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Home » Certification » Certification Competencies & Procedures » Recognition of Strategic Partners Board Certification

Recognition of Strategic Partners Board Certification

A NACC member who holds Board Certification in one of the Strategic Partners in Spiritual Care (Strategic Partners) may apply to have his/her certification recognized by NACC. Strategic Partners approved for recognition of certification by the NACC are indicated in CP411-413.

Chaplain Certification:

  • Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)
  • Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC/ACSS)
  • National Conference of Veterans’ Affairs Catholic Chaplains (NCVACC)
  • National Association of Veterans’ Affairs Chaplains (NAVAC)

Certified Associate Chaplain (CAC):

  • Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)

Educator Certification:

  • ACPE
  • Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC)

Palliative Care and Hospice Advanced Certification (PCHAC):

  • Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)
  • National Association of Veterans’ Affairs Chaplains (NAVAC)

Prerequisites

  • Full membership in the NACC (Qualification 301.QUA2).
  • Documented proof of membership and valid certification by one of the accepted
    strategic partners (CP411-CP414).
  • If the Applicant is a lay person, the Applicant requests that a current letter of
    recommendation from his/her pastor or from a priest in active ministry be
    submitted by the pastor/priest directly to the NACC National Office (Qualification
    301.QUA1). Letter is to be a signed original on letterhead. Current is defined as
    within one year of application for certification recognition. This letter accompanies
    the request for ecclesiastical endorsement initiated by the NACC National Office.
  • The NACC National Office requests a current letter of ecclesiastical endorsement
    (Qualification 301.QUA1). Current is defined as within one year of application for
    certification recognition. The NACC will complete the endorsement request on the
    Applicant’s behalf.
  • Adherence to the NACC Code of Ethics and knowledge of the requirements of that
    Code (Code of Ethics 100).
  • Current completion of the NACC Ethics Accountability Statement (Code of Ethics
    206.11.1). Current is defined as within one year of application for certification
    recognition.

  Ecclesiastical endorsement is formal approval for ministry by:

  • The Bishop of the diocese of the Applicant’s ministry if the Applicant is a lay
    person, or
  •  The major superior if the Applicant is a member of a religious order, or
  • The Ordinary (understood as the Bishop of the diocese where the priest or
    deacon is incardinated) if the Applicant is a diocesan priest or deacon.

Documents Required to Apply for Recognition of Certification

  • Recognition application form available upon becoming a full member.
  • Checklist For Supportive Materials Required For Recognition Of Certification By Cognate Group (Updated Feb 2019)
  • Certification Procedures Manual for Recognition 
  • Code of Ethics for Spiritual Care Professionals (2022-2027)
  • NACC Ethics and Accountability Statement
  • NACC Required eLearning Module and Post-Test – ERDs
  • Narrative Statement I Template – NACC Specific Competencies
  • Narrative Statement I Writing Guide – NACC Specific Competencies
  • Integrative Theological Essay Instructions-ITP1.1

Qualifications and Competencies

Qualifications and Competencies for Certification of Chaplains (2022-2027) – updated January 2022
Qualifications and Competencies – Advanced Certification Hospice Palliative Care (2022-2027) – updated January 2022
Qualifications for Renewal of Certification of Board Certified Educators (2022-2027)– updated January 2022

Code of Ethics

Code of Ethics for Spiritual Care Professionals (2022-2027)
Ethics Procedures Manual – Updated July 2021

Certification Procedures

Recognition of Strategic Partner Certification Procedures – Part Four of the Procedures Manual, updated January 2022
Certification Appeals Part Nine of the Procedures Manual, updated January 2022

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