Review of Clinical Pastoral Education at Bukal Life Care (CPSP-certified) in Baguio City, Philippines

1. CPE
Program
BUKAL LIFE
CARE & COUNSELING CENTER INC.
THE CENTER FOR CLINICAL PASTORAL
EDUCATION
www.bukallife.org

2. Vision: To foster communities of healing, hospitality, and
wholeness.
Mission Statement: To assist individual and community
transformation and healing through counseling, training,
medical care, and community development in the
Philippines.

3. Rev. Delrio Jamandre, UCCP Minister
"CPE is a great experience for me
as a minister. It helped me deal
with my feelings as a person. CPE
is not only to gain skills in
counseling but most especially to
really know ourselves, our inner
being."

4. Sister Monica Tuguinay, SIHM
"Two of my great learnings from
CPE: Learning more and more about
myself, … and to understand more
the other rather than focusing on
myself; another is giving more
quality time to listen to people
especially the sick"

5. Joan Guzman Dangkiw, Church Youth
Coordinator
“CPE led me to recognize some of
my strengths that were unknown
to me before...Now I am more
attached with myself and my
creator. All glory to God!”

6. Alfredo “Peter” Dela Cruz, Jr. PBTS
Seminarian, Irisan Children in Crisis Program
"My upbringing and environment
unconsciously made me think and
believe that I was good for nothing.
Through the CPE structure and group
dynamics, I came to appreciate the way
God made me. ... Many thanks to
BUKAL for this unique training."

7. Jehny Pedazo, RN, BUKAL staff
“I committed myself to pastoral
counseling because I know what it
feels like to be in great need of
guidance yet ignorant and fearful
about who to approach and trust…. ”

8. Zekotsolo Wezah, M.Div., PBTS
M.Div.graquate, Missionary in the U.S.
“Taking CPE has not changed my faith
as a believer but it has widened my
perspective..”

9. Sister Crispina Abluyon, SIHM
"I thought that at [age] 70, it was time
for me to relax. Thank God for CPE! It
has enriched me for a wholesome and
more meaningful ministry."

10. Christina Fagkas, Saint Andrews Seminary
Theological Seminary
"I learned to overcome my fear of
heights... overcome my shyness,
overcome my lack of confidence and
learn to mingle with others"

11. Joyce D. Gray, M.Div.
Supervisor, Clinical Pastoral Education
" What a joy it has been for me to
witness men and women find peace
within themselves… and most especially
to be connected to the Object of their
faith"

12. TOPICS COVERED:
1. Mission of CPE under the BUKAL life program
2. Accreditation, Background of CPSP
3. Short Background and history of CPE
4. CPE organizational set-up
5. The CPE process
6. Training/Tuition Fees
7. Questions and Answers

13. Mission (BUKAL CPE)
• To foster an experienced based
theological
• education combining the
practice of pastoral
• care with qualified supervision
and peer group
• reflection grounded in a person
centered
• approach to religious ministry.

14. Accreditation
Adopts the standards and is accredited by the College of Pastoral
Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP) of New York, USA.
About CPSP
The College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy is a theologically based covenant community,
dedicated to "Recovery of Soul."
CPSP offers the following:
Accredited training and credentialing for Pastoral Psychotherapy. Credential is certification as Diplomate
in Pastoral Psychotherapy.
Accredited training and credentialing for Pastoral Supervision. Credential is certification as Diplomate in
Pastoral Supervision.
Accredited training and credentialing for Pastoral Counseling. Credential is certification as Pastoral
Counselor or Associate Pastoral Counselor.
Accredited training and credentialing for Clinical Chaplaincy. Credential is certification as Board Certified
Clinical Chaplain or Board Certified Associate Clinical Chaplain.
http://www.pastoralreport.com/about.html

15. History of CPE
• Clinical Pastoral
Education was
pioneered in the US in
the 1920’s by Anton
Boisen, Richard Cabot,
and Helen Flanders
Dunbar

16. Reverend Anton Boisen,
father of the Clinical
Pastoral Education
movement, placed
theological students in
supervised contact with
patients in mental hospitals.
His innovative educational
program brought
disciplined training to the
historical connection
between faith and mental
health.

