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Fall Batches and More

This September we will be starting multiple batches of CPE. These may vary based on need. We are still working out what ones will be Intensive (approximately 11 weeks) and what would be Extended (16+ weeks). Additionally, we are working out which ones will be community-based (hospital and church/community) and ones that would be hospital-based.

Tuition cost remains Php22,000. If interested, please email us at bukallife@gmail.com, or go to our Contact Us page. We hope to have our groups finalized by the end of August.

Additionally, we are hoping to start a CPO-100 course in the second week of November. It will follow the 2nd semester schedule of Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary. It can be taken as a course under PBTS, or not. To take it under PBTS, go to the PBTS website for the application process. Otherwise, contact us at bukallife@gmail.com, as noted before.

A few other things to note.

In August we will have several trainees having their certification boards with CPSP-PH. We wish them success.

Also in August we will join the Triennial National Missions Conference of One Sending Body. We are partners of them in terms of Missionary Member Care.

In the first week of September, we will be holding Basic Pastoral Counseling Training in Quirino Province. More info as it comes up.

April and Beyond at Bukal Life Care

  1. We have a number of big things coming up at Bukal. Primary among these is Clinical Pastoral Education:

-CPE Summer Intensive (May 26 – August 15). Full Unit

-CPE Summer Intensive (June 11 – July 18). Half Unit (CPO)

We still have some openings available for our Full Unit batch. Our Half Unit is possibly full. However, if there is enough interest, we can perhaps start another group in the batch.

Please contact us soon at bukallife@gmail.com if you have questions. (Or address questions in our Contact Us Page.

2. There are a few projects coming up as well. Here are a few:

-April 23-25. Training Project with The Salvation Army (Laguna)

-June 7-8. CPSP-Philippine Plenary Gathering in Santa Maria.

-August 13-16. OSB 6th Triennial Missions Congress

3. We have a number of copies of “The Art of Pastoral Care” by Robert and Celia Munson at our office in Baguio City. They are P350 each. Email us if you want a copy. (Additional cost if it needs to be shipped.) Note that for those in other countries or those who want an electronic copy can do so by ordering it online (Amazon and other vendors.

CPE Cost Change 2025

Starting in January 2025 the cost for Clinical Pastoral Education will increase.

Cost for Full Unit (Intensive and Extended): P22,000

Cost for Half Unit (Intensive and Extended): P13,000

For Full unit, this constitutes a 10% increase. For both Full and Half unit, 80% of the cost is for Supervision (both SIT and Diplomate supervision), and 20% is for Admin costs and Accreditation.

Originally the reason for the increase was to put us more in line with other CPE programs in the Philippines, especially with our accreditation organization, CPSP-Philippines. However, there have been some unexpected increases to our admin costs in 2024 making the increase necessary.

Two Summer CPE Groups Starting in May 2024

We have two groups starting up in May.

#1. Our Full Unit Summer Intensive will be from May 21 until August 9 (approximately 12 weeks).

#2. Our Half Unit Summer Intensive will be from May 27 until July 12 (approximately 7 weeks).

Both groups are face-to-face units being held in Baguio City, Philippines with a mixture of hospital and community training. The training is certified by CPSP-Philippines.

For additional information please see our BROCHURE.

For a CPE application, please download it, fill it out, and return to bukallife@gmail.com. CLICK HERE for the application.

For other information or questions, please email us at bukallife@gmail.com.

September 2023 Updates

Well, we are in the middle of overlapping CPE groups. We presently have 18 trainees in multiple groups that will be finishing up in November or December.

Our next CPE groups are expected to start in January. Most likely these will be Face-to-face and Full units. It is possible one or more groups will be Extended and perhaps a Half unit will be offered. It really depends on the needs of the trainees and availability of the Supervisors.

Bob and Celia Munson will be in the US for a few months and while there will be teaching a course on “Types of Christian Counseling.”

Also, we are revamping our CPO program. Previously, it was set up to be 100 hours (ministerial and training hours) with the focus of working within a semestral school. While that may remain available, the updated version is more appropriate for the church or community setting. The present plan is:

-Training length 4 weeks

-Total hours 100

-Breakdown of hours Group Training: 36 hours (9 hours per week)

Individual supervision: 3-4 hours

Practical Ministry: Remaining hours

-Cases: 3 per trainee

-Supervision: SIT, or BCACC with supervision

-Structure: Follows the structure of CPE with lecture, practical ministry, individual supervision,

case presentation, and group work relations.

-Purpose: For some, to prepare trainee for CPE. Others, to have skill set for pastoral counseling,

and stress defusing.

-Texts: -“The Art of Pastoral Care” by Robert and Celia Munson

-Modified NOVA crisis defusing

-Handout and Visual presentations as needed.

-Practical Ministry Venues: Depends on the group… could be in church, community, or hospital

Commissioning in Palawan

Dr. Lyn Montecastro’s CPE batch completed their unit, and held commissioning at Faith Baptist Church in Quezon, Palawan.

Dr. Bob Munson joined the celebration, as did Chaplain Celia Munson who acted as the inspirational speaker. Earlier we all went to Villa Esperanza Hardin for rest and refreshment.

Those that completed their units include:

–Urduja Saspa, 1 unit completed

–Gloria Magarce, 1 unit completed

–Judith Vargas, 1 unit completed

–Dee Diamante, 2 units completed

–Ptr. Crisanto Colorado Jr., 3 units completed

Mid-May Updates for CPE

We are busy still with Clinical Pastoral Education. We have kept pretty active with CPE through the pandemic, but the lessening of the stranglehold of the malady has eased some of the challenges of late. Chaplains Vo and Lyn each are leading their groups.

Chaplain Vo with her CPE trainees

The next CPE group is expected to be a 6-week Half Unit CPE. It is expected to start the 3rd week in June.

Bob and Celia are returning back to Baguio after a year in the US. They are excited to get back to work face-to-face.

Two or three of our staff are hoping to go to Davao in August to meet Drs. Raymond Lawrence and Cal Sodoy for a CPE supervisor training. Dr. Lawrence is the General Secretary and founder of CPSP in the United States.

We are still working on collecting papers for our Bukal Life Journal. Publishing date is To Be Determined.

CPE Presentations

We will be having two CPE groups starting this January. One of them is online. The other is offline in Angeles City, Pampanga. Both, tentatively as always, will start around January 18.

With that in mind, here are a few presentations that we already have online that deal with a number of topics we have with CPE/T. Some presentations are not here yet… but this is a start.

There are others that we have not put online yet. But here are a few that are relevant.

#1. 13+ Reasons to feel good about taking Clinical Pastoral Education

#2. The Process of Learning Clinical Pastoral Care

#3. Background to Christian Counseling

#4. History and Foundations of Pastoral Care

#3. Categories of Pastoral Care and Counseling

#4. Healthy Boundaries and Healthy Relationships

#5. Pastoral Diagnosis

#6. Confidentiality and Ethics in Pastoral Care and Counseling

#7. Ministry to the Grieving

#8. Your Life Story

#9. Conflict and Confrontation

#10. Triangulation in Pastoral Counseling

#11. Models of Chaplaincy

#12. Theological Reflection

#13. Crisis Intervention and Defusing

Online CPE

Well, we have finally decided to try it out. We have done some CPE where some parts are done online. But we will attempt a full online CPE, starting in January (on or around the 18th of the month).

If you are interested, contact us at bukallife@gmail.com. Spaces are VERY LIMITED. So if there is no room, no worries. We will learn from the experience and should be doing more online CPE (and hopefully offline CPE as well) later this year.