When Caring Eats Away At Your Soul: Compassion Fatigue, Rev. Keith Espenshade

Posted on December 12, 2012 | Leave a comment

Hello PPCA Members and Friends!

Here is a file of Rev. Keith Espenshade’s presentation at the 2012 PA Prison Chaplains Association Conference, “When Caring Eats Away At Your Soul: Compassion Fatigue,” that Rev. Espenshade agreed to share with us on our website.  Keith’s contact information is:

Rev. Keith Espenshade, M.Div.
Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisor
Lancaster General Hospital
Chaplaincy Care & Education
555 N. Duke St.
Lancaster, PA 17604-3555
(717) 544-5325
KEEspens@lghealth.org

The PPCA is grateful to Rev. Espenshade for sharing this wonderful information with us!

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Summer In-Service and Training Institute for Chaplains, Imams, and Other Professionals (Muslim and other faith traditions) who Serve the Muslim Community

Posted on May 29, 2012 | Leave a comment

“A  Summer In-service and Training Institute for Chaplains, Imams and other  Professionals (Muslim and other faith traditions) who serve the Muslim  Community”

Presented by

The Association of Muslim Chaplains (AMC)

The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) &

The Islamic Seminary Foundation (ISF)

Location:

International Institute of Islamic Thought http://www.iiit.org/

500 Grove Street Herndon, VA 20170

YOU MAY APPLY FOR ONE OR MORE WORKSHOPS

Sat. June 9th- Prophetic Strategies for Working with Youth – Dr. Kiarash Jahed

Sat. June 16th- Contemporary Readings of the Quran – Prof. Zainab Alwani-

Sun. June 17th- Islamic Communities in America – Prof. Sulayman Nyang-

Sat. June 23rd- Counseling Muslims: The Basics – Prof. Jimmy Jones

Sun. June 24th- Effective Chaplaincy in Various Settings – Chaplain Mumina Kowalski

Fri.-Sun. June 29th- July 1st- Human Interaction: Understanding Covert Group Processes – Prof. Jimmy Jones & Chaplain Matiniah Yahya

June 29th 5:30-9:30pm, June 30th 8am-8:30pm, July 1st 8am-3pm

(All one-day workshops are 8:00am until 8:30pm)

Fees

Non-Refundable Application Fee: $15 for one or more workshops ($10 for AMC members)

One Day Workshop (including meals and 1  CEU): $50 ($40 for AMC members)

Three Day Workshop (including meals and 2 CEUs): $100 ($80 for AMC members)

Entire Institute (6 workshops – 7 CEUs): $250 ($200 for AMC members)

(CEUs awarded through the Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences at no extra fee)

Endorsed by the Muslim Endorsement Council of CT (MECC) http://mecct.org/ and the Association of Muslim Mental Health http://www.muslimmentalhealth.com/

**All students must pay for their own travel and sleeping arrangements (group rate available at Holiday Inn Express, Herndon, address: 485 Elden St., Herndon, VA 20170, Tel 703 478 9777 for $70 per night plus tax)

Institute Dean- Prof. Jimmy Jones, D.Min, President-ISF, Chair and Associate Professor of World Religions – Manhattanville College

Sign up at eventbrite link http://amcsummerinstitute1433.eventbrite.com ,

email: admin@masjidalislam.net or call 203-376-7189

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Pennsylvania Prison Chaplains Association 2012 Annual Conference

Posted on May 22, 2012 | Leave a comment

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It’s that time again!  Time for the PPCA’s annual conference!

Here are the links for the conference brochure and registration form:

2012 PPCA Conference Brochure

2012 PPCA Registration Form

Changes this year:

1.  Credit cards WILL NOT be accepted at the conference.  You can pay online by credit card when you register.  See registration form.  You can also mail in your registration.

2.  We MUST receive your registration paperwork prior to the August 23, 2012, deadline.  Please ensure that your institutions process your paperwork prior to the deadline.

See you there!

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Last Letter “From the President’s Desk”

Posted on April 12, 2012 | 1 Comment

Hello to All of You!

I hope you are enjoying this season of Spring, and the new life that is beginning to bud.  To every one of the Christian faith, I trust that you had a wonderful celebration of the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  To our Jewish friends, I pray that the Passover celebration, with your family and friends, is an enjoyable and treasured time.

This will be my last letter From the President’s Desk.

I wanted to say “thank you,” for allowing me to serve in the capacity of both vice president and president of the PPCA Executive Committee over the last three years.

At the end of June, I will be leaving the Department of Corrections (DOC).

