Spiritual Care Specialist Training with Aaron Pawelek - Online (This program is not available for NBCC credit)
Scheduled in zoom from 1 pm - 4 pm (EST):
January, 2026: 1/30
February, 2026: 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27
March, 2026: 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27
April, 2026: 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24
May, 2026: 5/1, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29
The cost for the course is $600, payable in full when registering. Participants who complete the course will receive a certificate of completion.
What is the Spiritual Care Specialist Training Program?
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.
The Spiritual Care Specialist Training teaches people engaged in ministries of care to integrate knowledge
and skills from the behavioral health field into their work in order to perform their caregiving more
effectively, ethically, and safely.
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, LICSW, is a member of ACPE’s psychotherapy commission. He is also a psychotherapist in practice at the New England Pastoral Institute (NEPI) in Salem, New Hampshire.
Feel free to reach out to Aaron with questions by calling or emailing him directly at 603-890-6767X107 or pawelek@nepastoral.org
The Spiritual Care Specialist Training teaches people engaged in ministries of care to integrate knowledge
and skills from the behavioral health field into their work in order to perform their caregiving more
effectively, ethically, and safely.
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Aaron Pawelek, LICSW
New England Pastoral Institute
Aaron Pawelek is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and psychotherapist with the New England Pastoral Institute in Salem, NH. Prior to that he was Director of Training at the Pastoral Counseling Center in Dallas, TX. Aaron received his Master of Social Work and Master of Theological Studies degrees at Boston University. He chaired the task force responsible for developing the new Pastoral Care Specialist program and is excited to share it with caregivers of all faith backgrounds.