As my tenure as Chair of the Board comes to a close, I want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible journey we have embarked on together. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve this organization and witness the profound impact it has on the field of spiritual care and education.
Over the past year, we found ourselves in a time of transition. At the beginning of the year, we began a search for a new executive director and continued to chart a course for our association’s work over the next years in a strategic planning process. Both processes have moved along well and will most likely wrap up in early 2024.
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ACPE Proudly Announces our
2024 Glaz Plummer Address:
Chenequa Walker-Barnes, Ph.D.
Chanequa Walker-Barnes, Ph.D., is a prominent scholar, theologian, and author, known for her thought-provoking work on racial justice and spirituality. With a deep commitment to social change, she combines her expertise in clinical psychology and theology to tackle issues of systemic oppression, cultural trauma, and their impact on individuals and society. Through her research, writing, and speaking, Dr. Chanequa strives to inspire others to transformative social action and wholistic self-care.
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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. Each posting is accompanied by a brief personal reflection from a commissioner of the PEC sharing some ways this person lives these commitments*. December’s statements are: Explaining Differences Between Legal Process and Ethical Complaint Process. For December, Rabbi Michael Tevya Cohen, J.D., ACPE Certified Educator, Dallas, TX comments:
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IRL: an acronym gifted us by this virtual age, “in real life” has itself become a gift to so many communities who gather day by day, week by week, month by month in virtual spaces to do our work across miles and time. The Anti-Bias Working Group, called into being just as COVID erupted, has been working between weekly Zoom meetings ever since. Our retreat over... Read More | |
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Thank you to all the members who participated in the ACPE Election for 2024! We are especially grateful to all the candidates for their tireless commitment to ACPE. We had 575 (34.7%) of 1656 electors vote in this ballot.
The election results have been reviewed by ACPE Chair-Elect/Leadership Development Chair Cecelia Walker. Please take a look below... Read More
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ACPE Announces Address Change to New Office Location
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ACPE will now be operating from the following address:
ACPE, Inc.
1 Concourse Pkwy, Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30328
We request that members, vendors, and partners update their records by , with the new address to ensure seamless communication and deliveries.
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We invite all ACPE Certified Educators working with Certified 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 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET. Read more | |
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Introducing our new IT Help Desk Form – an easy way to get the technical support you need! Unable to access SharePoint? Need a password reset in the database? Skip the hassle of phone calls and emails, and submit a request through our IT Help Desk Form. Read more | |
Meet our New Staff Members! | |
Contearia West
Administrative Assistant
My name is Contearia but you can call me 'Cat'. I am ACPE's Newest Administrative Assistant who is passionate about Customer Service with a background in Patient Registration. I am an Atlanta native from Decatur, GA. R&B is my favorite genre of music and pink is my favorite color! I enjoy meeting new people and sparkling conversations. I am looking forward to my new team here at ACPE!
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Domonique Mitchell
Accountant
Hello! Originally from Louisville, KY, I moved to Atlanta in March 2022 and started with ACPE in August of 2023. I have been a practicing accountant for about 20 years and have a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, an MBA and a Master of Accounting and Financial Management. I enjoy gardening and watching women’s basketball when I am not working.
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CPE Summer Intensive in Kansas at AdventHealth Shawnee... View more
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Mercy Health – St. Vincent Medical Center is a faith-based, Level ... View more
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Other Educational Opportunities | |
(in person, South Korea, Korean Language)
January 8-10, 2024
(South Korea, Korean Language)
January 10-12, 2024
January 25-27, 2024
March 1-30, 2024
Upcoming Community of Practice Events:
Registration Opening Soon! Watch your inbox for more information:
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ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education | |
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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