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CONTINUING EDUCATION GUIDELINES AND FORMS

The Continuing Education Program of the Association of Professional Chaplains is designed to develop and promote pastoral ministry skills for board certified and associate chaplains both current and inactive. This program says to those for whom ministry is provided, to colleagues and other professionals, and to the public at large, that these chaplains are committed to developing and maintaining quality professional skills. While any chaplain or community clergy may participate in scheduled events, board certified and associate chaplains are expected to engage in continuing education yearly for their own professional growth and development.

For Maintenance of Membership guidelines and forms, visit the APC Members Only area.



Continuing Education Forms

Guidelines & FAQ

Peer Review

Continuing Education Objectives

Continuing Education Requirements




Continuing Education Forms

To complete your continuing education requirements, click the year for which you are providing continuing education hours. Continuing education forms are due by January 31.

2009

2010

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2010

Below are two formats of the Annual Summary of Continuing Education hours form. If you choose the Excel format, save it to your computer, complete the form, attach it to an e-mail and send it to beth@professionalchaplains.org. If you choose the PDF format, simply print it out, complete the form and return it to APC by mail or fax at 847.240.1015. 

• 2010 Annual Summary of Continuing Education Hours Form
  Use this form if you are documenting your educational activity for the year 2010. This is an Excel spreadsheet that will automatically add up your hours.
  
   
• 2010 Annual Summary of Continuing Education Hours Form (PDF)
  
  
• 2010 APC Annual Conference Continuing Education (CE) credit. Use this guide (PDF) to help you calculate the CE you received during the conference.

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2009

Below are two formats of the Annual Summary of Continuing Education hours form. If you choose the Excel format, save it to your computer, complete the form, attach it to an e-mail and send it to beth@professionalchaplains.org. If you choose the PDF format, simply print it out, complete the form and return it to APC by mail or fax at 847.240.1015.

• 2009 Annual Summary of Continuing Education Hours Form
  
  Use this form if you are documenting your educational activity for the year 2009. This is an Excel spreadsheet that will automatically add up your hours.
  
  
• 2009 Annual Summary of Continuing Education Hours Form (PDF)
  
  Use this form if you are documenting your educational activity for the year 2009. Use this form if you do not have Excel. Please print and fill out this form by hand.
  
  2009 Annual Summary of Continuing Education Hours Form Sample (PDF)
  
  This is an example of a completed form.

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Guidelines & FAQ

• Frequently Asked Questions
  
  
• Continuing Education Program Guidelines (PDF)
  

• Common Standards for Professional Chaplaincy(PDF) 

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Peer Review

• Continuing Education Peer Review Form (Fillable Word Document)
  
  
• Note: The Maintenance of Membership Peer Review Form can be found in Members Only.

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Continuing Education Objectives

The association's guidelines for continuing education seek to meet the following objectives:

• Provide opportunities to maintain and enhance the professional knowledge and pastoral competency and performance of chaplains.
  
  
• Provide opportunities to help chaplains identify personal and professional needs, and receive consultation, support, and counsel from peers.
  
  
• Promote the development of resources and networks for the on-going personal and professional learning and growth experiences of professional chaplains.

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Continuing Education Requirements

A board certified chaplain or provisional certified chaplain is required to accumulate at least 50 hours of continuing education (CE) per calendar year through participation in a broad range of educational experiences. Forms may be printed from the Web site (scroll up for links) and mailed, e-mailed or faxed by the deadline.

An associate chaplain is required to accumulate at least 30 hours of continuing education (CE) per calendar year through participation in a broad range of educational experiences. Forms may be printed from the Web site (scroll up for links) and mailed, e-mailed or faxed by the deadline.

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