Membership
The International
Association of Christian chaplains offers two types of membership:
► Active Member
► Board Certified
Active Member Chaplain Qualifications
► An Active Member is a person actively involve in providing
pastoral care and upholding Christian principles.
► The Active Member abides to the Standards and Code
of Ethics of the
International Association of Christian Chaplains.
► Have submitted an official application form for membership. Click here
to download an official Application Form. Page
1 and Page 2
► Submitted the annual membership dues (U.S. $ 75)
Key Benefits
► Certificate of Active Chaplain Membership
► The Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling.
► Professional Respect and Recognition
► The Pastoral Care "Book of the Year"
► Peer support and encouragement
► Accessibility to the latest news and fines resources available
in the chaplaincy field.
► Online list of job opportunities
► The Active Member is a voting integrant with all the privileges
and benefits accorded thereto.
Click
here to download IACC Standards and Code of Ethics with Acrobat Reader
(PDF)
Click here to download
the Annual Up-Date Report Form
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Board Certification in Pastoral Care
The International Association of Christian Chaplains, through a Peer
Board Certification Committee, certifies chaplains who have met the personal,
academical, pastoral, and professional requirements to the provision
of high quality pastoral care. The certificate awarded by IACC attests
that a chaplain has been regarded by his or her peers as one who meets
high and rigorous professional and pastoral standards.
The board certification denotes a continuous commitment to excellence
in providing spiritual services. The International Association of Christian
Chaplains believes that the certification is continuing not terminal
and contingent on active participation in a Pastoral Cell or Chapter.
I. General Requirements
► Actively involved in providing pastoral care that is consistent with
a Christian vocation
► Conforming to the Standards and Code
of Ethics of the International
Association of Christian Chaplains Inc.
► Have submitted a completed official Application Form for membership.
Click here to download an official Application Form. Page
1 and Page
2
► Submitted the annual membership dues (U.S. $ 95)
II. Ecclesiastical Requirements
► Have ordination, or license to function in a ministry of pastoral
care. (Copy of the certificate of a letter of ordination or ministerial
license must be submitted along with the official Application Form).
► Have current faith group endorsement or its equivalent. (A recent
letter from the endorsing agency must be submitted along with the official Application
Form).
Click here to learn more about Ecclesiastical
Endorsement.
III. Educational Requirements
► Have completed a college degree from an *accredited institution or
its equivalent. (Copy of the diploma with final official transcripts
needs to be sent to the office of IACC along with the application).
► Have completed formal theological education (e.g., M.Div., Th.M., B.D.,
Licentiate of Sacred Theology) from accredited institutions or its equivalent.
(Copy of the diploma with final official transcripts needs to be sent
to the office of IACC along with the application packet).
IV. Professional and Clinical Training
► Have completed four units of Clinical
Pastoral Education (CPE) in
the format of the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education or The College
of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy, or the National Association
of Catholic Chaplains, or the Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice
and Education.
► Chaplains who are certified by others certifying societies of chaplains
may receive certification with the International Association of Christian
Chaplains upon submission of certificate or letter of certification along
with the official IACC Application Form.
V. Ministerial and Pastoral Experience
► Have one year of ministerial experience beyond CPE residency program
and beyond completion of formal theological training (e.g., M.Div., Th.M.,
Licentiate of Sacred Theology, B.D.)
• This ministerial or pastoral experience must be a year of direct ministry
with parishioners or clients or patients or residents or inmates or students.
• The pastoral experience in a specialty of pastoral care and counseling
may be used toward the one year experience.
VI. Peer and Work-supervisor Confirmation of Personal, Pastoral, Professional
Competency in Pastoral Care
► A letter of recommendation from a peer or colleague attesting candidates'
personal, pastoral and professional competency in pastoral care. (Letter
must be addressed to IACC)
► A letter of confirmation from an immediate work-supervisor attesting
candidates' personal, pastoral and professional competency in pastoral
care. (Letter must be addressed to IACC)
VII. Personal and Pastoral Reflections' Essays
► An essay on personal experience related to pastoral calling. (Articulate
your philosophy of life, and pastoral calling)
► An essay on human encounters and pastoral events that have shaped applicants'
personal life and ministry. (Articulate your understanding of human nature,
and your theology of pastoral care).
VIII. Clinical Evaluations
► Include Clinical Pastoral Education Final Evaluations from CPE Supervisor(s)
and own.
IX. Personal Interview with the Peer Board Certification Committee
► Receives confirmation from the Peer Board Certification Committee
of the International Association of Christian Chaplains Inc.
► Receives Certificate as Board Certified in Pastoral Care
PLEASE MAKE (4) COPIES OF THE ENTIRE
APPLICATION PACKET. RETAIN ONE COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS AND SEND THREE COPIES
TO: The Peer Board Certification Committee. IACC. 5804 Babcock Rd. PMB.
189. San Antonio, Texas 78240-2134. USA.
Click here to download IACC Standards and Code
of Ethics with Acrobat Reader (PDF)
Click here to download the Annual Up-Date Report Form
Key Benefits
► Certificate as Board Certified in Pastoral Care
► The Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling
► Professional Respect and Recognition
► The Pastoral Care "Book of the Year"
► Peer support and encouragement
► Accessibility to the latest news and fines resources available
in the chaplaincy field.
► Online list of job opportunities
Some of the accrediting educational agencies in the United States of
America and Canada
► American
Association of Bible Colleges
► Accrediting Commission of the
Distance Education and Training Council
► Association of Theological Schools
In the USA and Canada
► Middle States Association of
Colleges and Schools
► National Association of Private,
Nontraditional Schools and Colleges
► North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools
► New England Association of Colleges
and Schools
► Northwest Association of Schools
and Colleges
► Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools
► Transnational Association of
Christian Colleges and Schools
► Western Association of Schools
and Colleges
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Please for more information on membership and certification
contact:
The Rev. Dr. William Holmes
Membership Coordinator for IACC.
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