2012 Meetings - Pacific Region ACPE

January 2012
Pacific Region ACPE
Pacific Region ACPE
1245 Young Street
Suite 204
Honolulu, HI 96814
Ph# 808-591-1388
Fax: 808-593-9206
2011 Annual Meeting
Inside this issue:
Regional Director Comments
2
From Your Certification
Chair
From Treasurer &
Committees
2011 Regional Meeting,
San Diego
3
4
5-6
Thank you Kelli for serving as Regional Chairperson
Accreditation
Committee
& Certification
Rodeo Queen—Thank
you Sue Hanson
7
8
Nefsis & Regional
Spring Leadership Mtg
9
MidSummer
Conference &
Award Nominees
10
Calendar of Events 11
Incoming Regional Chairperson Kent Schaufelberger thanks
retiring Regional Chair Kelli Shepard on behalf of Region.

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Regional Director Comments
Our Annual Meeting in October was one of best attended in many years. And
the meeting was also one of our most directed at expanding the work of our
Region. We owe our thanks to the Learning Project Team and Dr. Kathleen
Busick for constructing an outstanding program. Dr. Paul LeMahieu of the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, our principle speaker, engaged
everyone in conversation about clarifying our outcomes, building a common
base for our programs and strengthening the programming options in our
Centers. More than 100 of you participated in three learning and discussion
sessions directed at that work.
Those who were there will remember Paul’s offer for the Region to become a partner in building educational resource
communities along with other educational partners of the Foundation. The details of this are still to be
worked out, but we have opened some new doors and strengthened our commitment to be about this work.
Maybe it’s just me, but I find it refreshing to spend our energies were we say our heart is – developing outstanding
educational programs. Sometimes it is easy to get lost in the detail of our organizational demands. Focusing on the
heart of our work can only enhance our learning programs and strengthen our Centers.
Thanks to all of you for your assistance for the Learning Project Team and for your willingness to engage this work.
The next two years should be most exciting as we expand and begin to implement our new initiatives.
Blessings. John.
Teachers & Learners ?!!
ANNUAL CONFERENCE PRESENTERS:
Dr. Paul LeMahieu, Carnegie Foundation &
Dr. Kathleen Busick, Educational Consultant

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CERTIFICATION — CHAIRPERSON, Rod Seeger
The following was approved by the Certification Commission in Atlanta regarding Consultation for Readiness for Supervisory
CPE at its November 2011 meeting.
NEW:
be held:
If two members of the Certification Committee do not live in close proximity to where the consultation will
1) it will be the responsibility of the CPE Center to cover the costs for
the committee members to attend, or
2) the CPE Center will cover the costs for the ACPE Supervisor and the
supervisory student to travel to where two members of the
Certification Committee reside, or
3) one or both of the two members of the Certification Committee may
participate using the Regional Nefsis account for a video-meeting. It will be the CPE center’s responsibility to
set up the meeting no matter which option is used. No Readiness Consultations will be scheduled with the
Regional Certification Committee at a Regional meeting.
Certification Deadlines
February 12, 2012
Deadline for submitting Letter of Intent
Please notice that the DEADLINE for your Letter of Intent is February 12, 2012. This does not
mean that you MUST wait until February 12, 2012 to send your letter, you may send your letter
soon than later to Certification Chair, Rod Seeger. If you have any questions, please contact Rod
Seeger
March 12, 2012
Deadline for sending in materials.
April 14-17, 2012
Certification Committee Meets

