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Supervisor In Training Forum

David Fleenor has created an online discussion forum for Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisors-in-Training. The forum provides an opportunity to discuss all issues related to the process of becoming a CPE Supervisor. David suggests the forum will a venue to discuss issues of training, theory papers, committee meetings, theology, disappointments, and celebrations. The forum is limited to current supervisors in training and those that have been out of training for up to two years whether or not their training resulted in certification. The forum is open to members of the College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy as well as those in the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. For more information about the forum visit the link which follows:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CPESITS/

You may also contact David Fleenor at:
The Rev. David W. Fleenor
1 East 29th Street
New York, NY 10016
By Telephone: 646.942.0623

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