October, 2002

Ohio Valley Chapter, CPSP
October 25-26, 2002
AmeriSuites Indianapolis Airport

Present: Diplomates Malcolm Ballinger, Ben Bogia, Kay Myers, Henry Uy, Joe Whalen, Gino Donatell.

Chapter meetings

Chapter will meet during 2003 at the following times and places:

March 22 - 23 -- Virginia Beach, VA, after Plenary
July 11 - 12 -- Indianapolis, IN
November 14 - 15 -- Ft. Lauderdale or Ft. Myers, FL

Chat room meetings will be held regularly on the first Tuesday of each month at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Chapter URL is: http://www.cpspovalley.org/

Instructions for the chat room are included on the web site after clicking the "Chat Room" button.

Candidacy of Duane Hetzer
The Chapter discussed Duane's desire to become an SIT and develop a CPE program at his present setting at East Liverpool City Hospital in Ohio. He seems to demonstrate little awareness of the process, although he has received information about it. The Chapter will wait for him to take the initiative in an appropriate way.

Re-certification
All chapter members are current on dues, and will be presented in March for re-certification.

Members are conscientious about the spirit of the covenant, which requires us to be in touch with each other on a regular basis. Because of our geographical dispersion, it is no longer possible for every member to be present at each face-to-face meeting. However, the chapter has adopted an expectation that every diplomate will attend a meeting at least once in each calendar year. With three from which to choose, it should be possible; failure to meet this expectation will result in "Inactive" status.

Governing Council report
Highlights of the Council meeting may be found at http://www.cpsp.org/council/fall_02.htm

Ben reported on the meeting of the Governing Council held on October 11-12, 2002.

An "Institutional Chaplain Board" is being established to consider applications from certified Pastoral Counselors who want an additional designation as Institutional Chaplain.

CPSP will be applying to the US Department of Education for recognition, and will be evaluating the required changes in certification and accreditation procedures.

Ben requested that a member of Council meet with the chapter at the Virginia Beach meeting, in order to meet the requirement for Council visitation every two years.

Joe Whalen (Click on thumbnail for full-size picture)
Joe reported that he has resigned his position at St. Joseph Hospital as of October 1, and that he will be starting on November 4 as a Social Worker for Hospice of the Bluegrass, based in Cynthiana, KY. He will have a leave of absence from the priesthood without faculties for one year of discernment.

People have been very supportive of him. There is a possibility that he may supervise CPE at St. Joseph, if he can arrange scheduling.

Henry Uy (Click on thumbnail for full-size picture)

Henry's department has a new director, who is very committed to providing chaplaincy training for Seventh Day Adventist students. This has resulted in designating two of the six Residency positions exclusively for SDA applicants.

Ben Bogia (Click on thumbnail for full-size picture)

Ben has begun doing some investing in Real Estate, along with his other activities. He continues to supervise a CPE program under contract to Easton Memorial Hospital, and sees a few clients for NLP/Hypnotherapy.
He is also a Town Commissioner and a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Kay Myers (Click on thumbnail for full-size picture)
Kay reported on the present state of the complaint filed by a former student. Joe, as a representative of the chapter, has been in communication with the attorney at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.
Kay is also instrumental in helping a group of chaplains form a Pastoral Counseling chapter in the Salisbury, MD, area. They are at the beginning of their journey, but show promise.

Malcolm Ballinger (Click on thumbnail for full-size picture)

Malcolm continues to do counseling, although his client load is gradually decreasing. Professionally, he mourns the fact that he has less and less use for all of the materials that he has developed and collected over the years.
He shared with the chapter his continuing grief over the loss of Marjorie.

Malcolm will be 90 years old on December 30!

Gino Donatelli (Click on thumbnail for full-size picture)
Gino's life is relatively settled. He is active at Loyola, and has recently become a member of the CPE Professional Advisory Committee, although he is not yet supervising a program. He likes his work on pediatrics.
At home, he has enjoyed gardening in a settled environment.