ACPE Manuals
2025
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ACPE Manuals
  • 2025
    • ACPE Manuals — 2025
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GrabGrab
  • Cover Page
  • Using The Manuals
  • Updates to the Manuals
  • Definition of Terms
  • ACPE By-Laws
    • Article 1: Definitions and Abbreviations
    • Article 2: Identification and Purpose
    • Article 3: Members
    • Article 4: Meeting of Members
    • Article 5: Board of Directors
    • Article 6: Commissions and Committees
    • Article 7: Officers and Executive Director
    • Article 8: Notices
    • Article 9: Books and Records
    • Article 10: Corporate Seal
    • Article 11: Fiscal Year
    • Article 12: Indemnification
    • Article 13: Conflict
    • Article 14: Conduct of Meetings
    • Article 15: Amendments
  • Governance Manual
    • Opening Statement
    • Article 1: Definitions and Abbreviations
    • Article 2: Identification and Purpose
    • Article 3: Members
    • Article 4: Meetings of Members
    • Article 5: Board of Directors
    • Article 6: Commissions and Committees
      • Standing Commissions
      • Standing Committees
      • Board Appointed Committees
    • Article 7: Officers and Executive Director
    • Article 8: Notices
    • Article 9: Books and Records
    • Article 10: Corporate Seal
    • Article 11: Fiscal Year
    • Article 12: Indemnification
    • Article 13: Conflict
    • Article 14: Conduct of Meetings
    • Article 15: Amendments
  • 2025 Accreditation Manual
    • Quick Links
    • Introduction to the Accreditation Process
    • Substantive Updates to the Accreditation Manual
    • Using the Manual
    • The Accreditation Process
      • Accreditation Portfolio
      • Program Feasibility/Self-Study Requirements
      • Pathways for Accreditation
        • Applying for Provisional Accreditation
        • Provisional Accreditation to a Fully Accredited Member
      • Certified Educator CPE
      • Maintenance and Renewal of Accreditation
        • 6 Year Site Visit Plan
        • Program Achievement
        • Monitoring and Annual Reporting
        • Headcount
      • Requests for Review Postponement
      • Transitions in Programs
      • Fees
      • Program Closure
    • ACPE Standards and Portfolio Expectations
      • Standard 1 – Educational Environment
      • Standard 2 – Curriculum
      • Standard 3 – Educational Resources
      • Standard 4 – Management of CPE Programs
      • Standard 5 – Infrastructure and Financial Resources
      • Standard 6 – Continuous Improvement of Operations and Program Management
      • Standard 7 – ACPE Values, Ethical Integrity, and Cultural Responsiveness
    • Required Program Policies
    • Policy and Procedure Development for Programs
      • Requirements for Admission
      • Guide for Student Records
      • Clinical Placements and Agreements
      • Changes in Programs
      • Student Enrollment During Orientation
      • Data Collection
      • Using Video Conferencing in a Unit of CPE
      • End of Unit Evaluations
      • Program Length
      • Student Achievement for Level I/Level II Programs
      • Student Achievement for CEC Programs
    • Supporting Documents
      • Code of Professional Ethics for Members of ACPE
      • ACPE Outcomes and Indicators
        • Category A: Spiritual Formation and Integration
        • Category B: Awareness of Self and Others
        • Category C: Relational Dynamics
        • Category D: Spiritual Care Interventions
        • Category E: Professional Development
        • Crosswalk for Revised ACPE Outcomes and Indicators
        • Brief Definitions of Terms Used in the Revised Outcomes
      • Competencies for Certified Educator CPE
      • Compliance with Standards
      • Commission Actions
        • Periodic Reviews
        • Identified Areas of Non-Compliance
        • Called Review
        • Adverse Actions
      • Notifications of Commission Actions
      • Appeal of Adverse Decisions of the Commission
      • Defining a Unit of CPE
      • Educator Workload
      • Program Certificates
    • Additional Resources for Programs and Educators
    • The Accreditation Commission
      • Complaints Alleging Violations of ACPE Education Standards in Educational Programs
      • Complaints Against the ACPE Accreditation Commission
      • Qualifications and Credentials of Persons Involved in Accreditation Evaluation
      • Bias and Conflict of Interest
        • Accreditation Commission Conflict of Interest Declaration
        • Site Team Member Conflict of Interest Declaration
      • Review of Procedures and Accreditation Criteria
      • Records of Accreditation Decisions
      • Public Information
    • Accreditation Commission Forms
    • ACPE Organizational Structure
    • Definition of Terms for the Accreditation Process
      • ACPE Related Terms
      • Educational Terms
  • Certification Manual
    • Certification Preface
    • Part I: Introduction
      • A. Mission, Vision, and Values
      • B. ACPE Certification and the Certification Commission
      • C. Certification Process Overview
        • Structure for Fees and Units
        • Understanding the Phases of the Certification Process
        • Progressive Autonomy in Educating Under Supervision
      • D. Introduction to the Certified Educator Competencies
        • Certified Educator CPE Competencies
        • Crosswalk for Revised Competencies
