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- EIN 58-1921094
- (404) 320-1472
- We Work Fl 4 120 West Trinity Pl Decatur GA 30030-0000 USA
- https://www.acpe.edu/
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Causes: Emergency Assistance, Human Services
Mission: The association for clinical pastoral education, inc is a professional association committed to advancing the experience-based theological education for seminarians, clergy, and lay persons of diverse cultures, ethnic groups, and faith traditions. Acpe establishes standards, certifies supervisors, and accredits programs and centers in varied settings. Acpe programs promote the integration of personal history, faith tradition, and behavioral sciences in the practice of spiritual care.
Programs: Acpe certified cpe is offered in many kinds of settings: in hospitals and health care including university, children's, and veterans' facilities; in hospices; in psychiatric and community care facilities; in workplace settings; in geriatric and rehabilitation centers; and in congregational and parish-based settings. The textbooks for cpe include in-depth study of "the living human documents. " by "living human documents," we mean both the people who receive care as well as a study of ourselves, the givers of care. Through the practice of ministry and the reflection thereon with supervisor and peers, the experiential learning that is cpe takes place. Since acpe formed in 1967 (as a merger of four cpe organizations), nearly 200,000 units of acpe certified cpe have been offered to about 75,000 individuals from the united states and many other countries internationally. Approximately 9,000 units of acpe certified cpe are completed annually. Cpe students come from many different ethnic and cultural groups. Individuals from many faith traditions -- protestant, roman catholic, judaism, islam, orthodox christian, native american religions and buddhism -- have taken acpe certified cpe. The association for clinical pastoral education is nationally recognized as an accrediting agency in the field of clinical pastoral education by the u. S. Secretary of education through the u. S. Department of education.
annual and regional conferences, meetings and other communication with members to establish standards and leadership