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CPSP Formed Out of Memories -- by George Hankins-Hull
In his 2003 Address to the CPSP Plenary, Raymond Lawrence provided a most eloquent definition of the founding philosophy of CPSP, reminding us of the origins of our community, and the very meaning of...
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CAPPT announces new board members: Revs. Deborah Kerr Davis and Bryan Bass-Riley
The Commission for the Accreditation of Pastoral and Psychotherapy Training (CAPPT) announces the election of two new board members, Rev. Deborah Kerr Davis and Bryan Bass-Riley.In his pubic...
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"Improvising with-in the Shadows" - the 52nd Annual A. K. Rice Residential...
CPSP members have found that participation in a residential group relations conference has a powerful, transformative effect on their own self-awareness and their ministries. In preparation for...
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Dr. George Buck, Lifetime Achievement Award -- by Susan McDougal
Dr. George Buck earned the lifetime achievement award several lifetimes ago. His history in the Pastoral Care field goes back more than 50 years. George is believed to be the last remaining chaplain...
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Thoughts About Orlando -- by Raymond J. Lawrence, General Secretary
The news from Orlando reminds us that homophobia is a religious and psychological blight that those us in the healing professions must continue to address, for the good of the whole community. Orlando...
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An Invitation... What CPSP Means to You (video)
The CPSP Communications Committee is producing a new video and audio podcast series, "What CPSP Means to You", and committee member, Susan McDougal, is here to tell you more about it:
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CPSP Chaplains Respond to Orlando Tragedy--- by Scott A. Fleming, Missiouri...
On Sunday, June 12th, many of us here in the Orlando, Florida community awoke to the local news that twenty persons had been shot in a popular Orlando nightclub during a Latin night event. By the time...
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Increasing Trend to Secularize Chaplaincy -- by George Hull, Dip.Th., Th.M.
There has been an increasing trend in the pastoral care movement to move away from chaplaincy and pastoral care in favor of promoting and providing "spiritual care." Many hospital departments have...
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Insights Into Cancer (14 Jun. 2016 video) -- by Michael Eselun
Insights Into Cancer June 14, 2016 from Simms/Mann UCLA Center on Vimeo.Michael Eselun is a CPSP Board Certified Clinical Chaplain and a member of the Los Angeles, CA Chapter. He serves as the...
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Improvising with-in the Shadows
I just returned from the 52nd Annual AK Rice Residential Group Relations Conference, Improvising with-in the Shadows, Exploring Authority And Leadership in Our Organizations and Communities, held July...
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David Franzen's AAPC Theory Paper of the Year Published – by Perry Miller,...
If you are writing theory papers, or if you are supervising trainees in this process, a new resource is now available for you to explore. The Rev. Dr. David Franzen has just published an article on...
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Asha Swims -- by Perry Miller, Editor
A member of our CPSP family achieved an extraordinary accomplishment this past Saturday. Asha Allen successfully swam across the English Channel. This she did in thirteen hours, 3 minutes, in Force 5...
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A Brief Reflection on the Clinical Pastoral Training Group: Redemption &...
As I prepare for a new group of CPE residents and interns, I pause for a moment in reflection upon the outgoing training group that has just completed a year of clinical pastoral training. I...
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Announcing CPSP's new podcast, Chaplaincy Alive! -- by Perry Miller, Editor...
Chaplaincy Alive! is a new podcast production by the CPSP Communications Committee, featuring the work and expertise of the members of CPSP, as well as distinguished members of the broader clinical...
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Improvements to the CPSP Certification Process and Forms -- by Jonathan...
In an effort to improve the certification experience, the CPSP Certification Committee has worked to make changes to the process that will help to support our certification candidates and organize the...
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Reflections on 2015 Spring National Clinical Training Seminar - East – By...
I entered the world of CPSP in late summer of 2011 as a supervisor in training. Since that time I have attended just about every National Clinical Training Seminar (NCTS) and have come to value...
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Revision in CPSP's Certification Process – By Jonathan Freeman
At its most recent meeting, the CPSP Governing Council approved changes to the CPSP certification process. These changes are implemented to strengthen the role of the chapter in the certification...
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The Current Crisis in Healthcare Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care – By Raymond...
Almost a century ago Anton Boisen changed the face of pastoral work. He taught religious professionals to be healers. Listening to persons suffering mentally or physically was his central theme. To get...
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Raymond Lawrence, CPSP General Secretary, Response to Charleston, SC Tragedy
The ghastly event at Mother Emanuel AME Church Thursday in Charleston, South Carolina, was an unspeakable act of violence seemingly motivated explicitly by racial hatred.We must do all we can to...
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Columbia, SC CPSP Chapter Responds to Charleston Tragedy – By Hayden Howell
Editor's Note: Below is a Pastoral Letter to the Columbia, SC and the CPSP community from Hayden Howell, CPE Supervisor.Dear Columbia Chapter, CPSP (other colleagues, and former members of the...
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