October 02, 2023

Planting Seeds, Bearing Fruit

Each year when autumn rolls around, I reach for Parker Palmer’s “The Paradox of Fall.” Living in the northern US, there is a chill in the air that speaks of changes coming. Fall stirs my soul. Parker reflects:

Autumn is a season of great beauty, but it is also a season of decline: the days grow shorter, the light is suffused, and summer’s abundance decays toward winter’s death. Faced with this inevitable winter, what does nature do in autumn? She scatters the seeds that will bring new growth in the spring—and she scatters them with amazing abandon.

ACPE Anti-Ableism Task Force

Join ACPE Anti-Ableism Task Force members on either Wednesday, October 18 at 3:15pm ET or Friday, October 27 at 12pm ET for an interactive info session about ACPE's efforts to combat Ableism. We would love to hear your feedback about a potential Anti-Ableism Community of Practice, as well as workshop topics that would raise awareness around Ableism issues.

2024 ACPE Annual Conference Call for Workshop Application.

This year’s conference will once again showcase the wisdom of our members and highlight the inspirational and innovative education that our educators, psychotherapists, practitioners, spiritual care professionals and programs offer.

Submit Today

Deadline is October 13, 2023

Expanding our Contributions, Expanding our Future

This has been an unprecedented year of the Foundation investing in the ACPE values of justice, equity, diversity, inclusion and access. As the spiritual landscape of our world changes, we as the membership of ACPE wrestle... Read more

Intentional and Inclusive: Crushing Pressure Pastoral Care

Dr. Patricia Williams, ACPE Psychotherapist, SIP Trainer and Member of the Anti-Bias Work Group, shares this insightful essay in honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Read more

ACPE Announces Address Change to New Office Location

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.

Informal Consultation on Working with a CEC

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

Weekly Highlights

Memorials and Milestones

On Tuesday, September 5th 2023, Rev. John A. Carr died peacefully from this life.

Visit the ACPE Memorials and Milestones page for more details. Please email webmaster@acpe.edu to add someone to our thoughts.

Career & Residency Opportunities

Ascension Seton

Ascension Seton in Austin, TX has open positions in our current full-time residency... View more

PIH Health Hospital - Whittier

PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital -Manager, Clinical Pastoral Education -Full-Time... View more

Other Educational Opportunities

New articles for Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling are available online.

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Upcoming Psychotherapy Trainings and Events:

Trauma/Resilience with Indigenous Communities

Dr. Julie Smith Yliniemi

November 11, 2023 12:00-1:30pm EST

via Zoom

November 10, 2023, 12pm - 1:30pm

Academy for Clinical Pastoral Training

Depth Psychology Supervision Group

October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2023

Research Study of Chaplains and Spiritual Care Providers

Whose Careers Have Spanned Two Generation-Defining

Pandemics: HIV/AIDS & COVID-19

Upcoming Community of Practice Events:

Bowen Family Systems: Thinking on Student Learning and Development

Webinar, October 13, 2023 9:30 AM ET

Everyone is welcome, Register Here!

North Central Community of Practice Fall Gathering

Join us in Wisconsin Dells, October 21 – 23, 2023

Plenary Speaker & Special Guest:

RUSSELL SILER JONES, ThD, LCMHCS

"Spiritual Capacity: What It Is, Why It Matters, How to Work with It"

Registration Opening Soon! Watch your inbox for more information:

East Central Community of Practice, October 22 -24, 2023

Pacific Community of Practice, October 23 – 25, 2023

Mid-Atlantic Community of Practice, October 29 – 30, 2023

Atlanta Interstate & Florida Consortium Joint Event November 5 – 7, 2023

Eastern Area Community of Practice, November 6 – 7, 2023

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.