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Trainer(s): Steven Ingram & Karen When and Where: * Start Date :  11/6/2026    12:00 PM  EDT * End Date   :  11/7/2026    4:00 PM  EDT * Location: Online The SIP training program is a multi-disciplinary, inter-spiritual, multi-racial community of persons gathered for education, connection, and formation in the work of spiritually integrated psychotherapy. It serves licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals (i.e., counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, pastoral counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, addiction specialists, and more), as well as graduate students in any of those disciplines who seek to explore the ways spirituality, religion, and the search for meaning influence their own lives and the lives of their clients.  The 15-hour Training includes the following 3-hour courses: 1.1 Foundations and Ethics of Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy 1.2 Developing Spiritual Conversations in Psychotherapy 1.3 Spiritual Assessment 1.4 Spiritual Interventions: Working with Spiritual Resources, Part 1 1.5 Spiritual Interventions: Working with Spiritual Struggles Session dates are as follows: 11-6-2026  9AM-12NOON 11-6-2026 1PM-4PM 11-6-2026 6PM-9PM 11-7-2026 9AM-12Noon 11-7-2026 1PM-4PM For course descriptions and learning objectives: https://acpe.edu/education/psychotherapy/spiritual-integrated-psychotherapy  CE Information: ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care and Education, #2045, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 11/05/2025-11/05/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 3.0 total credits in Clinical Competence continuing education credits. ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7004. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (LMHC) #MHC-0301, and licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFT) #MFT-0153.  We are also recognized as an approved provider under the New York State Board for Social Work for licensed social workers (LMSW & LCSW) #SW-0852.  ACPE SIP Training Cancellation Policy Registrants for ACPE SIP trainings may cancel their registration up to 24 hours before the training begins. There is a $100 cancellation fee. The request for registrant refund must be approved by the SIP trainer.  CE inquiries can be made directly to Latasha Matthews at latasha.matthews@acpe.edu  Contact one of the ACPE SIP Trainer, Steve Ingram dringram79@gmail.com, for more information, including registration code information.

SIP Training Level 1: 5/2/2026 9:30 am - 12:30 pm 5/2/2026 1:30 - 4:30 pm 5/9/2026 9:30 am - 12:30 pm 5/9/2026 1:30 - 4:30 pm 5/16/2026  9:30 am - 12:30 pm Register Here SIP Training Level 2: 5/30/2026 9:30 am - 12:30 pm 5/30/2026 1:30 - 4:30 pm 6/6/2026 9:30 am - 12:30 pm 6/6/2026      1:30 - 4:30 pm Register Here What is the Spiritually Integrated Training Program? The SIP training program is a multi-disciplinary, inter-spiritual, multi-racial community of persons gathered for education, connection, and formation in the work of spiritually integrated psychotherapy. It serves licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals (i.e., counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, pastoral counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, addiction specialists, and more), as well as graduate students in any of those disciplines who seek to explore the ways spirituality, religion, and the search for meaning influence their own lives and the lives of their clients. Click here for more information. Wayne's Professional Background Wayne E. Gustafson, DMin, LMHC is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, a retired licensed mental health counselor, and an authorized trainer in ACPE Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy. He brings decades of experience as a prison chaplain, pastoral counselor, adjunct professor of pastoral care, adjunct faculty in psychology, and interim parish minister. Since 2005, he has served on the faculty of the New York School of Ministry – a New York Conference, United Church of Christ program.  There he teaches pastoral care courses and continuing education workshops for clergy and lay leaders. Dr. Gustafson’s teaching is informed by extensive clinical and educational formation, including a Doctor of Ministry in Psychology and Clinical Studies and a Master of Divinity from Andover Newton Theological School, and a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University. His professional training includes multiple units of Clinical Pastoral Education in hospital and correctional settings, EMDR Levels 1 and 2, clinical hypnosis, critical incident debriefing, and certification as a trainer in Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy. He has held leadership roles within the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and ACPE, and has published on ethics in counseling in the Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion. As an instructor, Dr. Gustafson emphasizes ethical practice, pastoral presence, systems thinking, and the integration of psychological and spiritual perspectives in caregiving and ministry. In addition to his teaching and training work, he is the author of two novels, Community of Promise: The Untold Story of Moses and The Wisdom Weaver. He lives with his wife in an intentional community in Ithaca, New York, and continues to focus his work on education, formation, and support for ministers and mental health professionals. SIP Level I Training Registration Here SIP Level II Training Registration Here

