CPSP Little Rock Chapter

I am so happy to announce our presenter for this National Clinical Training Seminar:Richard Sloan, Ph.D. is a professor of Behavioral Medicine at Columbia University. Last year he published a book entitled: Blind Faith, The Unholy Alliance of Religion and Medicine. “Blind Faith gives readers the tools to understand when good medical science is subverted and, as important, how true religion is debased by bringing it into the laboratory.” Dr. Sloan will talk about his book and open up the discussion to our community. For those who do not have the book, you may want to purchase it. “By showing how real science works, Sloan exposes the destructive forces at play when two very different domains- religion and medicine- meet.” The Pastoral Report published Dr. Sloan's 2001 CPSP Plenary presentation, Religion, Spirituality and Medicine. The NCTS is open to all members of the CPSP community. CPE Supervisors and Supervisors-In-Training are encouraged to attend. Equally true, Pastoral Psychot

I just left Iloilo in the Philippines where I was guest of the School of Theology, Central Philippine University (CPU). The university was the first school and hospital established in the Philippines by the American Baptists a century ago. It is a very large and impressive complex. The university invited me to be a sort of visiting consultant with special attention to its clinical pastoral training program. Its program is accredited by CPSP. The dean, Dr. Limuel Equina, was very hospitable and attempted to meet my every need. I was astonished at my departure, when I rushed to an early flight at 5:30 in the morning, to find the dean and his wife at the airport to wish me a safe journey. His action relays something of who the dean is and something about the hospitality of the Philippine people. The person I most related to at the university was the Rev Daisy Basiliano who is the director of clinical pastoral education. She is conducting several training groups, and having observed them f

Mid-South Regional Fall Chaplains Conference October 11-12, 2007 Delta Regional Medical Center Greenville, Mississippi Dr. Larry Burton to Headline Fall Mid-South Chaplains Conference Gather this Fall with chaplains from across the South for this educational event, beginning with dinner on Thursday night, continuing with a full day of educational seminars on Friday. Mark your calendars & register now! Schedule Thursday, Oct. 11 – 6:30 p.m.: Dinner Thursday, Oct. 11 – 7:30 p.m.: Workshop 1 When Religion Becomes an Ethical Issue Dr. Larry Burton, Past APC President & COMISS Chairman Friday, Oct. 12 – 8:00 a.m.: Continental Breakfast Friday, Oct. 12 – 8:30 a.m.: Workshop 2 Encountering the Sacred through Organ Donation Chaplain Phil Pinckard, Medical Center of South Arkansas Friday, Oct. 12 – 11:00 a.m.: Workshop 3 Internal Family Systems Walt Porter, Ph. D., Clinical Psychologist Friday, Oct. 12 – 12 Noon: Lunch Friday, Oct. 12 – 1:00 p.m.: Workshop 4 Turning Death in to Healing

Ordained ministers and others commissioned to serve in specialized pastoral ministries are required to provide to the College of Pastoral Supervision And Psychotherapy, evidence of endorsement and validation of their ministries by their faith group. Endorsement and validation of ministry by one’s faith group is a requirement for certification and continued certification with CPSP. Ecclesiastical Endorsement Bodies: Adventist Church Ecclesiastical Endorsement http://www.adventistchaplains.org/endorse.htm Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries Seventh-day Adventist World Headquarters 12501 Old Columbia PikeSilver Spring, MD 20904 USA Phone: 301-680-6780 Fax: 301-680-6783 e-mail: acm@gc.adventist.org Alliance of Baptists Ecclesiastical Endorsement http://www.allianceofbaptists.org/AOB-2007Endorsement.doc Ann Sidney Charlescraft, D.Min. Manager for Bereavement Services Chaplain/Instructor Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Department of Pastoral Care PO Box 980664 Richmond, Virginia 2

They came from around the world for the 2007 CPSP Plenary in Raleigh, North Carolina. CPSP has indigenous ClinicalPastoral Education programs in Seoul South Korea, Kowloon Hong Kong, Iloilo City Philippines, Singapore, Moshi Tanzania, Caracas Venezuela, Arecibo & Humacao Puerto Rico, Nassau Bahamas and Canada. CPSP promoting the voices of the many in the Clinical Pastoral Training movement. We invite you view Snapshots of the 2007 gathering of the CPSP Community at: http://www.cpsp.org/ Blessings George Hankins Hull CPSP Diplomate in Clinical Pastoral Supervision

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CPSP 2008 PLENARY – Rockin’ in Little Rock! March 31 – April 2 The 2008 Plenary of the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy will be held March 31 through April 2, 2008, at the Wyndham Riverfront in North Little Rock Arkansas. HOTEL DESCRIPTION The Wyndham Riverfront Little Rock is located on the north bank of the Arkansas River, in the heart of downtown North Little Rock. Our convenient location puts you in the center of the action - just one mile from the downtown Little Rock business district, seven miles from Little Rock National Airport and just a few blocks from the Statehouse Convention Center and Alltel Arena. Downtown North Little Rock offers many fine restaurants and clubs, including what will be Cregan’s Irish Pub, only a block from the hotel. Count on comfort and performance in a spacious guest room filled with thoughtful amenities like a two-line phone, data port, voice mail and Internet access. Dining is a pleasure at the hotel's two restaurants, world-ren

In May of 2006 the ACPE Board of Representatives at it's spring meeting in Atlanta, a motion was adopted that ACPE accredited centers can no longer offer CPSP units of CPE training. The following reasons were presented as to the rational for the motion: MOTION # 43: ACCREDITATION OF DUALLY ALIGNED (CPSP AND ACPE) CENTERSWhereas, the Accreditation Commission has consistently received reports from students and seminaries of a lack of informed consent about the contrast of ACPE CPE and CPSP CPE; And whereas, the Accreditation Commission has experienced a lack of consistent application of the program standards of CPSP CPE programs, And whereas, the Accreditation Commission finds a lack of transparency with the organization of CPSP, its curriculum processes, And whereas, the Accreditation Commission has received reports ofACPE CPE centers who hire CPE Supervisors who have membership inboth organizations being dropped from the ACPE roster and offering only CPSP CPE after telling the hosp