Delivering quality spiritual care to palliative care patients requires both the chaplain as the specialist and involvement by the other members of the interdisciplinary team as spiritual care generalists.

The hundreds of health care professionals (chaplains, nurses, social workers, physicians, and others) who have completed these courses say that as a result they have significantly enhanced their knowledge and skills to deliver spiritual care in palliative care settings.

Each course is instructor-facilitated. Students who successfully complete the course receive a certificate of completion. (See below for explanation of difference between Certificate and Certification.)

Download informational brochure including learning objectives and other course detail.

Download information sheet that identifies competencies developed by the Fundamentals and Advanced courses.

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Clarification ─ Certificate Vs Certification

• A certificate course provides training on specialized topics for which students can receive a Certificate of Completion after successfully completing the course and passing an assessment. These courses may help prepare for certification, but do not provide a credential and should not to be confused with certification.
• Professional certification is the process by which a non-governmental entity, such as one's membership organization, grants a time-limited recognition and use of a credential to an individual after verifying that he or she has met a set of predetermined and standardized criteria.