MEMBERSHIP

SCA Membership is a vital resource for professionals, clergy and organizations interested in spiritual care

EDUCATION

SCA Learning Center with evidence-based curriculum

CERTIFICATION

SCA Advanced Practice Board Certification, Board Certification, and Credentialing for Chaplains

Making Spiritual Care a Priority

The Spiritual Care Association (SCA) is the first multidisciplinary, international professional membership association for spiritual care providers that establishes evidence-based quality indicators, scope of practice, and a knowledge base for spiritual care.

SCA News Update

Advanced Practice Board Certified Chaplain (APBCC) – SCA Leads the Chaplaincy Profession with the only Certification Standards Backed by Knowledge Testing and Competency Examination

White Paper entitled Spiritual Care and Physicians: Understanding Spirituality in Medical Practice

Important Facts About the Spiritual Care Association

Membership Is Open to:

All individuals and organizations committed to the delivery of optimal spiritual care, as a vital component of whole person care. We offer three categories of membership, with specialized sub-categories:

Professional Membership

With the following sub-categories:

Health Care Chaplains
First Responder Chaplains
Nurses

Social Workers
Health Care Professionals
E.M.S. Chaplains

Military Chaplains
Corrections Chaplains
Corporate Chaplains

Clergy Membership

For Community Clergy and Religious Leaders

Organizational Membership

For Organizations and Institutions

What SCA Offers Members

	Engages and offers education to multiple interest groups so more people in need receive effective spiritual care
	Opens access to new evidence-based knowledge base: Online Learning Center
	Provides valuable resources to contribute significantly to career development
	Creates a powerful voice for spiritual care
	Offers new paths for chaplaincy credentialing and board certification

Chaplaincy Management Training Program

	4-month program for current or aspiring directors of chaplaincy departments
	Gain the knowledge and experiential tools to lead successful chaplaincy departments
	Next cohort begins September 2019. Registration now open.
	Successful candidates will receive the Chaplaincy Management Certificate

SCA Proudly Introduces the Launch of its Newest Divisions

As the Spiritual Care Association continues to grow and expand, we continue to offer our members with highly-specialized services tailored to their particular industry. Through the SCA Divisions, we are able to provide our members a platform to network among themselves and access their specialized member benefits.

Spiritual Care Resources

Gain a Powerful Voice for Advocacy

SCA is leading the grassroots, national and global, multidisciplinary advocacy effort that:

	Is uniting the voices of individual and organizational members to advance the integration of spiritual care in health care so that more people receive the help they need
	Empowers chaplains
	Gives chaplains a seat “at the table” when major decisions are being made about policy and reimbursement for inpatient, outpatient and home care
	Thanks chaplains and other involved members of the interdisciplinary health care team for their extraordinary work by creating and publicizing the new annual Spiritual Care Day (May 10)
	Sign Petition: Tell Congress That 'Spiritual Care Matters'

Chaplain Credentialing and Certification

	Credentialed Chaplain: Anyone currently working as a chaplain but is not board certified and meets SCA’s requirements merits the title of Credentialed Chaplain (CC)
	Board Certified Chaplain: SCA offers two paths to Board Certification
	Advanced Board Certified Chaplain: The APBCC represents a significantly higher bar than any other BCC process