A Silently Politicized Profession – by The Reverend Dr. Belen Gonzalez y...
Ever heard it said, “There are no politics in the chaplaincy profession,” Yeah right! I would like to believe that politics is not a constituent characteristic of the chaplaincy profession. However, I...
View ArticleTHE LOSS OF DONALD CAPPS--By Raymond Lawrence, General Secretary
The sudden death of Don Capps in an automobile accident has deprived CPSP, as well as the entire clinical pastoral community, of arguably the wisest voice of our generation in the field of clinical...
View ArticleCPSP's New Website
CPSP now has a new website, CPSP.ORG. No. It’s not the one shown here. It was created some where around 1998 and certainly not the one we have been using over the last twelve years or so. You are now...
View ArticleNATIONAL CLINICAL SEMINAR - SOUTH ANNOUNCES ITS FALL 2015 EVENT
Robert Griffin, Coordinator for National Clinical Training Seminar - South (NCTS-South), announces the dates and venue of the training event:Monday-Tuesday, October 26 & 27, 2015Holiday Inn, 638...
View ArticleSCHEDULE: NCTS-East, Nov. 2-3, 2015
As previously announced, National Clinical Training Seminar - East will meet November 2 - 3, 2015 at the Loyola Retreat Center, Morristown, New Jersey.Howard Friedman and a portion of his team...
View ArticleEDITOR'S NOTE: Grandparenting Track Offered by Commission on Accreditation of...
The Pastoral Report took notice of a recent news release posted on the Commission for the Accreditation of Pastoral and Psychotherapy Training (CAPPT) website that is relevant to all CPSP Clinical...
View ArticleHELP WANTED: Innovative Possibilities for Clinical Military Chaplain Training...
Recently, I have been talking with a number of military chaplains. Many have never had even one unit of CPE although they would like to. They know that clinical pastoral training would benefit their...
View ArticlePEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Thomas Waynick, CPSP Diplomate
Pastoral Institute Names New CEOThe Ledger-Inquirer recent published an article featuring Thomas Waynick, a member of the Fort Belvoir CPSP Chapter and a Diplomate in Pastoral Psychotherapy and...
View ArticleCPSP in the NEWS: A Lesson From Animals About Being Humane By William...
William Alberts, Phd published an article inCounterPunch.ORG: A Lesson From Animals About Being Humane: Boots, a Katrina Hurricane survivor, is an almost 13-year-old male Golden Retriever-Chow mix, who...
View ArticleUPDATE: NCTS - EAST
A Group Relations Program at the NCTS ConferenceThe National Clinical Training Seminar - East will meet November 2 - 3, 2015 at the Loyola Retreat Center, Morristown, New Jersey. The Theme is:...
View ArticleA Significant Reminder--By David Roth
Today, October 1st, 2015, is the 50th anniversary of the death of Anton T. Boisen (1876-1965), founder of the clinical pastoral movement. Without Boisen, no one would be doing clinical chaplaincy...
View ArticleTwo Kinds of Group Relations Opportunities at NCTS this Fall-- By Jack Lampl...
East and West National Clinical Training Seminars this fall will offer two different Group Relations Events:“Roles, Boundaries, and Vulnerability in Care-Providing Institutions” and“Leadership and...
View ArticleCommission for the Accreditation of Pastoral and Psychotherapy Training...
The Reverend Doctor Willard W.C. Ashley, Sr.The Board of Trustees of the Commission for the Accreditation of Pastoral and Psychotherapy Training announces the addition of a member to the board. The...
View ArticleA Silently Politicized Profession - Part II--by The Rev. Dr. Belen Gonzalez y...
All politically charged circumstances have a historical antecedent. Two decades ago, many of you might remember a document called A White Paper: Professional Chaplaincy—Its Role and Importance in...
View ArticleA Clear Voice... A Reply to “A Silently Politicized Profession, Part II," by...
In his recent piece here, our dear colleague Belen Gonzalez y Perez offers a truism: “All politically charged circumstances have a historical antecedent.” That is of course undoubteIdly true. It is not...
View ArticleNYC Family Justice Center Offers Training in Domestic Violence -- By Victoria...
The Family Justice Center of Manhattan, regional chaplains of CPSP and invited chaplains, and associated personnel from local pastoral care organizations in the city, will gather to participate in a...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 2016 Plenary, March 13-16, in Salt Lake City, Utah
The College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy warmly invites you to join us to gather together for the 26th Plenary, March 13–16, 2016 at the Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel, in downtown Salt...
View ArticleFundamentals Of Palliative Chaplaincy -- By Frederick Poorbaugh
Editor's Note: The month of November is dedicated to Palliative Care. Chaplain Poorbaugh's article is not only informative but timely. CPSP offers a specialty certification in Hospice and Palliative...
View ArticleRaymond Lawrence and Sigmund Freud: Passionate Defiance -- By Ed Hennig, D.Min.
For those who don’t know me, I was in the second wave of those who became CPSP Diplomates in 1990. Raymond was one of my ACPE training supervisors at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas,...
View ArticleEnergizing My Pastoral Batteries at NCTS-East -- By Rabbi Dr. Hillel Fox,...
NCTS-East Tavistock Meeting: "Leadership and Membership in Diverse Organizations."I recently was invigorated by participating in the outstanding National Clinical Training Seminar (NCTS) – East of the...
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