ATTENTION: Chaplains

CI Basic Chaplain Training (BCT)

Equipping Aspiring Chaplains to Become Tomorrow's Compassionate Care Leaders

Your Comprehensive Resource

Maintaining effective training standards is critical for chaplaincy excellence

A Comprehensive Solution

Chaplains International Basic Chaplain Training Certification serves as your comprehensive resource for developing ministry excellence and pastoral care best practices in chaplaincy service.

This program equips aspiring chaplains with the essential knowledge, skills, and spiritual care competencies needed to deliver transformative compassionate support with distinction.

We prepare ministry-grounded chaplains who demonstrate excellence in caregiving, integrity in pastoral practice, and commitment to serving those in crisis.

Our curriculum combines rigorous chaplaincy development with proven ministry methodologies to produce practitioners ready for the challenges of modern spiritual care across diverse settings.

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Professional Standards

Master the professional standards, ministry presence, and ethical protocols essential for certified chaplains in Chaplains International.

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Regulatory Compliance

Understand and apply professional standards, ministry ethics, and pastoral principles governing chaplaincy practice.

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Character Formation

Cultivate the pastoral expertise, integrity, and spiritual depth required to serve as an effective chaplain and caregiver.

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Ministry Excellence

Develop core competencies in pastoral care, ministry delivery, spiritual assessment, and chaplaincy best practices.

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Leadership Development

Build essential ministry skills including crisis management, compassionate engagement, spiritual care design, and pastoral assessment.

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Diverse Ministry Contexts

Prepare to serve in various settings including hospitals, correctional facilities, emergency services, corporate environments, and community care contexts.

About The Course

Course Specifications

Course Number: BCT100

Course Length: 40-Hours

Price: 12 payments x $50.00 = $600.00 or 1 payment x $580.00 = $580.00

Course Description:

The CI Basic Chaplain Training (BCT) Certification offers a deep dive into ministry principles tailored for Chaplains International's diverse care environments.

This training emphasizes the critical attributes of effective chaplaincy, such as adaptability, pastoral excellence, and ethical integrity, while providing tools for spiritual assessment, compassionate engagement, effective communication, and crisis intervention strategies.

It's designed to equip participants with the skills to serve confidently and competently. It is an essential resource for those who elevate their ministry skills to navigate and overcome diverse chaplaincy challenges.

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Define Effective Chaplaincy

  • Build Foundations of CI Ministry Excellence

  • Understand Pastoral Care Dynamics

  • Develop Personal Chaplaincy Qualities

  • Enhance Ministry Skills

  • Focus on Professional Growth

  • Achieve Chaplaincy Goals

  • Navigate Ministry Challenges

Target Student:

The target student for this course is an individual aspiring to become a certified chaplain within Chaplains International, focusing on those who seek to develop ministry skills tailored for spiritual care and pastoral leadership roles.

Ideal candidates are those committed to chaplaincy excellence, professional growth, and serving in diverse ministry environments, aiming to effectively support and minister to individuals within varied settings through evidence-based pastoral care.

This includes existing ministry leaders looking to enhance their chaplaincy capabilities and experienced caregivers new to professional chaplaincy with a solid dedication to serving others through transformative compassion and effective spiritual support delivery.

Prerequisites:

The prerequisites for this course would typically include:

  • Completion of prerequisite training or foundational ministry education with demonstrated competency.

  • A foundational understanding of Chaplains International's mission, values, and chaplaincy standards.

  • Experience in ministry, caregiving, or pastoral work demonstrates a commitment to serving others and spiritual development.

  • Ministry experience or pastoral training is beneficial but not mandatory, indicating a readiness to develop advanced chaplaincy skills.

  • Professional and spiritual maturity, reflecting the ability to provide care with competence and credibility.

  • An openness to learning and professional growth is crucial for adapting to the dynamic challenges of chaplaincy ministry.