        • Phase II CEC Requisites
      • E. Portfolio Materials and Evaluations
      • F. Hybrid CEC Programs
    • Part II: Admissions Process
      • Overview
      • Part One: The Local ACPE Accredited Program
      • Part Two: The ACPE Certification Process
    • Part III: The Certification Process
      • Phase I
        • Core Curriculum
        • Theory Integration Project and Presentation Overview
          • Theory Integration Project Rubric
          • Persons Involved in the Theory Integration Project and Presentation Process
          • The Process, The Project and The Presentation
          • The Presentation
        • End of Phase I Assessment of Competencies
      • Phase II
        • Core Curriculum
        • End of Phase II Assessment of Competencies
        • Integration Interview
      • Certification
    • Part IV: Post Certification
      • Becoming a Member of the National Faculty
      • Peer Review
      • Documents and Other Processes
        • Academic Qualifications and Equivalency Standards
        • Annual Accountability for Ethical Conduct Report
        • Code of Professional Ethics for Members of ACPE
        • Maintaining Your ACPE Certified Educator Credential
          • CPE-Related Educational Activities
        • Review of Supervisory/Educational Competence
          • Appeal of Certification Commission Decisions
        • Continuation in the Certification Process
        • Restoration to Active Status
        • Reciprocity
        • International Guest Educator
        • Permission for the Use of a Student’s Clinical Materials
    • Professional Ethics Manual
      • Professional Ethics Commission Preface
      • Part I- Introduction
        • Mission, Vision and Values of ACPE
        • Professional Ethics Commission (the “Commission” or PEC)
      • Part II--Processing Complaints of Ethics Code
        • I. Where to Begin
        • II. Complaint Basics
        • III. Time Limits for Filing Complaints
        • IV. Particular Reporting Implications for ACPE Members
        • V. Complaints Against Former ACPE Members
        • VI. Member Who Defaults on Process
        • VII. Bias or Conflict of Interest
        • VIII. Confidentiality
        • IX. The ACPE/APC Ethics Collaboration
        • X. The Initial Review Panel
        • XI. Processing Complaints Through Mediation
        • XII. The Investigative Phase
        • XIII. Hearing Panel – Fact Finding and Determination of Findings
        • XIV. Notification of Findings and Action for Hearing & Appeals Process
        • XV. Appeal Process
        • XVI. Sanction Review
        • XVII. Emergency Suspension of Credentials
        • XVIII. Release of Information During a Process
        • XIX. Records Retention
      • PEC Appendices
    • Accounting and Financial Procedures Manual
      • Introduction
      • Purpose of the Manual
      • Finance and Accounting Responsibilities
      • Budget
      • Reserves
      • Annual Dues and Other Fees
      • Financial Statement Presentation and Distribution
      • Bank Reconciliation
      • Audit
      • Accounts Payable
      • Cash Disbursements
      • Corporate Credit Cards
      • Expenditure Approvals
      • Traveler’s Responsibilities – Volunteers, Speakers and ACPE Staff
      • Driving for ACPE Policy
      • Travel Advances
      • Expense Reimbursement – Volunteers and ACPE Staff
      • Contracts and Purchase Orders
      • Bids and Purchase Orders
      • Sensitive Data Security
      • Records Retention and Destruction
      • Appendices
        • Appendix A: Financial Standing Policy
        • Appendix B: Certification Fees
        • Appendix C: Conference Accounting Policies
        • Appendix D: Records Retention Schedule
    • Community of Practice Development Guide
      • Acknowledgements
      • Prologue
      • Introduction
        • What is a Community of Practice?
        • Core Purpose Statement
        • The Architecture of a Community of Practice
      • Communities of Practice in ACPE
        • ACPE’s Definition for Community of Practice
        • Fundamental Elements of an ACPE Community of Practice
        • Goals and Operating Principles of an ACPE Community of Practice
        • Leadership Roles within an ACPE Community of Practice
        • Maintenance of an ACPE Community of Practice
        • Evaluating the Health of an ACPE Community of Practice
        • Participation
        • Sharing Knowledge with ACPE
      • Roles and Support Within ACPE
        • ACPE Professional Well-Being Committee
          • What is the charge of the Professional Well Being Committee of ACPE?
          • How Does the Professional Well Being Committee Oversee the CoP Process?
            • Registration as an ACPE Community of Practice
            • Funding Requests for Communities of Practice
            • Ongoing Support and Annual Reporting
        • ACPE Office Team
      • Designing the ACPE Community of Practice
      • Maintaining the ACPE Community of Practice
      • Closing of an ACPE Community of Practice

    Part III: The Certification Process

    Phase I

    Core Curriculum
    Theory Integration Project and Presentation
    The Transition from Phase I to Phase II

    Phase II

    Core Curriculum
    Integration Interview

    Part Two: The ACPE Certification Process
    Phase I
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