important holiday in Jainism, celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara. A Tirthankara is a human being who achieves enlightenment and becomes a role-model and teacher. On this day, Jain temples are decorated with flags, and lectures are often held to discuss the path to virtue. Special ceremonies and processions are also performed, and devotees make offerings of rice, fruit, milk, and other items to those participating in the procession.
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This Week in our Thoughts
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University of Missouri Health Care is looking for a Staff Chaplain to join the team.
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Earn a Master of Science (MS) in Patient Counseling while completing a CPE residency at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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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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