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Schedule

Unit 1

Course Dates:

October 4, 2026 - December 20, 2026

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Application Deadline:

September 1, 2026

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Topics Covered:

  • Orientation

  • Pastoral Care and Family Systems

  • Ministering to Residents

  • Active Listening

  • Contemporary Social Issues

  • Introduction to Pastoral Care

  • Spiritual Formation

  • Care Center Do's and Don'ts

  • Death, Loss and Grief

  • Boundaries for Effective Ministry

  • Stages of Grief

  • Types of Grief and Loss

  • Complicated Grief and Depression

Unit 2

Course Dates:

December 27, 2026 -

March 20, 20267

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Application Deadline:

December 1, 2026​

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Topics Covered:

  • Orientation

  • Contemporary Social Issues

  • Nonverbal Communications

  • Grief Counseling

  • Conflict Resolution and Negotiation

  • Spirituality and Medical Practice

  • Trauma and Acute Stress

  • Chaplain's Roles

  • Role of the Professional Chaplain

  • What is a Professional Chaplain?

  • Emotional Experiences of the Dying

  • Hospice Chaplain

  • Family Misunderstanding after Death​

Unit 3

Course Dates:

March 28, 2027 -

June 19, 2027 ​

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Application Deadline:

March 1, 2027​

*Returning students only.

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  • Topics Covered:

  • Orientation

  • Healthcare Delivery in the US

  • Healthcare Delivery and Subsystems

  • Barriers in Delivery and Continuity of Care

  • Patient Centered Care

  • Working with Interdisciplinary Teams

  • Chaplains and Delivery of Continuity of Care

  • Why Complete Advance Directives/History of Advance Directives

  • Advance Directive Documents

  • Advance Directives Values, Wishes

  • Who and What of Values and Wishes

Unit 4

Course Dates:

June 27, 2027 - September 18, 2027​​​​

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Application Deadline:

June 1, 2027​​

*Returning students only.

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Topics Covered:

  • Orientation

  • HIPAA Compliance

  • Privacy Rights & HIPAA Myths

  • How HIPAA Impacts Chaplains

  • Christian and Sacramental Ministry to the Elderly

  • Spiritual Assessment and Documentation

  • History of Chaplaincy/Spiritual Assessment

  • Assuming Assessment Formats

  • Assessment Models

  • Peery's Approach

  • Overview of Chaplaincy Documentation

  • Whole Person Spiritual Care

Graduation 2027

Dates and times TBD

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