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SIP Training Level 1:

• 10/21/26 1pm-4pm pm CDT: Course 1.1

• 10/22/26 9am-4pm CDT: Course 1.2, Course 1.3

• 10/23/26 1pm-4pm CDT: Course 1.4

• 10/24/26: 9am-12pm CDT: Course 1.5

• Location: In-Person in Nashville, TN

Register Here for SIP 1

SIP Training Level 2:

• 11/5/26 9 am-4pm CDT: Course 2.1, Course 2.2
• 11/6/26 9 am-4pm CDT: Course 2.3, Course 2.4
• Date TBD: Course 2.5 (scheduled in triads)
• Location: In-Person in Nashville, TN

Register Here for SIP 2

What is the Spiritually Integrated Training Program?

The SIP training program is a multi-disciplinary, inter-spiritual, multi-racial community of persons gathered for education, connection, and formation in the work of spiritually integrated psychotherapy. It serves licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals (i.e., counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, pastoral counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, addiction specialists, and more), as well as graduate students in any of those disciplines who seek to explore the ways spirituality, religion, and the search for meaning influence their own lives and the lives of their clients.

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Carol Smith, M.Div., LMFT

Carol Smith, M.Div., LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, AAMFT Approved Supervisor, and ACPE Spiritually-Integrated Psychotherapy Trainer. She serves as Director of Spiritually-Integrated Psychotherapy Training at Insight Counseling Centers, where she practices in Franklin and Nashville, Tennessee. Carol is currently the Chair of the Psychotherapy Commission of ACPE.

More on Carol here.

SIP Level 1 Training Registration Here

SIP Level 2 Training Registration Here

The Spiritual Care Specialist Training offers a structured opportunity for those serving in care ministries to strengthen the skills needed to respond effectively to a wide variety of concerns. Many caregivers, whether in volunteer or professional roles, encounter situations involving addiction, mental health challenges, trauma, grief, and domestic violence. These issues often call for an understanding of behavioral health perspectives in order to provide care that is ethical, safe, and effective.

This training, beginning September 29th 2026 and ending November 17th 2026 is designed to help participants integrate those perspectives with their existing approach to care. The program includes a total of 48 hours of learning and support. 

Attendance at all sessions is required in order to complete the course and receive the certificate of completion. Participants will explore topics such as Images of Pastoral Care, Ethics, Listening in the Service of Healing, Spiritual Assessment, Marriage and Family, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Mental Health, Trauma, Domestic Violence, and Grief.

The overall goal of the program is to support caregivers in providing more competent and confident care rooted in a deeper understanding of behavioral health.

Registration is $600. A brief meeting with an instructor is required prior to receiving a registration code.

Registration at  https://bit.ly/46f3iXz

More information about SCS Training at:  https://bit.ly/4grouQN

Tres Adames Bio Page and Tres class adaptations at: 

https://bit.ly/46aKPLQ

Classes conducted in Korean Language

SIP Training Level 1:

• 10/04/26

• 10/05/26

• ONLINE

SIP Training Level 2:

• 10/06/26

• 10/07/26

• 10/08/26

• ONLINE

Register Here for SIP 1

What is the Spiritually Integrated Training Program?

The SIP training program is a multi-disciplinary, inter-spiritual, multi-racial community of persons gathered for education, connection, and formation in the work of spiritually integrated psychotherapy. It serves licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals (i.e., counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, pastoral counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, addiction specialists, and more), as well as graduate students in any of those disciplines who seek to explore the ways spirituality, religion, and the search for meaning influence their own lives and the lives of their clients.

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Lee's Background:

Dr. K. Samuel Lee is the Edna & Lowell Craig Professor of Practical Theology, Spiritual Care, & Counseling at Claremont School of Theology and Executive Director of The Clinebell Institute for Pastoral Counseling & Psychotherapy. He trains practitioners to integrate psychological and spiritual dimensions in clinical care. An ordained United Methodist Church elder and licensed psychologist, Dr. Lee has spent 20 years at CST, where his commitment to diversity and transformative education earned him the Fisher Faculty Mentoring Award from students.

More on Lee here.

SIP Level 1 Training Registration Here

SIP Level 2 Training Registration Here

The Spiritual Care Specialist Training offers a structured opportunity for those serving in care ministries to strengthen the skills needed to respond effectively to a wide variety of concerns. Many caregivers, whether in volunteer or professional roles, encounter situations involving addiction, mental health challenges, trauma, grief, and domestic violence. These issues often call for an understanding of behavioral health perspectives in order to provide care that is ethical, safe, and effective.

This training, beginning September 11th 2026 and ending January 22nd 2027, is designed to help participants integrate those perspectives with their existing approach to care. The program includes a total of 48 hours of learning and support. 

Attendance at all sessions is required in order to complete the course and receive the certificate of completion. Participants will explore topics such as Images of Pastoral Care, Ethics, Listening in the Service of Healing, Spiritual Assessment, Marriage and Family, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Mental Health, Trauma, Domestic Violence, and Grief.

The overall goal of the program is to support caregivers in providing more competent and confident care rooted in a deeper understanding of behavioral health.

Registration is $600. A brief meeting with an instructor is required prior to receiving a registration code.

Registration at  https://bit.ly/3QDmQkB

More information about SCS Training at:  https://bit.ly/4grouQN

Aaron Pawelek Bio Page at: https://bit.ly/4brGV4e

Spirituality in Therapy Virtual Summit

11/20/26 via Zoom

ACPE Psychotherapy Commission

Presenters will address a variety of topics useful for anyone interested in or who is currently integrating spirituality in the psychotherapy process. 

Speaker line-up and schedule to be announced in late summer.

SAVE THE DATE!

https://sip-com.wildapricot.org

Registration coming soon.

Questions about this event can be directed to Rev. Dr. M. Colette Gaffney, Director of Member Engagement:  colette.gaffney@acpe.edu.

An upgraded member portal system will launch on June 24th.

The member portal at https://www.acpe.edu will be unavailable June 15th to June 23rd as below.