Trainer: Samuel Lee When and Where: * Start Date10/4/2026  5:00pm AM EDT * End Date 10/05/2026 12:00 PM EDT * Location: Online The SIP training program is a multi-disciplinary, inter-spiritual, multi-racial community of persons gathered for education, connection, and formation in the work of spiritually integrated psychotherapy. It serves licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals (i.e., counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, pastoral counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, addiction specialists, and more), as well as graduate students in any of those disciplines who seek to explore the ways spirituality, religion, and the search for meaning influence their own lives and the lives of their clients.  The 15-hour Training includes the following 3-hour courses: 1.1 Foundations and Ethics of Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy 1.2 Developing Spiritual Conversations in Psychotherapy 1.3 Spiritual Assessment 1.4 Spiritual Interventions: Working with Spiritual Resources, Part 1 1.5 Spiritual Interventions: Working with Spiritual Struggles Session dates are as follows: 10/4/2026    5 pm - 12 pm 10/5/2026 5 pm - 12 pm This training will be offered as part of an academic course at Claremont School of Theology. Participants who wish to take the training without earning academic credit may register through ACPE. This training is offered in Korean. The training schedule is based on Pacific Daylight Time. For course descriptions and learning objectives: https://acpe.edu/education/psychotherapy/spiritual-integrated-psychotherapy  CE Information: ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care and Education, #2045, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 11/05/2025-11/05/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 3.0 total credits in Clinical Competence continuing education credits. ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7004. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Depanment's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0301, licensed social workers #SW-0852 and licensed marriage and family therapist #MFT-0153. ACPE SIP Training Cancellation Policy Registrants for ACPE SIP trainings may cancel their registration up to 24 hours before the training begins. There is a $100 cancellation fee. The request for registrant refund must be approved by the SIP trainer.  CE inquiries can be made directly to Latasha Matthews at latasha.matthews@acpe.edu  Contact one of the ACPE SIP Trainer,Samuel Lee ,  slee@cst.edu for more information, including registration code information.

SIP Training Level 1: * 9/19/2026    9:30 AM-12:30 PM EDT * 9/19/2026    1:30 PM-  4:30 PM EDT * 9/26/2026    9:30 AM-12:30 PM EDT * 9/26/2026    1:30 PM-  4:30 PM EDT * 10/10/2026  9:30 AM-12:30 PM EDT Register Here for SIP 1 SIP Training Level 2: * 10/17/2026 9:30 AM-12:30 PM EDT * 10/17/2026 1:30 PM-  4:30 PM EDT * 10/24/2026 9:30 AM-12:30 PM EDT * 11/12/2026 1:30 PM-  4:30 PM EDT Register Here for SIP 2 What is the Spiritually Integrated Training Program? The SIP training program is a multi-disciplinary, inter-spiritual, multi-racial community of persons gathered for education, connection, and formation in the work of spiritually integrated psychotherapy. It serves licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals (i.e., counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, pastoral counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, addiction specialists, and more), as well as graduate students in any of those disciplines who seek to explore the ways spirituality, religion, and the search for meaning influence their own lives and the lives of their clients. Click here for more information. Wayne E. Gustafson, DMin, LMHC Wayne E. Gustafson, DMin, LMHC is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, a retired licensed mental health counselor, and an authorized trainer in ACPE Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy. He brings decades of experience as a prison chaplain, pastoral counselor, adjunct professor of pastoral care, adjunct faculty in psychology, and interim parish minister. More on Wayne here. SIP Level 1 Training Registration Here SIP Level 2 Training Registration Here