Continuing Education Guidelines and Forms
The continuing education program for
maintenance of BCCI® certification is designed to develop and promote chaplaincy skills for the board certified chaplain (BCC) and associate certified chaplain (ACC), whether current or provisional.
This program says to patients, clients, colleagues, other professions and the public, that BCCI certified chaplains are committed to developing and maintaining quality professional knowledge and skills. To maintain their certification, individuals must engage in continuing education each year for their professional growth and development.
For questions, please contact the APC
®/BCCI
® national office, 847.240.1014,
info@apchaplains.org.
Below is the 2022 Annual Summary of Continuing Education hours form. Save this Word document to your computer and fill out the form as you complete your CE's. We will be transitioning to new CE submission system later this year. You will be sent instructions on how to enter your CE information in the new system, once it is available.
We will be transitioning to new CE submission system the first week of November 2022. You will be sent instructions on how to enter your CE information in the new system once it is available.
Annual Summary of Continuing Education Hours are due by January 31, 2023.
Please click the button below to download the 2022 Annual Summary of Continuing Education Hours Form (DOC)
Please use this form for documenting your educational activity for the calendar year 2022.
2022 ACPE/APC Annual Conference continuing education (CE) credit. After the May 2022 conference,
a CE guide (PDF) will be posted here to help you calculate the CE hours you received during the conference.
Please note that you may look up CEs earned by registering for, and participating in, the APC webinars by logging into your profile page and selecting the "My Continuing Education" menu option.
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Below is the 2021 Annual Summary of Continuing Education hours form. Save this Word document to your computer, complete the form, attach it to an e-mail and send it to
info@professionalchaplains.org. You may also complete the form, print it out and return it to APC
® by mail or fax at 847.240.1015. Annual Summary of Continuing Education Hours forms are due by January 31, 2022.
Before completing the form, please carefully review the
Continuing Education Guidelines and FAQs.
Please click the button below to download the 2021 Annual Summary of Continuing Education Hours Form (DOC)
Please use this form for documenting your educational activity for the calendar year 2021.
2021 APC Annual Conference continuing education (CE) credit. After the June 2021 conference,
a CE guide (PDF) is posted here to help you calculate the CE hours you received during the conference.
For 2021, you may earn 15 hours of continuing education by submitting a brief 1-3 page reflection on your experience of the COVID-19 pandemic.
When you fill out your report at the end of the year, you will log 15 hours of CE under methodology 2 (Writing) and include your written reflection at the end/bottom of your CE report. That’s it. No other requirements. Just capture your thoughts and share with us.
Please note that you may look up CEs earned by registering for, and participating in, the APC webinars by logging into your profile page and selecting the "My Continuing Education" menu option.
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The association's guidelines for continuing education seeks to meet the following objectives:
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Provide opportunities to maintain and enhance the professional knowledge, competency and performance of chaplains.
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Provide opportunites to help chaplains identify personal and professional needs, and receive consultation, support and consel from peers.
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Promote the development of resources and networks for the ongoing personal and professional learning and growth experiences of professional chaplains.
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All board certified, associate certified and provisional certified chaplains are required to accumulate at least
50 hours of continuing education (CE) per calendar year through participation in a broad range of educational experiences that relate to professional chaplaincy.
Please note:
The associate certified chaplain continuing education requirement changed from 30 to 50 hours of continuing education, starting in 2012 and going forward.
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