CPSP Little Rock Chapter

We are pleased to announce that Professor Arthur W. Frank will be the Keynote speaker at the at the 2008 Plenary Gathering of The College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy. Arthur W. Frank is professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Calgary, Alberta Canada. Dr. Frank received his undergraduate degree in English from Princeton University (High Honours, 1968), his M.A. in Communications from the University of Pennsylvania, and his M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Yale University (1975). He has taught at the University of Calgary since 1975. In 2006 he was elected a Fellow of The Hastings Center, the preeminent U.S. bioethics institute, and also elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, which is the highest honor that Canadian academics can receive. He is the author of At the Will of the Body: Reflections on Illness (Houghton Mifflin, 1991), the story of his 1985 heart attack and subsequent testicular cancer. The book has been translated into four langua...

Two Great Reasons to Attend the CPSP 2008 Plenary 1 . The Pre-conference Workshops 2. Visit Little Rock's Places of Interest 1. Preconference Workshops: a. 9:00 a.m. Sunday – “Community Based C.P.E.” b. 10:45 a.m. Sunday – “There is No Suffering in the Hospital” c. 1:00 p.m. Sunday – “Chapter Life Workshop" 2. Visit these historic sites: a. The Clinton Presidential Library b. The Old Mill – site of the opening scene of “Gone with the Wind” c. Central High School – site of the “Little Rock Nine” historic school desegregation d. The Little Rock River Market e. Alltel Arena – site of 2008 NCAA regional men’s basketball tournament f. Villa Marre – the house on the sitcom “Designing Women” g. Heifer Project International Green Building h. MacArthur Museum of Military History i. Old State House Museum j. Arkansas Museum and Historical Restoration k. Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum/USS Razorback (WWII submarine) l. Arkansas Riverboat Queen m. River Rail Streetcars & Trolley Syst...

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...

There remains considerable confusion concerning which Clinical Pastoral Education training programs qualify to receive Medicare Payments. The leadership of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education has not acted in a responsible manner to clear up the misunderstanding; promoted by ACPE leaders; that only ACPE accredited Doe recognized programs qualify for such payments. Clinical Pastoral Education training programs accredited by The College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy also qualify for such payments. Medicare officials do not support the ACPE only claim. We quote a response provided from the Medicare office: “The regulations cite the ACPE as an example of a national professional organization that would be sufficient as the accrediting body. However, the regulation at section 413.85(e) also specifically state that the accrediting bodies are “not limited to” the cited organizations. While programs that are accredited by the ACPE meet CMS definition of an Approved Nur...

For nearly a decade the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) has erroneously promoted itself as the only legitimate provider of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) and, therefore, the only provider of CPE to qualify for Medicare Pass-through payments. Statements to this fact have been made by Lerrill White an ACPE supervisor and former ACPE President Bill Baugh. In addition former ACPE President James Stapleford further complicated the issue with the misleading comments that recognition by the Department of Education was a necessary qualifier to receiving such payments. The comments by these well known ACPE leaders carry authority and are misleading both to the ACPE membership and to the public at large. It is regrettable then that the ACPE Board of Representatives has failed to take any corrective action to publicly correct the erroneous comments made by some of the organizations most prominent members. One might conclude that the ACPE membership is not well served by its...

The College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy is unique among the national pastoral care training, certifying and accrediting agencies in that CPSP is a covenanting community. At the heart of the CPSP community is a covenant of mutual accountability grounded in the concept that people are more important than institutions. Believing that life is best lived by grace, the CPSP community places a premium on the significance of relationships between its members. What other organizations attempt to legislate for by standards CPSP is by nature, a community of professional accountability. The CPSP advantage is that people come first. The Covenant of the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy Spiritual pilgrims We, the CPSP members see ourselves as spiritual pilgrims seeking a truly collegial professional community. Our calling and commitments are, therefore, first and last theological. We covenant to address one another and to be addressed by one another in a profound theo...

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

August 18, 2006 OPEN LETTER TO THE LEADERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION (ACPE) The ACPE has lately been taking the low road in its competition with CPSP. Its information and announcements have been marked by faulty claims and aggression. I urge the leadership to consider taking the high road of competitiveness supported by a gracious collegiality. The larger community needs a healthy, decent ACPE that travels the high road. We in CPSP especially need for the ACPE to travel that road. We share a crucially important common task. There is plenty of work for both communities. Besides that, ten, twenty, fifty, or a hundred years from now, when small-minded persons take over the leadership in the CPSP, some of us might ourselves seek another, kinder community, one that fosters justice truth, and a generosity of spirit. Raymond J. Lawrence General Secretary

VA Chaplaincy and Clinical Pastoral Education Requirements by George Hankins-Hull It is important to clear up some confusion that many have had concerning employment requirements as a VA chaplain. In order to qualify for employment as a VA Chaplain, an individual must have completed two units of Clinical Pastoral Education, or demonstrate equivalent training. Units of CPE completed and certified by the College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy, National Association of Catholic Chaplains and The Association of Clinical Pastoral Education all count toward this requirement. Equivalent training is not less than 800 hours of supervised ministry in a health care setting, such as a hospital or nursing home, which incorporated both ministry formation and pastoral care skills development. To be considered equivalent to CPE, training must include the following components: 1. It must be a formal educational program, with curriculum, theological reflection, and evaluation components, whi...

Reflections On John Edgerton’s National Clinical Training Seminar Presentation by Linda Walsh I was grateful to be at the NCTS. John Edgarton is a master storyteller - using visions of scary woods, dogs and loving relatives to lure us into the experiential and effective lesson of the Narrative as a vehicle for transformation and liberation. Each patient's story unlocks a subversive message of hope...a liberation process to transcend the sorrow. He urged his audience to search the patient's biography to discover the "Holy", like a muse, to reflect that God has been there all along. John's compelling personal disclosure woven through contextual references personalized, for me, the responsibility we carry in this spiritual role. In therapy we expose our own story and awareness - but in clinical practice we take that same story objectively and use it to assist and build strength in others. The good news is that each CPSP meeting is experiencing larger multi-cultural a...

I want to call attention to our name, to look at it still another time for perhaps a deeper meaning. This is a question of our identity. One of the earliest challenges you had in your clinical training was in response to that question “Who are you?” It became a maddening question asked by that supervisor, that committee, that fellow student. But we had to return to it again and again. And so I ask you still again. Our name: The College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy. Much is imbedded in those words. Today there is only time to focus on the first two words: College and Pastoral. Perhaps next year we might address the last two words regarding the science and art of pastoral practice. We will see. But first, this word College. Our founders were very wise to have chosen this name. Or perhaps divinely inspired, which is a bit of a stretch knowing them as we do today. Perhaps both. But is the right name at the right time and the right place. The College. You might pause and notice...

The College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy promotes competency through an ongoing process of peer review which is a central aspect of our covenant relationship and Chapter life. CPSP is unique among the national pastoral training and certifying organizations. Credential’s held by CPSP members are renewed annually and contingent upon satisfactory participation in Chapter life and the Chapter's recomendation for renewal. CPSP understands its task to be first and foremost theological and that ongoing peer review is centered in the CPSP covenant. Within Chapter life, CPSP members covenant together to being held mutually responsible to one another for their ongoing personal/professional development and direction. Peer review for the majority of our professional colleagues is something that occurs every five years in contrast to CPSP members for whom it is an ongoing feature of Chapter life. In this way CPSP has set the industry standard for a peer review process which is th...