PCC 200: Advanced Chaplaincy Skills
$129.00
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Pastoral care and chaplaincy come with the understanding that each patient is a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual being. In PCC 200: Advanced Chaplaincy Skills, you will learn strategies and core competencies for effective spiritual support for patients and families.
Learning Objectives
Participants will…
- Identify best practices for caring for hospice patients and their families, including the use of spiritual assessment and care planning.
- Recognize the chaplain’s role within an interdisciplinary team and apply effective pastoral skills in collaborative care settings.
- Identify pastoral care approaches for grief, loss, trauma, and crisis, including appropriate interventions and self-care practices
Course Lectures
PCC 201: Caring for Hospice Patients and Their Families
Rich Behers, DMin, BCC, CFHPC
Caring for hospice patients and their families requires intentionality, accountability, and a commitment to best practices. In this lecture, you will learn the key values of Outcome Oriented Chaplaincy, including accountability, best practice, and collaboration. You will also explore practical standards for chaplaincy in home care, facility care, and hospice house settings, along with the importance of the Family Satisfaction Survey and its connection to spiritual support.
PCC 202: Creating and Utilizing a Spiritual Assessment
Rich Behers, DMin, BCC, CFHPC
A spiritual assessment helps the chaplain identify the concerns, needs, and spiritual history of the patient so that care can be offered with clarity and compassion. In this lecture, you will learn how to use the spiritual assessment process to discover patient needs, create a plan of care, and integrate meaningful interventions that support the patient throughout the hospice journey.
PCC 203: The Chaplain Functioning as Part of an Interdisciplinary Team/Group
Rich Behers, DMin, BCC, CFHPC
The chaplain plays an important and distinct role within the interdisciplinary team. In this lecture, you will learn the three key roles the chaplain fills in the IDT, including spiritual influencer, contributor, and culture creator. You will also examine characteristics of effective chaplains in team settings and consider how to participate in ways that strengthen relationships, clarify professional identity, and improve patient care.
PCC 204: Providing Transformational Care in Times of Grief and Loss
Rich Behers, DMin, BCC, CFHPC
Grief and loss require chaplains to offer patient, thoughtful, and deeply compassionate care. In this lecture, you will learn to identify common types of grief, recognize important seasons in the grief journey, and develop support strategies for bereaved individuals and families. You will also explore how to begin grief support groups and provide meaningful care that helps people move through sorrow toward healing.
PCC 205: Providing Pastoral Care in When Facing Moments of Trauma and Crisis
Rich Behers, DMin, BCC, CFHPC
Moments of trauma and crisis often reveal the vital importance of skilled pastoral presence. In this lecture, you will learn to identify spiritual care markers associated with suicide, violent Alzheimer’s patients, and unexpected death. You will also examine interventions that provide support for caregivers and families, as well as key components of a healthy self-care model for chaplains serving in intense and demanding situations.
Continuing Education
3.00 CE Credits available for IBCC Credential Holders.
*This course is not approved for NBCC credit and does not meet CE requirements for state licensure for mental health professionals
