CTA 5500 - Professional Chaplain Competencies is an online, self-paced course with 8 modules. Students will earn 7 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and receive a signed Certificate of Completion after completing all assignments. Upon receiving the textbooks, students will be enrolled and have 90 days of access to complete the course.

Course Description: This course provides a comprehensive overview of the most common chaplain competencies and standards used by professional associations to credential chaplains in the functional areas of chaplaincy. Students will examine four major sections of chaplain competencies: pastoral care, identity and conduct, pastoral, and professional. Students will demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities of particular competencies through a practice-based approach in their current ministry setting. This course will provide a strong foundation in the clinical learning methods used in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). Students are highly encouraged to take this course before or during the completion of a unit of CPE.