The College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy is a theologically based covenant community, dedicated to "recovery of the soul" and promoting competency in the clinical pastoral field.
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Lawrence with Young Gweon You, Director of Yonsei University Counseling Center in Seoul, and Chair of the "Asian CPE Network in the Global Age" conference held in Seoul, in September. Lawrence was keynote speaker.Young You did his clinical training at Episcopal Health Services in Long Island under Richard Liew a decade ago.
CPSP is increasingly involved in Asia. We were well represented at the International Council for Pastoral Care and Counseling (ICPCC) that met in Rotorua, New Zealand in August. CPSP was represented by persons from the U.S., Malaysia, and Hong Kong. Raymond Lawrence conducted a seminar on group theory and practice in clinical training. Richard Liew was nominated by Lawrence and elected by the assembly as treasurer for ICPCC for the next four years. The ICPCC convenes every four years, rotating its meeting venue.
CPSP speakers at the Seoul Conference with hosts on each side: (From left to right) Do Bong Kim, Joel Aguirre, Raymond Lawrence, Mei-po Young Tam, Cesar Espineda, and Taesuk Kang. Missing from the photo was Diplomate Mu-gun Chong.
In October the Korean Clinical Pastoral Education association (KCPE) convened an international meeting, "Asian CPE Network in the Global Age." Raymond Lawrence was invited to be the keynote speaker. Other speakers represented Japan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Korea. Among other conference speakers with CPSP credentials were Mei-Po Tam-Young from Hong Kong, Joel Aguirre from the Philippines, Cesar Espineda from the U.S., and Mu-gun Chong from Korea. The conference was convened on the tenth anniversary of the founding of the first clinical pastoral training organization in Korea. It was organized and chaired by Gweon Young You, Director of Yonsei University Counseling Center in Seoul. He did his clinical training at Episcopal Health Services in Long Island with Richard Liew a decade ago. CPSP was well represented at the Korea meeting.
Lawrence traveled next to Hong Kong, where he met with the Hong Kong Chapter as it reviewed and certified Mei Lan Chow as Diplomate in Pastoral Supervision. This was a notable event in that this was the first certification of a person fully trained in Hong Kong in the Chinese language. Lawrence also met with staff of Bethel Seminary, which is putting forward a proposal for accreditation as a Pastoral Psychotherapy training site, which would be complementary to its current Clinical Training Program. He also met with the CEO of Baptist Hospital, Raymond Chen. Baptist Hospital is one of the most prestigious health care institutions in the city. Mei-po Tam Young is Director of Chaplaincy with a salaried staff of 29 persons and directs a CPSP-accredited Clinical Training Program.
Raymond Lawrence meeting with the Hong Kong Chapter after certifying Mei Lan Chow as Diplomate in Pastoral Supervision.
Left to right: Patty Man Ping To, Agnes Kwai Ping Ho, Lawrence, Kenneth Ys Tam, Mei-po Young-Tam, Suzanne Wong-Ip, Benjamin Wat and Mei Lan Chow.
Lawrence was invited next to Perth, Australia, where he was hosted for six days by the Perth Council of Churches. They are exploring the option of inaugurating CPSP training programs in Western Australia.
Posted by Perry Miller, Editor at November 14, 2011 8:21 AM
