During this month when we celebrate Black history, we can see dozens of school buses lining up to tour the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Tourists and businesspeople, as well as locals, come to experience the interactive exhibit of the civil and human rights struggles of the past and the present.

The Certification Commission is excited about the great work that is happening in our ACPE centers as CECs enter the process and are preparing for certification. We have learned a great deal as we continue to engage with portfolios and everyone who is in the process.

There are a few important updates that I want to share with everyone. These are incorporated in the Certification Manual and are also listed on the Updates to the Manual page.

• If you're an ACPE Psychotherapist with experience and seasoning in bringing spiritual awareness and spiritual wisdom to the work of psychotherapy,
• If you want to help other psychotherapists grow in the practice of spiritually integrated psychotherapy,
• If you have gifts for teaching, mentoring, and growing communities of learning and formation,
• If you want to help extend the wisdom tradition of ACPE and AAPC to practitioners who may never have heard of ACPE or AAPC, and
• If you have the will and spark to join with colleagues in growing something new,

we encourage you to attend this meeting.

February 28th is the deadline to register for Certification Subcommittees, if you would like to meet for Associate or Certified Educator at the 20/20 Vision: The Future of Spiritual Care conference in Cleveland, OH, May 9-11, 2020.

Paul Nomsule is a doctoral student at Grand Canyon University. He is looking for participants who may be interested in his study. The topic of his research is the relationships between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction among healthcare chaplains in the United States.