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Saint James College Seminary
HOSPICE CHAPLAINCY Studies
| America's only Certified Professional Chaplain training program from a College-Seminary |
Hospice Chaplains are unique and
require special training...
There are general requirements but, each Hospice program is
independent, and applies the Chaplaincy standards that fit the
specialized needs of the area being served. (We will give you the
typical requirements, below....)
require special training...
There are general requirements but, each Hospice program is
independent, and applies the Chaplaincy standards that fit the
specialized needs of the area being served. (We will give you the
typical requirements, below....)
- Hospice Chaplains typically work directly with
patients who are acutely (and terminally) ill. They work
with staff who grieve when one of their beloved patients
passes on. They work with patient families. And, of
course, they must interact positively with Administration.
- Prison chaplains tend to work with individual faith
requirements. Police and Fire Chaplains may conduct
funeral ceremonies, do some counseling, and offer the
convocation at banquets, retirement parties, and so forth.
Hospital Chaplains are often faced with immediate trauma,
life-and-death emergency procedures, or praying with
patients and their families just before surgery.
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A look what we offer in our Hospice Chaplain Curriculum
We provide a solid chaplaincy program but include many special Hospice-oriented
lessons that our students have requested. While it is important for you to realize that
we are an independent interfaith, non-denominational, college seminary, we can not
A look what we offer in our Hospice Chaplain Curriculum
We provide a solid chaplaincy program but include many special Hospice-oriented
lessons that our students have requested. While it is important for you to realize that
we are an independent interfaith, non-denominational, college seminary, we can not
| Qualifications commonly required for Hospice chaplain applicants • Ordination (We offer Ordination training) • 2 years pastoral experience • Master of Divinity (M-Div) (or its equivalent). Being a fully-chartered not-for- profit college seminary, we offer Divinity Degree studies. • 4-Units of CPE are typically requested, although the actual number is determined by your local Hospice (our Certified Professional Chaplain program offers graduates Four CPE Units with an approved internship, practicum, or project in your community, or through our seminary).
programs want their applicants to already be working in full-time paid chaplaincy position • Eligible for certification with professional organization (Our American Chaplain Training Institute was established to create a set of nationally-consistent standards for those who wish to be designated Certified Professional Chaplains. Our graduates not only earn this certification but are also given the opportunity for both continuing education and Certified Professional Griefworker status. • Background, criminal, and credit checks Practicum: Not every student requires these, but 4-CPE units may be earned if a practicum (short internship) is completed along with these lessons. A seminary faculty committee must approve project proposals but, in general, they may involve a brief period of volunteer experience, shadowing a certified chaplain, or the committee may accept some aspect of your current ministerial / human services work to fulfill this requirement. |
We can tell you, however, that none of
our graduates has ever told us that
their training and certification were not
helpful to them.
our graduates has ever told us that
their training and certification were not
helpful to them.
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To give you a broad overview of our program...
Exploring our curriculum -- a very abbreviated glance:
To give you a broad overview of our program...
Exploring our curriculum -- a very abbreviated glance:
- Differences between Hospice and
Palliative Care - Section on Spiritual Assessment
- Stakeholder expectations: patients,
family, boss - Chaplaincy and cultural diversity
- Care plans - Interdisciplinary
- Documentation and progress notes
unique to Hospice - Networking in the community -
lesson provided by our School of
Social Work and Counseling - Recruitment, training, supervision
of volunteers - Compliance issues
- Coaching and Counseling
- Funerals / Memorial Services
- Worship services in facility,
Communion - Healing and Other Ceremonies
- Dealing with grieving staff, co-
workers - Preparing for annual program
evaluation
- The following is a very
abbreviated list of additional
lessons offered ... all designed to
provide you with a broad
overview of our program. The
actual curriculum is much more
comprehensive
- Comparative World Religions - from
our divinity school - The Essential Art of Reflective
Listening - from our School of
Social Work and Counseling - Client Confidentiality
- Situation Ethics
- Grief Worker Modules 1-4 from our
Certified Professional Griefworker
program - Prayer 1: The role of prayer at
Hospice - Prayer 2: When to, and when not to
- Prayer 3: How to, and how not to
pray in a Hospice context, and with
whom - Counseling Phases -- from our
school of Social Work and
Counseling
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