Certification Commission Policy and Procedure Manual

APPENDIX 3-B
REQUEST FOR SUPERVISORY CANDIDATE STATUS
The report of this meeting includes:
A. a record that the applicant provided documentation of the formal requirements:
• photocopies of accredited college and seminary diplomas or transcripts or
documentation of M.Div. degree equivalency.
• documentation of ACPE clinical membership and Accountability for Ethical Conduct
Policy Report form.
• letter(s) from faith group official(s) documenting both the applicant’s faith group
endorsement and "good standing" on rolls of faith group. (See Appendix 5
ACPE Ecclesiastical Endorsement Conflict Resolution Policy.)
• ordination or commission to function in ministry by an appropriate religious authority.
• completion of at least one unit of Supervisory CPE.
• see Appendix 7 for instructions on entering the certification process.
B. descriptions written under the headings of:
• Evaluation of materials presented.
• Summary of interview (the course of the interview, how the applicant met the
committee, how the committee engaged the applicant.)
• Brief evaluation of:
(1) The applicant's understanding of the applicant’s personal/cultural history and
strengths and weaknesses as a potential pastoral educator.
(2) The applicant's capacity to articulate a theological understanding of life from within
the applicant’s tradition.
(3) The applicant's demonstrated pastoral competence.
(4) The applicant's demonstrated conceptual competence.
(5) The applicant's understanding of the applicant’s desire to enter the certification
process and of the applicant’s potential as a CPE supervisor.
• Strengths and areas of needed growth.
• Committee suggestions and/or recommendations.
C. Clear indication whether request for status granted or denied
D. Names of committee members.
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