Chaplaincy Organizations All links open in a NEW WINDOW. AAPC - The American Association of Pastoral Counselors ACPE - The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education ACPE Research Network - Pastoral Care Research APC - The Association of Professional Chaplains CAPPE - The Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice and Education NACC - National Association of Catholic Chaplains NAJC - National Association of Jewish Chaplains   Sites of General Interest All links open in a NEW WINDOW. "Biology of Belief" --Article by Dina Greenberg about Dr. Andrew Newberg's Research (PDF [2.5 MB] via ACPE Research Network) Center for Spirituality and the Mind (University of Pennsylvania) George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish). See especially the site's section for SOERCE: Spirituality and Health Online Education and Resource Center Spirituality and Medicine --a project of the Southern Medical Association Templeton Advanced Research Program Field Analyses of Religion, Spirituality, Healing and Health Outcomes by David Hufford and Andrew Newberg - (PDFs via Metanexux Institute) "Visionary Spiritual Experiences and Cognitive Aspects of Spiritual Transformation" - Article by David J. Hufford in the September 2008 issue of the online journal, The Global Spiral (vol. 9, no. 5) "White Paper" on Professional Chaplaincy (PDF [2.5 MB] via The Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice and Education) --see link to download booklet   Special Links for Pastoral Care Staff Members and Students