Spiritual Health Awareness Week 2025
Celebrating 100 Years of Spiritual Health
a century of supporting the human spirit during life's most meaningful moments
October 19-25, 2025
Thank you for an excellent week!
What is Spiritual Health Awareness Week
- An opportunity to celebrate Spiritual Care Practitioners and Psychospiritual Therapists for all they do including their unrelenting and essential commitment to the wellbeing of others
- To encourage dialogue about why spiritual care and psychospiritual therapy matter.
Spiritual Health is HealthHealth encompasses the whole person: the mind, the body, the emotions and the human spirit. However, Western society privileges the physical, mental and emotional needs of people, often minimizing the spiritual aspect. Let us collectively raise awareness that effective care must be holistic and include human spirituality. Just as society addresses and values the physical, mental and emotional dimension of people, the spiritual dimension of individuals should also be addressed and valued
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2025 Theme:
"Celebrating 100 Years of Spiritual Health - a century of supporting the human spirit during life's most meaningful moments "
This year marks a powerful milestone—the 100th anniversary of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). Since Rev. Anton T. Boisen initiated the first CPE program in 1925, this model of experiential learning has shaped thousands of spiritual care practitioners and psychospiritual therapists across Canada and beyond.
As members of CASC/ACSS, we know how vital this work is. Every day, spiritual health professionals walk with people through their most meaningful moments—in hospitals, hospices, correctional facilities, military settings, private practices, and other communities across the country.
That's why, this year, SHAW 2025 is about celebrating you. Your stories have the power to touch the hearts and minds of the public, showcasing why spiritual health matters and why spiritual care and psychospiritual therapy are essential professions in our society.
This year marks a powerful milestone—the 100th anniversary of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). Since Rev. Anton T. Boisen initiated the first CPE program in 1925, this model of experiential learning has shaped thousands of spiritual care practitioners and psychospiritual therapists across Canada and beyond.
As members of CASC/ACSS, we know how vital this work is. Every day, spiritual health professionals walk with people through their most meaningful moments—in hospitals, hospices, correctional facilities, military settings, private practices, and other communities across the country.
That's why, this year, SHAW 2025 is about celebrating you. Your stories have the power to touch the hearts and minds of the public, showcasing why spiritual health matters and why spiritual care and psychospiritual therapy are essential professions in our society.
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whole-person health compass
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We encourage you to utilize the whole personal compass in your emails, social media posts, websites and other communication channels. Please ensure you credit CASC/ACSS when using the compass graphic by including the following: "Graphic created by CASC/ACSS | spiritualcae.ca"
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Pens - order today
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Stories of Impact
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History of Clinical Pastoral Education
In honour of the 100 year anniversary of CPE, we pay tribute to the original founders of this transformative and experiential form of learning. From left to right: Anton Boisen, Dr. Richard Cabot and Helen Flanders Dunbar. Read more about the history of CPE by visiting the CPE History Page and by reading an article written by the ACPE here.