17. Richard Cabot's efforts to
define the physician's,
as well as the health
care system's, role in
human well-being,
presaged medicine's
current attempts to
emphasize the social
context of the patient.
the American College of Physicians

18. In the 1930s, when theories of dynamic
psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and the
relationship between medicine and
psychiatry were still in flux, Helen Flanders
Dunbar carved a theoretical niche for
psychosomatic medicine--a holistic,
organismic niche.
She established the Journal of
Psychosomatic Medicine, serving as its chief
editor from 1938 to 1947, and, in 1942 was
instrumental in founding the American
Psychosomatic Society.
http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/dunbar.html

19. History –
CPE in Baguio &
BUKAL Life
traces its roots with the CPE Program
of the Philippine Baptist Theological
Seminary which was pioneered by
Dr.
Alfredo Cabrera in the 90’s and was
later revived by Dr. Anne Windus in
the year 2001.
In the year 2009, Rev. Aguirre
was given the privilege to
manage the center and
sought accreditation with the
College of Pastoral
Supervision and
Psychotherapy (CPSP) of
New York, USA.
Rev. Debbie Miller, an APC
certified Chaplain directed the
center in 2006 and was assisted
by Rev. Joel S. Aguirre another
ACPE trained chaplain.
In June 2010, the BUKAL Life Care and
Counseling Center was incorporated with
Philippine Securities and Exchange
Commission
- an ecumenical institution, which
partners with all faith traditions for
the advancement of professional
chaplaincy and pastoral care.

20. Republic Act
9258
CPE Organization Set-up
CLINICAL
CHAPLAIN
SUPERVISORS
CLINICAL
CHAPLAINS
CPE
TRAINEES
CPSP
New York Philippine
Baptist
Theological
Seminary
BUKAL
Life Care and
Counseling
Center Governing
Training
Supervisors

21. Governing Training Supervisors
• Rev. Dr. Raymond Lawrence is the
founding secretary of the Clinical
Pastoral Supervision and
Psychotherapy.
• a minister for 50 years, first as a
Methodist and later as an
Episcopalian.
• engaged in training clergy in the art
and science of pastoral counseling
and psychotherapy since 1969

22. Governing Training Supervisors
Rev. Dr. Cesar Espineda
is a pastoral psychotherapist, clinical theological, and
educator in private practice in Manhattan, New York.
He holds a Master of Philosophy in ecuminical studies, a
post graduate degree City and a Doctor of Philosophy
degree in administration and supervision and a Master’s
degree in Sacred of Theology (Union Theological
Seminary, New York)
He had an Advance Professional Diploma in religion and
religious studies, and Master of Arts in pastoral counseling
(Fordham University, New York )
He is Currently affiliated with the Good
Shepherd Church, an American Catholic Community, in
the Diocese of California, USA.
He is a Diplomate of Pastoral Supervsion and Psychotherapy
with College of Pastoral Supervision and Pschotherapy
(CPSP), the Vice-President for External Affairs of BUKAL Life
Care and Counseling Center and the Oversight Director of
CPSP Philippines.

23. The CPE Process
• Trainees experienced a variety of opportunities to reflect on
their cultural clinical experience with supervisors, peers and
other professions. The primary components of CPE focus
learning in three areas:
Pastoral Competence:
• Through case presentations of pastoral visits, group life,
topical didactics and individual supervision with a CPE
Supervisor.
Professional Competence:
• Through professional presentation and supervised practice
opportunities offered by a CPE Supervisor, pastoral care staff
and other interdisciplinary professionals.
Conceptual Competence:
• Through individual and group focused theological reflection
on life-based experience.

24. INTENSIVE CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION
PROGRAM
A twelve week program minimum of 400 hours of supervised ministry
and training.
The CPE trainee will spend eight hours per week in group learning, and
20-30 hours per week in the church/hospital providing pastoral care
and counseling to patients, their families and staff.
Each student will have 10 hours of individual supervision during the
course. The weekday group time will include: clinical presentations,
topical seminars, and a group process seminar each week.
Trainees receive one unit of CPE credit, the clinical work may be
transferred to certain seminaries for the pursuit of advance
theological degrees ( B.Th., M. Div., etc), and an accreditation with
the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP),

25. EXTENDED CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION
PROGRAM
16-26 weeks week program minimum of 400 hours of supervised ministry and
training.
The CPE trainee will spend 4 hours per week in group learning, and 13.7 hours
per week in the church/hospital providing pastoral care and counseling to
patients, their families and staff.
Each student will have 10 hours of individual supervision during the course. The
weekday/END group time will include: clinical presentations, topical
seminars, and a group process seminar each week.
Trainees receive one unit of CPE credit, the clinical work may be transferred to
certain seminaries for the pursuit of advance theological degrees ( B.Th., M.
Div., etc), and an accreditation with the College of Pastoral Supervision and
Psychotherapy (CPSP).

26. Intensive Unit
The intensive unit is best for student interns or for those who
are able to fully invest of their time in CPE.
Extended Unit
The extended unit is the same in everyway as the Intensive
unit, except that the schedule is spread over a longer period of
time. It is useful for professionals who do not have the option
to invest full-time in CPE.
Half Unit
Some trainees prefer to take a half unit. This is especially useful
for those involved in theological schools or denominations that
require CPE training experience, but do not require a full unit. A
half unit typically takes approximately 6 weeks.

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32. FEES
Full Unit
Standard Training Fee: P15,000
Half Unit
Standard Training Fee: P9,500
Does not include Food, Lodging, and
Transportation

33. Thank you for listening..
•Q & A portion