Spiritual Care Specialist Training with Aaron Pawelek

Friday, September 5th, 2025 - Friday, January 9th, 2026

This 48-hour training program will be held online weekly on Fridays scheduled in zoom from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (EST).

This training consists of 16 total sessions, each will begin at 1:00 PM ET and end at 4:00 PM ET. The session dates are as follows:

2025:

Sept. 5th, 12th, 19th,

Oct. 3rd, 17th, 24th, 31st

Nov. 7th, 14th, 21st

Dec. 5th, 12th, 19th

2026:

Jan. 2nd, 9th, 16th

The cost for the course is $600, payable in full when registering.  Participants who complete the course will receive a certificate of completion.

People practicing in care ministries, whether professional or volunteer positions, sometimes find themselves at a loss as to how to respond to the kinds of problems around which their care-receivers are seeking help. Addiction, mental health challenges, trauma, and domestic violence are only a few issues that may require a mental health perspective.

Have you ever wanted to learn more about these kinds of issues and build your repertoire of helping skills, so that you can provide a more competent and confident ministry of care? ACPE’s Spiritual Care Specialist training program supports people working in all manner of caring ministries to do their work more effectively, ethically, and safely.

Who is Aaron Pawelek?

Aaron Pawelek is a licensed clinical social worker and social work supervisor practicing pastoral psychotherapy with the New England Pastoral Institute in Salem, NH since 2015. Prior to that he was director of training at the Pastoral Counseling Center in Dallas, TX (now the Center for Integrative Counseling and Psychology). He received masters degrees in Social Work and Theological Studies from Boston University. He is a member of the ACPE Psychotherapy Commission where his role is chairperson for the Spiritual Care Specialist training program working group.

For more information please email Aaron at pawelek@nepastoral.org