Basic Chaplain Certificate

BASIC CHAPLAIN CERTIFICATE — PROGRAM FACTS

Type: Religious, non-credit, non-degree (pre-CPE)
Hours: ~28 clock hours across 9 modules (9 weeks)
Format: Fridays 7:00–9:00 pm (Uniondale, NY) + optional online sessions
Prerequisites: 18+, government ID, HS diploma/equivalent, pastoral/character reference
Co/Post-reqs (external): CPR; FEMA ICS Intro; Concepts of Religious Literacy for Emergency Management
Outcomes: Certificate of Completion (Basic Chaplain) + US-NYSCRT ID credentials; optional shield/badge per Catalog
Annual renewal: $125 (keeps credentials active; covers earned designations)

Compliance note: Non-credit, non-degree religious training. No Title IV. No licensure or job-placement guarantees.

Curriculum (9 chapters):

- WHAT IS A CHAPLAIN?
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHAPLAINCY
- ABOUT CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION (CPE)

- SERVICES OFFERED BY A CHAPLAIN
- THE ROLE & DUTIES OF A CHAPLAIN
- SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENT & CHAPLAINCY EVALUATION
- TIPS FOR ASSISTING THE HOMELESS

- MINISTRY IN AN INTERFAITH ENVIRONMENT
- DISASTER SPIRITUAL CARE
- THE 7 STEPS OF CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS DEBRIEFING
- BE PREPARED IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY

- THE CHAPLAIN IN NUMEROUS SETTINGS
- THE CHAPLAIN AND SELF-CARE

- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE
- HELPING ABUSED WOMEN UNDERSTAND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE

- DRUG USE, ABUSE AND ADDICTION
- ALCOHOL USE, ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM

- GRIEVING AND BEREAVEMENT
- MENTAL ILLNESS
- DEATH NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES

- ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT
- CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
- BULLYING AND CYBER-BULLYING
- INTERACTING WITH AN INDIVIDUAL WITH AUTISM

- ANGER MANAGEMENT
- SUICIDE PREVENTION
- CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS

Tuition Package: $600 (book/manual, shield/badge, ID credentials, certificate)
Uniform (optional): Polo $55 (mandatory for graduation) • More at nyscrt.org/shop
Disclosures (show on page): Religious non-degree; Not ACPE; ACPE units only at ACPE-accredited centers.