By Deryck Durston, M.Div., S.T.M, Associate Director, ACPE

In the June 5, 2011 New York Times I read an in-depth investigative article called "Death by a Thousand Blows."  It reconstructs the story of a mob turning on a Zimbabwean refugee living in one of the larger settlements (squatter camps) outside Johannesburg called Diepsloot.  Here one finds 150,000 people huddled in cardboard and corrugated iron shanties, where even having a small piece of land means having an income as well as a roof, because even the smallest sub-section can be rented out.  Violent crime is high in South Africa. "But it is the impoverished who are most vulnerable to crime, poor people living in the midst of poor criminals.  Under apartheid, the police were enforcers of state repression, and they are yet to be fully trusted as protectors....

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By Keith Espenshade

Although I have yet to meet a supervisor who relishes the opportunity to write evaluations, most agree that evaluations are an important part of CPE training. The Standards Committee has recently looked at several aspects of evaluations. Here are two of those aspects:

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Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling has published its latest issue at

Don't forget to register for the upcoming webinars with the ACPE Academy for Continuing Education. Register in the Members Only section or follow this link to the registration form.

You are invited to submit a proposal for a workshop at the 2012 REM 25^thInvitational and ACPE Annual Conference.

It will be held at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Virginia on February 8-11, 2012.  The theme of the conference is "Celebrating our Past, Embracing the Present and Proclaiming our Future."

The deadline for submitting a proposal is June 30, 2011.

Please submit questions/proposals to Sharon Garlington or Carlos Bell.

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College of Mount St. Joseph 2011 Summer Spirituality Institute, June 27-July 1, 2011

Duke University's Summer Research Workshops, July 18-22, 2011 & August 15-19, 2011

HealthCare Chaplaincy Webinars