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Pastoral Care Week - October 20th to 26th, 2013 -- by Linda Walsh-Garrison
PROPHETIC VOICE - Pastoral Care Week is proud to celebrate it’s 28th year by reflecting on the Prophetic Voices in our daily rounds. Historically voices spoke loudly through pastors and chaplains –...
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NCTS Theme: "Mental Health Issues Impact Pastoral Care” --by Francine Hernandez
We are excited about the fall meeting of the National Clinical Training Seminar-East on Nov. 11-12, 2013 at San Alfonso Retreat Center, Long Branch, New Jersey.Our is presenter is Dr. Dwight Sweezy. He...
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Reconciliation in a Larger Sense-- by Domenic A. Fuccillo
"Reconciliation," by Josefina de VasconcellosWe faced another crisis in the Middle East as we recently marked 9/11 -- with outcome uncertain.Last month I attended the dedication of a labyrinth I helped...
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Tolerance and Encouragement: Making Room for Divine Presence – instead of...
Tolerance and Encouragement: Making Room for Divine Presence – instead of “Paging” Him or Her Interfaith? Multi faith? Engaging Others in Their FaithsRobert Charles Powell, MD, PhDcare, counseling, and...
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The Death of Orlo C. Strunk, Jr., Ph.D.
Orlo C. Strunk, Jr., Ph.D., former Managing Editor of The Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling (JPCP) died September 24, 2013.Dr. Strunk's contribution to and leadership in the clinical pastoral...
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Relief For The Philippines -- By Barbara A. McGuire
UPDATE: Hundreds of survivors were moved to Manila, where the local churches are now overwhelmed. They quietly lament “we have lost everything”. There was a report of a woman whose family members...
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ELEMENTS OF CLINICAL PASTORAL ASSESSMENT: The Role of the Clinical Chaplain...
Clinical Chaplaincy is relational, neutral and non-judgmental. It is a patient centered approach in keeping with the person centered model as advocated by Carl Rogers, integrating the arts and sciences...
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The Case for the Couch -- By Bill Scar
Now "hear" this... The issue is not about getting too comfortable. The issue is so impressive upon our consciousness that we must ease into it and take a bit of a circuitous route.Cyber technology and...
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CPSP 2014 Plenary Announcement
The gathering of the CPSP Community for its 24th Annual Plenary will occur March 30 through April 2, at the Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel in Virginia Beach, Virginia.A block of rooms has been re-served at...
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Finding Our Way As Midwives -- By Matthew Rhodes
Finding Our Way As MidwivesIt seems to me that people who feel unsafe retreat to extremes. When uncertainty surrounds us, it is preferable to run to one end or the other, to have a wall against which...
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Fall 2013 NCTS Reflection -- By Claire Jones
NCTS is a unique group. We meet twice a year. It's an opportunity to get together with a diverse representation of chaplains of all denominations and types of work places. It's also a chance to get...
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Governance Task Force Report -- By John Jeffery, Chair
In the Fall of 2012, the Executive Committee appointed a task force to formulate new models for the future structure and governance of CPSP. Recently, after 12 months of work, the Governance Task Force...
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The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education Has New Executive Director
The Reverend Dr. Trace Haythorn is now The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education's new Executive Director.The CPSP leadership Team send Dr. Haythorn and the ACPE CPSP's best wishes and...
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Certification Process Update -- by Jonathan Freeman, Certification Team Convener
A few months ago the new Certification Process Outline was posted on the CPSP website. It appears some entering into the certification track are just becoming aware of the changes. I encourage those...
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Finding Chaplain Santa -- By Domenic A. Fuccillo
Growing a beard last Fall never felt so odd as when in shorts I walked along a beach. After all, one expects Santa at the North Pole, not on a Pacific beach. It then struck me that I was not only...
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Philippines Relief Fund Update for Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan -- By Barbara...
Over the Christmas break, several volunteers have flown into the devastated areas to deliver Christmas dinner to some of the survivors of typhoon Haiyan. Volunteers and CPSP trainees traveled with a...
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A New Accreditation Team Launched -- By Ted Taylor
A new Accreditation Team has been convened following a request by the CPSP Leadership Team at their recent October 2013 meeting. CPSP past-president Francine Hernandez (New York, NY Chapter) was given...
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Chaplaincy in the Clinical Setting -- By George Hankins Hull
A questioner asked: We want our patients to receive chaplain services and want to ensure that our patients are not proselytized. How can we do this?Concerning Proselytization:The College of Pastoral...
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Moral Injury Returning Veterans and What We Can Do for Soul Repair -- By CJ...
Moral Injury Returning Veterans and What We Can Do for Soul Repair October 15, 2013 Schmieding Center 9AM - 3:30 PM Featuring Brite Divinity School’s Soul Repair Center Co-Directors Rita Brock, Ph.D....
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