Course Curriculum

Overview of Industrial Chaplaincy

✔️ Welcome the Chaplains International Basic Chaplain Training Certification Course

✔️ The Chaplaincy: Introduction

✔️ Overview of Industrial Chaplaincy
✔️ Introduction to Industrial Chaplaincy: Quiz

So, You're Going to Prison

✔️ So You're Going to Prison: Introduction
✔️ So, You're Going to Prison
✔️ So, You're Going to Prison Quiz

Hospital Chaplaincy

✔️ Hospital Chaplaincy: Introduction

✔️ Hospital Chaplaincy

✔️ Hospital Chaplaincy: Quiz

The World of Hospice Care Chaplaincy

✔️ The World of Hospice Care Chaplaincy: Introduction

✔️ The World of Hospice Care Chaplaincy
✔️ The World of Hospice Care Chaplaincy: Quiz

Duties of the EMS Chaplain

✔️ Duties of the EMS Chaplain: Introduction

✔️ Duties of the EMS Chaplain

✔️ Duties of the EMS Chaplain: Quiz

Emergency Protocols

✔️Emergency Protocols: Introduction

✔️Emergency Protocols

✔️Emergency Protocols: Quiz

Pastoral Confidentiality and Ethics

✔️Pastoral Confidentiality and Ethics: Introduction

✔️Pastoral Confidentiality and Ethics

✔️Pastoral Confidentiality and Ethics: Quiz

Dealing with Suicidal People

✔️ Dealing with Suicidal People: Introduction

✔️ Dealing with Suicidal People

✔️ Dealing with Suicidal People: Quiz

Basic Death Notification Procedures

✔️ Basic Death Notification Procedures: Introduction

✔️ Basic Death Notification Procedures

✔️ Basic Death Notification Procedures: Quiz

Biblical Counseling 101

✔️ Biblical Counseling 101: Introduction

✔️ Biblical Counseling 101

✔️ Biblical Counseling 101: Quiz

The Building Blocks of Counseling

✔️ The Building Blocks of Counseling: Introduction

✔️ The Building Blocks of Counseling

✔️ The Building Blocks of Counseling: Quiz

Gather Information

✔️ Gather Information: Introduction

✔️ Gather Information

✔️ Gather Information: Quiz

Personal Assessment Forms

✔️ Personal Assessment Forms: Introduction

✔️ Personal Assessment Forms

✔️ Personal Assessment Forms: Quiz

Biblical Process of Change

✔️ Biblical Process of Change: Introduction

✔️ Biblical Process of Change

✔️ Biblical Process of Change: Quiz

Understanding Domestic Violence

✔️ Understanding Domestic Violence: Introduction

✔️ Understanding Domestic Violence

✔️ Understanding Domestic Violence: Quiz

Critical Situational Stress

✔️ Critical Situational Stress: Introduction

✔️ Critical Situational Stress

✔️ Critical Situational Stress: Quiz

Traumatic Stress Reactions and Children

✔️ Traumatic Stress Reactions and Children: Introduction

✔️ Traumatic Stress Reactions and Children

✔️ Traumatic Stress Reactions and Children: Quiz

Grief and Bereavement

✔️ Grief and Bereavement: Introduction

✔️ Grief and Bereavement

✔️ Grief and Bereavement: Quiz

Preparing for Approaching Death

✔️ Preparing for Approaching Death: Introduction

✔️ Preparing for Approaching Death
✔️ Preparing for Approaching Death: Quiz

Healing Conversations

✔️ Healing Conversations: Introduction

✔️ Healing Conversations

✔️ Healing Conversations: Quiz

Bonus: Contraband and Search Procedures

✔️ Bonus: Contraband and Search Procedures

Bonus: Anatomy of a Setup

✔️ Bonus: Anatomy of a Setup

Review and Examination

✔️ Final Examination

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BC T100 - CI Basic Chaplain Training (BCT) Certification Payment (Multiple Payments)

Note: The of $50.00 will be deducted once in every 1 month(s) for 12 payment cycles

BCT100 - CI Basic Chaplain Training (BCT) Certification Payment (Single Payment of $580.00)

Note: You can access this course for 365 days with this choice

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