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Stay GroundedAug 3, 2022
Recently I had planned to listen to a podcast while taking a long walk. As I headed out the door, I launched the program. The sound was only coming from one of the earbuds. I was annoyed by this as the earbuds were new and I had only just charged them in their case. Throughout the walk, I remained distracted by the non-functioning earbud.
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Trust the ProcessAug 1, 2022
Author and change facilitator adrienne maree brown often speaks about trusting the process and trusting the people. Brown points us toward the natural world and what it teaches us about the mystery and chaos of change. The reality of change can be both terrifying and liberating. Our strategic planning process has been set up intentionally to invite the multitude and diverse voices of ACPE into the conversation about where we are headed and what we need to get there. ACPE is an organization that has committed to fundamental change as an anti-racist organization amidst the ever-changing landscape of healthcare, theological education, and the more diverse organization that we have become.
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Real Knowledge of the Human SoulJul 27, 2022
More people in the spiritual community around the world offer counseling and support to those suffering from mental illness than we can presently measure effectively. Yet these individuals collectively care for the soul in ways that the community relies on every day. When we think about where people go to access care when suffering from mental illness, we cannot overlook this group.
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Frosty Foothills: A Metaphor for CPEJul 22, 2022
It is difficult for me to describe my CPE journey as anything but that, a journey. At the same time, descriptions falter to depict the scenes I’ve seen. Words are insufficient. The hospital is filled with the ineffable. Yet, I’m reminded of a hike, in snowy Appalachia, trekking through a foot of snow to witness the glory of creation.
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Curriculum Resource RoomsJul 22, 2022
On July 29th from 1:00 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST, Rev. Dr. Beth Jackson-Jordan and Rev. Dr. Imani Jones will have a conversation about race in CPE curriculum, specifically about de-centering whiteness in our curriculums. They have graciously offered all of us to join—to listen in and then to engage them and each other as we consider how we can construct our curriculums to best serve the diversity of students in our programs as well as those who have yet to enroll in our programs. And even more importantly, we will consider how can our curriculum prepare those students for engaging in a world in which we hope to connect with others across differences?
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A Seismic ShiftJul 22, 2022
Whenever the earth shakes under our feet, we Californians hope it’s not the beginning of the “big one.” In the past two years, we all have experienced a seismic shift in our social and personal lives: the pandemic has led to the loss of many lives, caused much grief, unveiled social inequality and racism, and contributed to increased mental health challenges like depression, anxiety, and loneliness.
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A Christian Reflection on PTSDJul 19, 2022
Recently, a close family member was diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and subsequent conversations related to our shared Christian faith brought about new questions for me in my faith journey as a Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapist.
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Spirituality MattersJul 15, 2022
One of the less visible parts of my role as executive director of ACPE is to respond to senior executives in many of the centers we accredit or where psychotherapists practice. Their questions can be complex, and they often distill down to a pretty simple question: why should we pay for someone to provide spiritual care here?
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Community of Practice 2023 Funding Request Process Open Now through August 1stJul 11, 2022
It’s that time of year again…time to submit your CoP’s budget and funding request to the Professional Well-Being Committee. We are excited to see 2023 bringing us all back together after such a long pause.
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We must weave our wisdom together in a tapestry reflecting who and what we are today
Jul 2, 2022
As we wake up to the news of more deaths and violence during these challenging and painful days, I think about you and what you hold. The listening and presence you provide are the sources of healing. Holding tension and mystery is challenging when we carry our own grief.
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For your professional ethics edification in JulyJun 29, 2022
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 member of the PEC discussing some ways this person lives these commitments
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En Conjunto: The Journey of BelongingJun 29, 2022
As we take time off (hopefully) to celebrate the 4th of July, our task force was invited to reflect on our gleanings as we have engaged in anti-bias work regarding language and immigration. Reflecting on our experience of living in the United States as immigrants in general, and as ACPE Certified Educators in particular, we acknowledge our desire to belong. The diverse histories of immigrants, which make up the American identity, invite us to engage with our own stories that brought us to this country.
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COVID-19 on CPE Project Grant Report
Jun 24, 2022
In 2020, the Foundation for ACPE in partnership with the ACPE Research Committee launched the Research Grants Initiative and funded two research projects: one that explored the relationship between CPE and Emotional Intelligence ($54,987), and the other that examined the Impact of Covid-19 on CPE ($18,883).
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Juneteenth ReflectionJun 24, 2022
This year Juneteenth hit different. My first celebration since the pandemic shut everything down. My first celebration after the beginning of the worldwide Black Lives Matter protests. Here are some of my reflections. Juneteenth is bittersweet for me For it is both celebration and lament
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A Blessing for Finding Healing and HopeJun 17, 2022
Elizabeth Smith-Bartlett, M.Div., M.S., is a second year chaplain resident at VCU Health in Richmond, VA. She serves as the unit chaplain to the medical respiratory intensive care unit and the medical intermediate/intensive care unit, which have been the primary Covid-19 ICUs since the start of the pandemic. Prior to VCU, Elizabeth completed additional CPE units in Ft. Worth, TX, and New Haven, CT. She is ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and has served congregations in Connecticut and New York.
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What in the world does Juneteenth have to do with ACPE?Jun 17, 2022
Juneteenth, a nationally recognized federal holiday, is celebrated on June 19. Juneteenth is a celebratory moment that has transcended into a movement for emancipation, liberation, and self-actualization of African Americans in the United States of America. On June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas. They had to physically force racist white enslavers to stop enslaving Black persons and ignoring or refusing to honor President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which outlawed the enslavement of Black bodies and went into effect six months earlier on January 1, 1863.
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Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
Jun 17, 2022
In so many ways, I feel fortunate to listen to twenty-somethings wonder what ever happened to summer. They reflect on the days just a few short years in their past when school stopped for a while, where they filled their days with play, camps, sleep, and long hours with friends. Some of them worked summer jobs, and some worked more than one. But as I heard one of them recently ask, what happened to the pause, the slow down, the break?
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Rev. Dr. Danielle J. Buhuro is the new ACPE Co-Editor for Reflective PracticeJun 10, 2022
The Editorial Board is pleased to announce our new ACPE Co-Editor, Rev. Dr. Danielle J. Buhuro, working alongside the Rev. Dr. Matthew Floding, ATFE Co-Editor. Rev. Dr. Buhuro and the Rev. Dr. Floding bring years of supervisory training as well as connections to a wide variety of practitioners in the field of supervised spiritual care. Each is excited to join the process of producing high quality writing and reflecting on this work.
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Resistance, Curiosity, and Integration: Spiritual Formation and Identity IntegrationJun 10, 2022
We are a special subgroup formed to take a special look at where bias around gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity impact our ACPE Community. We are looking at how our language, experiences, and learned stories impact the ethics, certification, and accreditation processes. Over the next several months we will continue to listen to your stories and comply data to get a clearer picture of how gender and sexuality biases affect our community members.
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Almost Mid-Year (Almost)Jun 10, 2022
Lets take this moment to reflect A moment of light introspect Here we are, nearing the middle of this year Not calendar year, but an academic year