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National Clinical Training Seminar - West: Pastoral Diagnosis and Spiritual...
The College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP) is pleased to offer its National Clinical Training Seminar-West (NCTS–W) this year at the beautiful Episcopal Church Center of Utah, a...
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‘LOVE IS LOVE’ -- by Rev. William E. Alberts, Ph.D.
On June 14, I marched with Boston Medical Center’s (BMC) Gay/Straight Alliance in Boston’s 44th annual Gay Pride Parade. It was far different from Boston’s 3rd Gay Pride Parade in 1973, at which then...
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Proposed 2014 CPSP Bylaws -- By David Baker, PhD and David Roth, PhD
Dear CPSP Conveners,At the 2014 Plenary in Virginia Beach last March, the Governing Council appointed us, David Roth and David Baker, to update the CPSP bylaws to make our organization run more...
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CPSP People in the News: Ted Taylor
Gabrielle Urciuoli authored an article for NJ.COM featuring Ted Taylor, Director of Pastoral Care & Training at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton as "A modern-day hospital chaplain...
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Fall 2014 National Clinical Training Seminar-East Announced
NCTS Fall 2014 at the beautiful Loyola Retreat Center in Morristown, New Jersey!Date: November 10-11, 2014The theme for the Fall NCTS is: REFLECTING ON GROUP PROCESS Featured leadership for the seminar...
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Rev. Dr. William C. Scar Named CPSP President-Elect
The Leadership Team has named the Rev. Dr. William C. Scar President-Elect, effective immediately. This appointment is subject to ratification at the next meeting of the Governing Council. He was...
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Consensus Decision-Making: CPSP History and Tradition -- By George Hull
The business of CPSP has for the past 25 years been conducted with goodwill, collaboration, and a sincere desire to serve on the part of our leadership. That does not mean to say that we have not had...
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CPSP Certification Process Update -- By Jonathan Freeman, Certification Team...
The CPSP Certification Team welcomes two new members: Orville Brown and M. Patricia “Patty” Berron, who will serve in the role of Regional Representative. Orville will serve the states that were...
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CPSP Participates in Unprecedented Meeting to Advance the Integration of...
PRNEWAWIRE.COM recently published an article written by Jim Siegel entitled, "Leaders of the 6 U.S. Professional Healthcare Chaplaincy Organizations Hold Unprecedented Meeting to Advance the...
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The National Clinical Training Seminar - South (NCTS-South) Announced
National Clinical Training Seminar - South will be held at the Simpsonwood Retreat Center, Atlanta, Georgia.The theme of the conference is “SELF REFLECTION IN PASTORAL CARE: THE POWER OF...
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CPSP People in the News: Rev. William E. Alberts, Ph.D.
A Boston Globe Magazine editor asked William Alberts, a CPSP Diplomate, to write an article for The Boston Globe's commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the desegregation of Boston's public...
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Advocating Democratic Voting Process for CPSP: Simply, “Let conveners...
My friend, who is an attorney, reviewed the decision making process of “consensus versus majority vote” and wrote the following “adopting voting up or down by conveners of CPSP following Robert’s Rules...
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Achieving our goals through consensus -- by William Scar
How do you grow a spirited organization from 15 experienced, audacious, and enthusiastic pastoral professionals who come from the same culture, to an international ministry of qualified certification...
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First Impressions of Six Days of Tavistock On Attending the A.K. Rice...
At the opening session of this year’s AK Rice Institute (AKRI) International Residential Group Relations Conference I found myself sitting in a large meeting room with 40 other participants. We were...
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"Visiting Anton Boisen: A Reflection on Fred Eastman's Visit" -- By Peggy...
Author's Note: Artistic liberties were taken by intertwining fact with fiction to create a relatable story although based on facts from The ACPE History Network’s website presentation of: "The...
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ANNOUNCEMENT: CPSP on Social Media
If you have not already noticed, CPSP can be found on a number of the popular social media networks. This development is through the efforts of Krista Argiropolis, CPSP's Administrative Coordinator.The...
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UPDATE: Fall 2014 National Clinical Training Seminar-East
The Fall 2014 National Clinical Training Seminar-East will be held November 10-11, starting at 9:00 a.m., with Registration/Continental Breakfast.The theme for the event is Reflecting on Group Process...
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Rite or Wrong... Effecting the Sacraments in Extraordinary Circumstances --...
In the Long Ago Times, before recorded history, humans have gathered in order to worship that which is greater than themselves. Primeval man worshiped the sun, thunder beings, the waters and various...
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"You're not going to cause trouble, are you?" -- By Rev. William E. Alberts,...
I was paged to the intensive care unit, where an older black woman was about to be terminally extubated. Her daughter was sitting by her bedside, and her son was standing beyond the foot of the bed. A...
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