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Budget — Carrie Buckner Treasurer Chairperson Carrie Buckner and the Finance
Committee presented a Fiscal
Spending Plan for 2012. It was adopted by the Membership as presented at the Annual
Meeting. A copy is available on the Regional webpage. Thanks to the Committee for its
hard work. The budget is prepared each year for approval by the Membership. If you
have financial requests, please submit them to Carrie before August 31.
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE — Susan Conrad
The Development Committee looks at the growth of the Region and innovative projects that deserve our
collective support. The Committee is happy to receive suggestions about programs that promote ACPE,
new Centers and educational programming. If you have ideas to expand our work, thoughts about unique
programs or educational experiences, please contact a Member of the Committee. They will be meeting in
Thank You Susan Freeman for Your Service as Chair. And
Welcome New Chairperson Susan Conrad
Elections
RANC (Nominations) Chairperson Yuko Uesugi and
the Committee prepared a complete slate of nominees
for election. The final report if elected persons for
the class of 2014 is on the webpage. All other elected
person and their classes are in the report. Thanks to the nominating committee
for all its hard work in identifying our new leadership. And thank you to
Art Schmidt who agreed to serve as Interim Regional Chair-Elect. A nominating
process will begin in the summer.
Thanks to
Everyone Who
Served the
Region &
ACPE.
And Thanks
to Everyone
Who Volunteered
to Serve!!

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Accreditation 2012 News
Annual Reports are due January 15. Please send them to the Accreditation Committee Liaison who have
been identified as you contact person. Timely reporting will avoid both a notation and a financial penalty.
If you are uncertain who your Liaison is, please contact Chairperson Beverly Hartz for clarification.
The Accreditation Committee announced the five and ten year reviews for 2012. If you are part of one of
those Centers, be sure to remain in close contact with the Bev as you prepare for the review.
Thank You Earl Cooper for 6 Years of Service as Chair. And
Welcome New Chairperson Beverly Hartz
Congratulations on Your Success with Certification
John Harrison
Teleso Satele
Wik Dippenaar
Kevin Park
Jackie Kelli
Blake Arnall
Eric Nefstead
Estuardo Bazini-Barakat
Allison Kestenbaum

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Rodeo Queen
From Earl Cooper
Sue Hanson makes my life mighty good. In that statement rests a philosophy not just profound, but so scrumptious that
it screams to be passed on. Sue is the Management Support Representative in the Department of Spiritual Care &
Patient Advocacy at Yuma Regional Medical Center.
Before I agreed to become chair of the Accreditation Committee for the ACPE Pacific Region, I sought not only the
approval of my institution, but also the support of our Department of Spiritual Care and Patient Advocacy. In its infancy,
my job as chair of accreditation was one of keeping up with names, places and dates. However, as with most
jobs in leadership, the position morphed into an entity all its own. No surprise there.
Since I was taking on the position of Chair in addition to my supervision duties, organization of my time and focus of
my efforts became critical. That’s when the astounding piece that I am writing about began to take root. I am speaking
of “growing” a partner in purpose without whose skill and astuteness my job would have been less effective and certainly
less personable. More than just handling details, Sue – and perhaps other talented folks like her in our region –
became a major force in accreditation. I’m referencing here to a unique kind of support that is not just skilled, but
intuitive with the “face” of approachability.
When an assistant like Sue makes connections and takes the initiative, the person wearing the leadership hat benefits.
And although I profess to believe there are others among us who function in the same capacity, I secretly believe that it
is extremely rare. I found that, after the initial phases of my position were defined, Sue flourished in her contact with
people in various Centers. At that point, she and I established reference levels so that if I was with students in seminar
or on a site consultation, Sue became the consistent contact for information and support. We worked as a unit. Her
consistency helped me with continuity, her willingness to consult with me lead to effectiveness.
I leave the position - having given it six years of intensity, frustration, extensive travel and fragmentation of my “other”
life roles – realizing the validity of the working arrangement Sue and I developed over that six-year period. Like the
header and healer in team roping, we crystallized an understanding of the other’s role. You get no time unless the
heeler catches. Or maybe we’ve been like square dancers: when you’re going to do the “dosey-do,” there is no question
of the hand you’ll hold out.
In any case, we as an organization are remiss if we hold onto the idea that one voice or one cell phone must have a
death grip on day-to-day operations. Our world is complex, often too seriously “bent” on self-service and absolutely
lacking a sense of humor. We need the exponential voice, the ability to stay connected and focused without being
strangled by the cords that bind us.
So I feel immensely grateful to Sue – and I also tip my hat to the concept of shared responsibility. Sue Hanson has
taught me humility and appreciation and has made me believe that I’ve been more fortunate than most of my colleagues
in learning how to let someone else hold the reins when the horse is moving forward. It works!

