Category Archives: CPE
April 2014 Updates
A lot going on. Here is some.
1. Our Disaster Response team (partnership of PBTS and Bukal Life Care) is continuing its work in the Visayas particularly with Stress debriefing. They will return to Baguio on April 9th.
2. March 24. Bukal Life Care (led by Cori and Jehny) are training AV-STM missionary trainees in “Basic First Aid” and “The Baggage Cart.” AV-STM will send out its “STMers” in April.
3. March 26. We start CPE 2014 Summer Intensive.
4. March 31. Didactics start CPE. Monday (March 31), we will be presenting an Introduction to Pastoral Care. The focus will be on (1) The roles of pastoral care from a historical standpoint, (2) an overview of the Clinical Pastoral Care movement, and (3) present models for relating psychology and theology in counseling. It will start at 8:30am and continue until 11:30am. Although this seminar is primarily for CPE trainees as their first Didactic, others are welcome to join if they wish. It will be held at Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary, Baguio City. There is no charge, but we would appreciate letting us know if you are attending. Text 0933-302-0373.
CPE Summer
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) will start at Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary through Bukal Life Care starting March 24, 2014 and continuing for 10-11 weeks. CPE was developed in the 1920s as a method to provide caring support to the mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of those in mental institutes, hospitals, and prisons. It has broadened its role to include care in the church/parish and community.
This is an intensive program of 400 hours of didactic, group work, and practical ministry.
This can be taken as a full CPE unit (400 hours) or half unit (200 – 240 hours).
Practical ministry will primarily be carried out in local hospitals and jails in greater Baguio City. Other venues, such as church/parish work is also possible.
For some, it may also be possible to take CPE for credit with Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary.
If interested or you have questions, you may contact us at info@bukallife.org.
If you go to the forms section of http://www.bukallife.org, you can download our CPE brochure and CPE application. Otherwise, you may email us at info@bukallife.org and we can send you these items.
Clinical Pastoral Education– Summer Intensive
We will be starting our Summer Intensive CPE in March.
It will 10-11 weeks starting the last week in March.
We will be handling full unit and half unit (400 hours and 200 hours) trainees simultaneously.
Training will be held in Baguio City, Philippines, with practical work at Baguio General Hospital (with other hospitals and jails in the Baguio and La Trinidad area available as needed).
For questions, application, and comments, please email us at info@bukallife.org. Applications should be sent in expeditiously so that evaluation interviews can be set up.
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November 2013 Updates… Updated
1. Keep those in the Visayas in prayer who are in the process of weathering the Supertyphoon Yolanda. Some in this area have also had been through a major earthquake recently.
2. Thanks to Sr. Angie in leading a dental/optical mission to Bagulin, La Union. Thanks also to Ptr. Mateo for hosting our team. Thanks for resource assistance from Aquashine and Dr. Alex Alcantara. And thanks to all of the team volunteers for the sacrifice of time and skill.
3. BOT meeting is planned for November 15th 11am to 1:30pm. Tentative location is Cafe Will in Baguio City.
4. Mid-November… Half unit of CPE anticipated led by Joyce Gray.
5. Mid-January… Half unit of CPE anticipated led by Celia Munson.
6. Mid-January… CPO will begin at PBTS led by Joyce Gray.
7. Mid March… CPSP Annual meeting in the US. At least two expected to attend from our group. Maybe more.
8. Late March… CPE Summer intensive (full unit) expected to start.
9. Also note: We have been asked to do crisis care in multiple locations. Please pray with us in how or if we can help in these place.
New CPE Batch (2013-5) starting soon
CPE Batch 2013-4 is ongoing with 4 trainees led by Celia.
CPE Batch 2013-5 will be starting later this year. Estimated date for start will be mid-November.
If you have any questions or comments, you can replay to this post. Or you can email us at info@bukallife.org
Bukal LIfe Care & Counseling Center is a certified CPE training center of the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP, http://www.pastoralreport.org).
September 2013 Updates
1. Clinical Pastoral Education. Batch 3 completed in mid-August, with 3 graduates. Batch 4 started on September 9th with 6 trainees. One is working on first unit, the others are working on 2nd or 3rd. Batch 5 (the final batch for 2013 is expected to start November or December.
2. BOT meeting. October will be our annual board meeting. Actual date TBD.
3. Farrell Symposium. The Annual Farrell Symposium is tentatively scheduled for October 25th at Philippine Children Medical Center in Quezon City. Speakers are expected to be Dr. Cesar Espineda and Chaplain Barbara McGuire.
4. CPSP. Congratulations to Padi Pinit Caytap as the convener of the newest CPSP Chapter— Resurrection. That brings the number of chapters in the Philippines to 5. A 6th is in the process of being formed in Manila.
5. Sunflower Children Center. In August we had a nice visit with Fr. Acosta and staff at Sunflower Children Center. They do a wonderful job in helping children in greater Baguio. 6 of our team were able to join a training on DSM-5 as it pertains to children. It was hosted by Sunflower. We look forward to continued opportunities to support each other.
That’s enough for now. But keep checking!
Upcoming CPE Batches
Mid-June. Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) batch led by Joyce Gray. This will probably be a mixed group… some doing Intensive and some Extended (this depends somewhat on the negotiation between the trainees and training supervisor).
Mid-July. Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) batgch led by Celia Munson. This will be an Extended, 18-week class. This will be a bit of an experiment for us, with all group work done on Saturdays. This is especially for those who work 5-days a week.
CPE Batch 1 2013
In all cases, full units are still 400 hours (300 hours ministry, 100 hours of group work and formal training). Training and ministry is done in Baguio City (Philippines) with various local hospitals and jails.
Contact us at info@bukallife.org if you are interested and wish to be given an application. You can also download an application at http://www.bukallife.org (under Forms).
Training is done certified by the College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy.
It is advisable to apply early. Each batch is limited in size.
Clinical Pastoral Education/Training Graduation in Baguio City
Graduation Ceremony
CPE Graduation– Summer 2013
was held at West Baguio Baptist Church for Summer Graduates and others. We had a Prayer Ceremony composed and led by Sister Tammy, followed by the actual graduation ceremony. The graduates were in two different groups. One group of 5 were supervised by Celia Munson, the other 5 by Joyce Gray. Some graduates were doing the Summer Intensive Program, while some were doing Half Unit. The following are our Summer Graduates:
- Gideon Calumpong Evangelical
- Rev. Penelope Caytap Anglican
- Ariel Cerdenola Lutheran
- Maricel Tindungan Evangelical
- Alfredo Dela Cruz Jr. Baptist
- Noel Edduba Malaggay Anglican
- Sr. Tomasa A. Padcayan Roman Catholic
- Chris Ian Rodriguez Lutheran
- Sr. Tammy B. Saberon Roman Catholic
- Victor Sibayan Lutheran
Also recognized at the graduation even were some who had been missed previously with certificates including
- Fhey Kindipan Coyoy
- Bartolo Dela Cruz
- Elizabeth Rodis Janapin
- Marie Alexis Mendoza
Further,CPSP (College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy) certificates were handed out:
- Celia Munson
- Rebecca Taylor
- Dr. Ryan Clark
- Jehny Pedazo
- Dr. Paul Tabon
- Ptr. Edenbhert Tong
Some other CPSP certificates were distributed to others previously.
Congratulations to all. The next Batch will start in mid-June, led by Joyce Gray. In mid-July we hope to have a “Saturdays Extended CPE” led by Celia Munson. Please contact us at info@bukallife.org, for any questions and applications.
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