
Empowering Chaplains & Care Providers

Program Overview

What we offer
Crossroads School of Chaplaincy is dedicated to offering a standardized and evidence-based CPE training program to chaplains and spiritual care providers. We will prepare you to be a spiritual care provider in healthcare, prisons, military, police, fire, marketplace and religious organizations.
Currently class meets online for 2-2.5 hours on Sundays. Students may participate from anywhere in the world.
We run 4 units per year, each unit is 12 weeks long. Students may begin with unit 1 or unit 2.
(All 4 units are not required if not seeking full certification.)
Typical schedule: (The schedule page has exact dates)
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Unit 1: October - December
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Unit 2: January - March
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Unit 3: April - June
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Unit 4: July - September
Each unit requires 400 hours which include:
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100 hours Didactic Study and Class time (averaging approximately 8 hours/week)
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300 hours Clinical (applied learning) (averaging approximately 25 hours/week)
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Customized Coaching
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Peer-to-Peer Projects and Assessments
Fees: Each unit costs $1,900 plus a $75 application fee.
In addition, the first unit of study requires a one-time background-check fee of $30.
Scholarships are available.
Click the APPLY NOW button on any page for the application.
Applications are due one month prior to the start of a unit.
Summarized course breakdown:
(Subject to Change)

UNIT 1
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Pastoral Care & Family Systems
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Ministering to Residents
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Active Listening
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Contemporary Social Issues
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Cross Cultural Ministries
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Introduction to Pastoral Care
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Spiritual Formation
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Death, Loss & Grief
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Spiritual Well-being & Depression
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Stages of Grief
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Types of Grief & Loss
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Complicated Grief & Depression
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Boundaries for Effective Ministry
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Avoiding Compassion Fatigue
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Crisis Counseling, Intervention from a Biblical Perspective
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Stress & Trauma
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Terminal Issues, Emotional Experiences of the Dying, After Death
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When Dying is living, Contradictions and Letting Go
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Medical Approach to Prayer & Healing
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Prayer as Therapy
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Medical Ethics and Advance Directives
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Establishing the Chaplain’s office
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Slow Me Down Lord
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Ministry Partners/“Friend Raining”
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Boundaries for Effective Ministry
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Avoiding Compassion Fatigue
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Crisis Counseling, Intervention from a Biblical Perspective
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Stress & Trauma
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Terminal Issues, Emotional Experiences of the Dying, After Death
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When Dying is living, Contradictions and Letting Go
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Medical Approach to Prayer & Healing
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Prayer as Therapy
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Medical Ethics and Advance Directives
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Establishing the Chaplain’s office
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Slow Me Down Lord
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Ministry Partners/“Friend Raining”

UNIT 2

UNIT3
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Supporting the Interdisciplinary Team
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How to be the Agent of Peace during Chaos
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Meaningful Rituals for Staff
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The need for Staff Care Part 1 including Emotional Resilience & Staff Well-Being
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The need for Staff Care Part 2 including Spiritual Distress & Compassion Satisfaction
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Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
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Advance Directives & Planning
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Documents including Wills, Power of Attorney, Physician orders, etc.
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Values and Wishes Conversations
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Communication the ‘Who” &“What” of Healthcare Values & Wishes
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Communication the ‘How” of Healthcare Values & Wishes
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Completing Healthcare Advance Directives
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HIPAA Compliance
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Privacy Rights & HIPAA Myths
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How HIPAA Impacts Chaplains
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Christian & Sacramental Ministry to the Elderly
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Spiritual assessment & Documentation
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History of Spiritual Assessment in Chaplaincy
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Assessing Assessment Formats
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Contemporary Assessment Models Part 1
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Contemporary Assessment Models Part 2
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Peery’s Approach
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Overview of Chaplaincy Documentations
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Whole Person Spiritual Care
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HIPAA Compliance
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Privacy Rights & HIPAA Myths
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How HIPAA Impacts Chaplains
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Christian & Sacramental Ministry to the Elderly
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Spiritual assessment & Documentation
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History of Spiritual Assessment in Chaplaincy
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Assessing Assessment Formats
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Contemporary Assessment Models Part 1
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Contemporary Assessment Models Part 2
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Peery’s Approach
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Overview of Chaplaincy Documentations
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Whole Person Spiritual Care
