CREDENTIALS OF ICPC CHAPLAINS

The International Conference of Police Chaplains has a credentials program for experienced law enforcement chaplains who have earned recognition for their chaplaincy expertise.

We also have a Basic Training Level program for Liaison Officers.

All ICPC credentials programs are voluntary but not all chaplains will wish to participate.

Each level of credential training has specific and different requirements. Participating chaplains will qualify for one of the training levels and he or she should enter the highest level for which they qualify. Check out the requirements for each level below. 

For example, it is NOT necessary to earn a Basic Training Level Credential before applying for a Senior or Master Credential.

All applicants must be ICPC members, The program is open to all chaplains, including volunteer, part-time and career chaplains.

NEW APPLICATION FORMS REQUIRED

Applications forms can be obtained from the ICPC office, or downloaded here. Applicants for any credential level must now use these new forms.  Click on the appropriate form below to download it.

• Basic Training Level Application
• Senior and Master Level Application
• IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR
  SENIOR APPLICATIONS!
• Diplomate Level Application
• Fellow Level Application
• Liaison Officer Basic Level Application

Complete Credentialing Program Information Booklet

(Note: this PDF file is intended to be printed on both
sides of 8.5x11 paper. It contains all the information
and requirements for credentialing.)

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A total of 4.0 CEU's are required. These must include the 12 courses for Basic Chaplain Credentialing (see below) plus the following courses:

• Starting a Law Enforcement Chaplaincy Program
• Liaison Officer I
• Liaison Officer II
• Liaison Officer III

FELLOW of ICPC

  SENIOR CHAPLAIN and MASTER CHAPLAIN

There are two levels of advanced credentials: Senior and Master. Both require that a chaplain has attained full membership status in the International Conference of Police Chaplains.

This means having:

• five years of pastoral experience
• endorsement by a law enforcement agency
• ecclesiastical endorsement
• adherence to the Chaplain’s Code of Ethics
• appropriate years of law enfocement chaplaincy experience
• the required number of CEUs.

Ordained and licensed clergy, or lay persons appointed to chaplaincy service, need basic training. ICPC has developed a Basic Training Level credential program that includes 12 Core Courses.

Basic is the first credential level for law enforcement chaplains who wish to document their educational progress in this specialized ministry. The application form calls for information such as name, department service, etc., and a listing of when and where the CEU's for the 12 basic courses were obtained.

A Basic Traininig Level Credential must be renewed every five years by earning at least an additional .6 CEU.

The Core Courses must include a total of at least 35 contact instruction hours (or 3.5 Continuing Education Units). All training must be documented (when, where, CEUs, etc.). The Core Courses include:

• Stress Management
• Death Notification
• Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
• Burn Out for Officers and Chaplains
• Legal Liability and Confidentiality
• Ethics
• Responding to a Crisis Situation
• Law Enforcement Family
• Substance Abuse
• Suicide
• Officer Injury or Death
• Sensitivity and Diversity

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

A $25 fee will be required upon submission of an application. All completed application forms must be submitted to the ICPC Office in Destin, FL.

A Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is ten (10) contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction and qualified instruction. For example: 10 training hours equals 1.0 CEU. Each unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) equals 2 CEU’s.

One contact hour equals fifty (50) minutes of class time in workshops and seminars (as determined by the Credentials Committee.)

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