The ACPE The ACPE Academy for Academy for Continuing Continuing EducationEducation

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The ACPE Academy for The ACPE Academy for Continuing EducationContinuing Education

Administration

Rev. Dr. Teresa E. Snorton, ACPE Executive Director

Rev. Deryck Durston, ACPE Associate Director

Mr. Richard Thorne, Thorne Consulting

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Association for Clinical Pastoral Association for Clinical Pastoral Education Inc.Education Inc.

We are ….A multicultural, multi-faith organization devoted to providing education and improving the quality of ministry and pastoral care offered by spiritual caregivers of all faiths through the clinical education methodology.

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Our Mission StatementOur Mission Statement The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. (ACPE) is a professional

association committed to advancing experience-based theological education for

seminarians, clergy and lay persons of diverse cultures, ethnic groups and faith

traditions. We establish standards, certify supervisors and accredit programs and

centers in varied settings. ACPE programs promote the integration of personal history, faith tradition and the behavioral sciences in

the practice of spiritual care.

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Our VisionOur Vision StatementStatement• As the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education,

Inc. we will be distinguished as the premier provider of clinical pastoral education and recognized by the United States Department of Education:– Encouraging creative response to the changing context of

spiritual care in the communities we serve;– Modeling professional competence, integrity and high

ethical standards;– Sustaining a welcoming organizational culture in which

members are encouraged to learn and grow;– Embracing diversity, collaboration, and accountability on

a national and international level; and– Prophetically advocating for excellence in pastoral

education and the practice of spiritual care.

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ACPE 2010: Into the FutureACPE 2010: Into the Future

• In the Spring of 2006, the ACPE Board adopted Five Strategic Initiatives, which were identified through a process involving feedback from our membership

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The Strategic InitiativesThe Strategic Initiatives#1 Contextual and Pastoral

Education

– Purpose• Create standards and

accreditation processes to support innovation

• Begin new centers in diverse settings

• Incorporate new developments in educational theory

• Relate to field educators and seminary faculty including The Society for Pastoral Theology and Association of Theological Field Educators

• Perform research on best practices and distant learning

• Support publications in the field of clinical pastoral education

• Integrate multicultural competencies

#2 Supervisory Education and Certification

– Purpose• Increase number of supervisory

education students• Support centers and students

doing supervisory education with resources and money

• Initiate and organize educational events at conferences and regional meetings

• Be a resource for consultation in program start ups

• Evaluate and enhance certification process

• Integrate multicultural competencies

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The Strategic InitiativesThe Strategic Initiatives#3 Development and Fund

Raising

• Purpose• Initiate and implement

a Capitol Campaign • Develop new markets

and publics• Maintain and update

the strategic plan

#4 Multicultural and International Learning

• Purpose• Recruit students

(international and underrepresented US Populations)

• Establish new centers outside US

• Collaborate with ACPE’s REM Network and International Network

• Provide resources for multicultural education

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Our Strategic InitiativesOur Strategic Initiatives#5 Organizational

Relationships in Pastoral Care

Purpose• Coordinate

relationships with judicatories, faith groups, cognates, JCAHO, COC, COMISS etc.

• Organize Joint Conference every 10 years

• Legislative initiatives as needed

• Coordinate responses to disasters

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The New Generations The New Generations ProjectProject

• In Fall 2008, the ACPE Board approved the New Generations Project to support the development of

Non-Traditional Programs of Clinical Pastoral Education, Encouraging Creativity and Innovation and Investing in our Future

• Focus Areas– Community and Urban Programs– Under-represented Cultural & Faith Groups– Supervisory Education– International Training and Education– Public Concerns and Disaster Response– ACPE Leadership Academy

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The ACPE Academy for Continuing Education The ACPE Academy for Continuing Education has been created to implement these has been created to implement these

strategic initiatives and projects:strategic initiatives and projects:

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The ACPE Academy for Continuing Education

Leadership ForumCenter for

Management Studies

Center for the Supervisory

and Teaching Arts

Institute for International CPE

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• Let’s look at each of the program areas separately and the courses being envisioned for each:– The Leadership Forum– The Center for Management Studies– The Center for the Supervisory and

Teaching Arts– The Institute for International CPE

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LEADERSHIP FORUM

Accreditation Certification Professional Ethics General Leadership

#1 – Equipping ACPE #1 – Equipping ACPE leadership and membersleadership and members

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Leadership ForumLeadership Forum• Accreditation

• Orientation to Live Text (Nov 09)

• Site Team Chair Training (Nov 09)

• Investigator Training for Processing Educational Complaints (Nov 09)

• Your Role as an Accreditation Commission Chair Member

• Orientation to the Accreditation Process

• Serving on a Site Team• Preparing for a Site Visit

• Certification

• Orientation to the Regional Chair Job Description (Nov 09)

• Reading and Evaluating Position Papers

• Writing Presenters’ Reports• Your Role as a Certification

Commission Member

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Leadership Forum Leadership Forum (continued)(continued)

• Professional Ethics

• Your Role as a Professional Ethics Commission Member

• Investigator Training for Processing Ethics Complaints (Nov 09)

• General Leadership

• Orientation to the Changes in the 2010 Standards

• Orientation for Board Members

• The ACPE Multicultural Competencies

(done in 07 and 08)

• Diversity Training with various titles

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#2 Equipping Pastoral #2 Equipping Pastoral LeadersLeaders

CENTER FOR MANAGEMENT STUDIES

100 SeriesFor new

pastoral leaders

200 SeriesFor experienced

pastoral leaders

300 SeriesFor seasoned

pastoral leaders

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Center for Management Center for Management Studies (CMS)Studies (CMS)

• For Supervisory Education Students and newly certified Supervisors

• For All CPE Supervisors

• For Department Heads• For Pastors and church

staff• For managers/leaders

in many disciplines

• Face-to-face Seminars

• Webinars

• Interactive Website

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#3 Equipping CPE Supervisors #3 Equipping CPE Supervisors & Pastoral Educators& Pastoral Educators

Center for the Supervisory

and Teaching Arts

Supervisory TheoriesThe Practice of

Supervision in the Pastoral Arts

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Center for the Supervisory

and Teaching Arts (CSTA)

Supervisory and Educational Theories & Concepts

• i.e. Accelerated Supervisory CPE for Pastoral Professionals

• Group Theory Seminars

The Practice of Supervision in the Pastoral Arts

• i.e. – Learning Labs– Creating A CPE

Curriculum– Writing Effective

Evaluations– Etc.

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#4 #4 Institute for International CPE (IICPE) (IICPE)

• ACPE Supervisors to other countries

• International persons seeking certification or supervisory mentoring

• ACPE International Student Visitor Program– Orientation Program– Mentoring Program– Support and Networking after CPE

• ACPE Students doing CPE abroad

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This is a bold move on the part of the ACPE shifting its identify from being an administrative entity to also be a program entity.

We are excited about these developments and the ways in which the emerging ACPE Capital Campaign being led by the Foundation for CPE will support the Academy.

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• “Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is simply passing the time. Action with vision is making a positive difference.”

Joel Barker

Joel Barker was the first person to popularize the concept of paradigm shifts for the corporate world.

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ACPE Academy for Continuing Education

Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. (ACPE)

1549 Clairmont Rd, Suite 103Decatur, GA 30033

Phone 404-320-1472 Fax 404-320-0849email: acpe@acpe.edu