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NEFSIS — Regional Videoconferencing System
The people working with the Learning Project secured for the Region a videoconferencing
system called Nefsis. This is a secure service that allows real time private conversations
and programming. Up to 100 people can be at a meeting at one time. The service is purchased
by the Region for use by all our members. So, it’s FREE to you.
The service may be used for interviewing students, group sessions, SES and Supervisor
consultations, individual and group supervision, didactic presentations, committee meetings
and more.
Currently the Regional system is being used for:
committee meetings,
SES consultation group open to everyone,
admissions interviews,
peer group sessions for remote CPE sites,
didactic presentations and
individual supervision.
Should you want more information about usage, please contact Ray Mitchell at Yuma
Regional Medical Center or the Regional Office.
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2012 Spring Leadership Meeting
The Spring Leadership Meeting 2012 will be held April
15-18 at Humphrey’s Half Moon Inn in San Diego.
The groups meeting are the Regional Council, Certification
Committee and SOS Consultation Groups. Accreditation,
Executive, Finance and Education are meeting
by videoconference and Development is meeting in
an alternative location. Peer Review, RANC and other
groups only at the Annual Meeting in October. If you
are participating in this meeting, registration information was sent to you. As you will notice, committees are
attempting to minimize costs to provide more services and emphasize the Annual Meeting as our primary
time to gather.

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Oregon Mid-Summer
Conference 2011
Sub-regional areas where multiple Centers gather students and supervisors are eligible for support from the Region to assist
in having a learning experience. If you hope to meet as this awesome group, contact the Regional Office with your request.
Please remember, support is for the actual number of students from several Centers meeting together.
ACPE AWARD NOMINEES
ACPE annually presents two awards — Distinguished
Service and Helen Flanders Dunbar. The first is
for a life time of service to ACPE and the second is for
unique service at a particular time in the history of the
association.
Len Cedarleaf was given the Distinguished Service
Award in the ‘80’s. Len was the national ACPE President
and Pacific Regional Director. Harlan Ratmeyer, received
the award at the Utah ACPE Conference. Harlan now lives in the Eastern Region, but was a long time supervisor
in Central California. Art Schmidt, Jim Corrigan, David Myler and John Moody are past recipients of
the Dunbar Award.
If you know persons who have made considerable contribution to ACPE who should be considered for
nomination, please provide the name(s) to a Regional Council Member by July 1.

2012 Meetings
Executive Committee, Teleconference January 20 f.
2012 ACPE Conference, Arlington, VA February 5-12
(Combined with REM 25 th Anniversary)
Regional Directors’ Consultation, San Diego, CA March 21-24
Regional Leadership Meeting, San Diego, CA April 15-18
Committees Meeting in Person:
Executive
Regional Council
Certification
SOS Consultation
Committees Meeting at Alternative Times or Methods:
Accreditation -- Multiple Teleconferences
Development – To Be Scheduled
Education – Multiple Teleconferences
RANC – Teleconference as Needed
Mid-Summer Conferences
TO BE SCHEDULED
CPE Days
Claremont School of Theology
Fuller Theological Seminary
GTU Day (Likely October)
TO BE SCHEDULED
Council & Committee Meetings October 20-22
2010 Regional Meeting & SOS, San Diego, CA October 23-24
Committees Meeting in Person:
Executive
Regional Council
Accreditation
Certification
Development
Education
Peer Review
RANC
ACPE Leadership Meeting, Atlanta, GA
Tentatively Early November
Updated: December 31, 2011