The Lord has impressed on me not to renew my contract.  I knew when I took the job that I wouldn’t be a DOC contract vendor forever.  So, I’m stepping out in faith, and obeying what God has spoken to me.

When I turn in my keys for the last time I know it won’t be easy.  Prison has been good to me and good for me.  If you had told me 10 years ago that those words would ever come out of my mouth, I would have said you were crazy!

But prison has opened my eyes to a world I didn’t know anything about, and to many wonderful people of different faiths.  If God had not allowed me this journey, I would still have tunnel vision in many areas.

It has been a pleasure and an honor to serve alongside the members of the PPCA committee.  You are a wonderful group of people, and my husband, Donnie, and I will miss each of you.  Keep up the good work!

To each of you chaplains who serve on the front lines every day, I salute you and hold you in high regard for the job you do.  You will remain in my heart and in my prayers.

Again, thank you for allowing me to be a part of something Great!

Peace and Blessings,
Chaplain Brenda Libreatori

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Religion in Prisons: A 50-State Survey of Prison Chaplains

Posted on March 29, 2012 | 2 Comments

Many PPCA chaplains participated in Pew’s study of chaplaincy and religion in America’s prisons.  The results are in!

Professional prison chaplains see America’s state penitentiaries as places bustling with religious activity, ranging from efforts by inmates to proselytize or convert other inmates to religious switching by prisoners.

Read the rest here …

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Rebuke

Posted on January 31, 2012 | Leave a comment

Copyright 2012, S. E. Jihad Levine, All Rights Reserved

By the time Moses returned to the scene, his people had hit an all-time low. They worshipped idols, spoke slanderously of each other, and had wandered very far from the path of their forefathers. Perhaps he should have told them off, saying, “Repent, sinners, lest you perish altogether!” But he didn’t. Instead, he told them how G-d cared for them and felt their suffering, how He would bring about miracles, freedom and a wondrous future out of His love for them.

As for the rebuke, Moses saved that for G-d … read the rest here!

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National Shura 1433 and Muslim Chaplain and Imam Training

Qur'an Stand

Islamic Seminary Foundation (ISF)

in cooperation with

The Association of Muslim Chaplains (AMC)

Invites you to a

National Shura 1433 and In-service training for Chaplains and Imams

Date: Sat March 10, 2012 Time: 8am-6pm

Venue: Yale University

Linsly-Chittenden Hall (LC) 

63 High Street, New Haven, CT 06511-8963

Fees – $99 (Student w/ID-$50)/Early Bird -$60 (Student w/ID-$30) (Includes continental breakfast, lunch and breaks)

Fiduciary agent: Masjid Al-Islam Inc., New Haven CT

Sign up at Eventbrite: shura1433.eventbrite.com or send by mail after notifying us by email 

Make checks or money orders payable to Masjid Al-Islam –Special – ISF 624 George Street, New Haven CT 06511 USA (203) 376-7189 or  203-809-1692  admin@masjidalislam.net

 FACEBOOK PAGE - http://www.facebook.com/events/274937269235982/?context=create

Topics include:

·         Clinical Assessment and Referral

·         Compassion Fatigue  and Self-Care in Interfaith Settings

·         Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Signs &

·         Developing Chaplaincy  and Imam Best Practices Through Research

·         Domestic Violence: Signs & Strategies

·         Effective Interfaith Written and Oral Presentations

·         The Imam in the Modern American Context

·         The Future of Muslim Chaplaincy in the US

Confirmed speakers include :  Dr Wahiba Abu-Ras, Dr. Ihsan Bagby, Dr Hamada Hamid MD, Dr. Ingrid Mattson, Chaplain Lt. Col. Abdul Rasheed Muhammad

In addition, there will be a meeting of the new Association of Muslim Chaplains (AMC); Chaplaincy Group Meetings for the areas of Education, Community (including Imams), Corrections, Health Care, and Military and; progress reports from the Islamic Seminary Foundation (ISF) and the Muslim Endorsement Council of CT (MECC)

Based on a process developed in consultation with: Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences (GSISS), International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), International League of Muslim Women – New England Chapter, Islamic Council of New England (ICNE), Islamic Center of New London (ICNL), Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), Islamic Relief-USA, Islamic Social Services Association-USA (ISSA-USA), Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), Manhattanville College Department of World Religions, Masjid Al-Islam (MAI), Muslim American Society (MAS)-Freedom, Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA), Muslim Endorsement Council of CT (MECC), New England Council of Masajid, New England Muslim Sisters Association (NEMSA)

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Posted on January 24, 2012 in Chaplain Training, PA state prison chaplain, Pennsylvania Prison Chaplains Association, PPCA, Prison Chaplains, Uncategorized

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