Spiritual Care Collaborative
Certification Manual
Board Certification Competency Essays (??.2016)
Clinical Contact Simplified Guide (??.2016)
Common Standards
Common Standards for Professional Chaplaincy (11.2004)
Common Standards for Pastoral Educators/Supervisors (11.2004)
Common Code of Ethics (11.2004)
Principles for Processing Ethical Complaints (11.2004)
Common Qualifications and Competencies (??.2016)
Ecclesiastical Endorsement
DoD-Listed Religious-Endorsing Organizations/Agents (??.????)
Approved Ecclesiastical Endorsing Officials (07.2025)
White Papers
Professional Chaplaincy: Its Role and Importance in Healthcare (??.2001)
The Impact of Professional Spiritual Care (??.2018)
Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)
Board Certification of Chaplaincy Inc. (BCCI)
Certification Manual
BCCI Certification Manual (02.2025)
Common Standards
Code of Ethics (09.2000)
Guidelines for the Chaplain's Role in Healthcare Ethics (10.2000)
General Standards (07.2015)
Comparing 2004 & 2016 Common Qualifications (??.2017)
Changes to Competency Verbiage (02.2024)
Standards of Practice
Standards of Practice for Professional Chaplains in Acute Care Settings (??.2009)
Standards of Practice for Professional Chaplains in Long-term Care (??.2012)
Standards of Practice for Professional Chaplains in Hospice and Palliative Care (??.2014)
Standards for Board Certified Chaplains and Associate Certified Chaplains (07.2015)
Standards of Practice for Professional Chaplains (10.2015)
White Papers
Equivalency Issues for Buddhist Candidates for Board Certification (??.2016)
National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC)
Ethical and Religious Directives
Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (11.2009)
Understanding and Applying the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (??.2014)
Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (06.2018)
Certification Manual
Certification Handbook Year 2021 (??.2021)
Certification Policies & Procedures Manual 2024 (10.2024)
Recognition of Certification Application Instruction Booklet 2024 (10.2024)
BCC and BCC-VA Application Instruction Booklet 2025 (04.2025)
Renewal of Certification Instruction Booklet 2025 (06.2025)
Common Standards
Code of Ethics and Qualifications and Competencies 2015-2021 (09.2016)
Code of Ethics and Qualifications and Competencies 2022-2027 (09.2024)
Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC)
Certification Manual
NAJC Certification Handbook (07.2021)
NAJC Certification Handbook (11.2022)
NAJC Certification Handbook (01.2023)