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A Day of RemembranceMar 11, 2024
On March 16 this year, it will mark the 3rd anniversary of the Atlanta Spa cold-blooded tragedy that occurred where 6 of 8 victims of Asian descent were killed. The attack had come to symbolize pattern of violence that emerged with the initial outbreak of the Covid-19 Pandemic in the United States. It continues to haunt the Asian American community today. It will take a village to heal together. Here is a ritual to nourish us to heal with courage and compassion-
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Countdown to the ACPE 2024 Annual ConferenceMar 8, 2024
Greetings ACPE Community, We look forward to meeting once again for our ACPE Annual Conference in May 2024! Join us in Pittsburg as we gather for connection and learning. Following our theme of Looking In, Reaching Out, Building Together, we will examine the ways our organization and centers’ processes can be more effective in promoting justice-seeking care. We will look beyond ACPE as guest speaker Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes invites us to consider how we can engage with larger cultural and spiritual concerns. We will come together and discover innovative approaches employed by educators and psychotherapists in their respective fields...
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I Thank Our Creator with Every Remembrance of Each of You…Mar 4, 2024
The ACPE Curriculum Committee and our awesome staff is hard at work putting the final touches on our annual conference! This year’s conference will be held May 19-23 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. When I pause and think about last year’s conference, I get a warm feeling. Like many of you have, I have lived through some awful experiences. It is usually in the aftermath that I can see areas of growth and appreciation not previously anticipated. I have come to call these gifts collateral blessings… unanticipated good that occurs alongside or in response to pain, loss, or tragedy.
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Proposed Standards ChangesMar 1, 2024
After a review of the current standards and receiving feedback from the ACPE membership and the Anti-Bias Work Group, the Accreditation Commission is proposing the following changes to the ACPE Standards as part of our regular review process. To provide feedback on these proposed changes, please click here. The review and feedback period is open through April 12, 2024.
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Doubly Conscious Reflective PractitionerFeb 26, 2024
In honor of Black History Month, the ACPE Anti-Bias Work Group invited newly Certified Educator, Reverend Jeremiah Page, to reflect on his experience as an African-American man who has journeyed through the ACPE Certification process. It is our hope that Jeremiah's poignant reflection can provide much-needed wisdom to all of as we better understand the many identifies we reconcile in becoming the most authentic versions of ourselves. Do you have a personal reflection you wish to include in the Anti-Bias Work Group's monthly newsletter column? If so, please email it to Jasmine Okafor, ACPE Director of Development & DEI Initiatives.