International Conference of Police
Chaplains
Offers Training for Police
Chaplains
Basic Training Level can be
attained by attending one Annual Training Seminar
and completing twelve (12) core classes
Regional Training Seminars
are held each year to help complete
Basic Level can be attained by attending three
Regional Training Seminars and completing twelve (12) core classes
Basic, Senior and Master Training
Levels
All training level
Credentialing programs of ICPC are
voluntary. Not all chaplains will wish to pursue them.
Chaplains should apply
for the highest level of Credentialing for which they qualify. (i.e. it is not
necessary to have Basic before
Senior, etc.). Applicants must be members of the
International Conference of Police Chaplains. They each have different
requirements.
Basic Training Level
Applications can be secured from the ICPC office. The process for Basic Training Level credentialing is simple
The application form calls for information such as name, department
served, etc. and a listing of when and where the
3.5 CEU's were obtained (including the required 12 topics.)
Needed: Completion of 3.5 Continuing Education Units, (35 training hours) which must include the following 12 courses:
*
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
The Basic certificate must be renewed every five years by earning at least
.6 additional CEU's.
Senior Training Level
A. Member in good standing in the ICPC.
B. Render service as an active law enforcement chaplain in good standing for a
minimum of five (5) years
(not necessary consecutively).
C. Completion of fifteen (15) Continuing Education Units by any or a combination
of the following:
(1) Attendance and participation at Annual Training Seminars.
(2) Attendance and participation at regional workshops.
(3) Submission and verification of training received through
accredited law enforcement training
schools, academies, or agencies. The
ICPC Credentials Committee will determining the number of CEU’s to be given
for each
class submitted.
(4) Evidence of a significant contribution to the promotion of law enforcement
Chaplaincy may be submitted to be
evaluated for CEU credit by the Credential
Committee. Some examples might include a published article,
participation as an
instructor at the Annual Training Seminar, regional local workshops, law
enforcement
training schools, or a significant scholarly undertaking such as a
research project, paper, thesis, etc.
(5) Attendance and participation in any training event relative to law enforcement
Chaplaincy endorsed by the
ICPC Continuing Education Committee.
D.
Submission of Letters of Endorsement (must be current within the last 18 months,
on letterhead, and signed):
(1) From the administrator of the law enforcement agency served by
the chaplain
(2) From the governing body of the chaplain’s ecclesiastical affiliation.
E. An oral interview with a member of
the Credential Committee, usually held at an Annual Training Seminar.
F. For applicants not possessing an ICPC Basic
Training Level, documentation must be submitted satisfying the requirement
of the twelve (12) core courses.
Master Level Requirements
A. Member in good standing in the ICPC.
B. Render service as an active law enforcement chaplain in good standing for a
minimum of ten (10) years (not necessarily
consecutively).
C. Completion of twenty-five (25) Continuing Education Units (CEU's) by any or a
combination of the following:
(1) Attendance and participation at Annual Training Seminars.
(2) Attendance and participation at regional workshops.
(3) Submission and verification of training in prescribed areas received through
accredited law enforcement training schools,
or agencies. The
ICPC Credential Committee will determining the number of CEU’s to be given for each
class submitted.
(4) Evidence of a significant contribution to the promotion of law enforcement
Chaplaincy may be submitted to be
evaluated for CEU credit by the Credential
Committee. Some examples might include a published article,
participation as an
ICPC instructor at Annual Training Seminar, regional local workshops, law
enforcement
training schools, or a significant scholarly undertaking such as a
research project, paper, thesis, etc.
(5) Attendance and participation in any training event relative to law enforcement
Chaplaincy endorsed by the
ICPC Continuing Education Committee.
(6) For applicants not possessing an ICPC Basic
Training Level, documentation must be submitted satisfying the requirement
of the twelve (12) core courses.
D. Submission of Letters of
Endorsement:
(1) From the administrator of the law enforcement agency served
by the chaplain;
(2) From the governing body of the chaplain’s ecclesiastical affiliation.
E. Submission and approval of an
original paper on some area of law enforcement chaplaincy, the topic of
which is
assigned or approved by the Committee in advance. The format of the paper should
lend itself to an
oral presentation at an Annual Training Seminar, and such
presentation may be required by the Committee.
Final approval of the paper will
be given in accordance with the following stipulations:
(1) The length of the paper is not to be less than
2,500 words, typewritten, thesis style. Exceptions need
prior approval of the Committee.
(2) Content is to be judged as adequately addressing the topic.
(3) The paper should represent the best work of the candidate and be commensurate
with the level of integrity of
a Master chaplain.
(4) While
the paper need not be original research project, it should represent a
valuable
and significant contribution to law enforcement chaplaincy as a ministry. A copy
will also be submitted
to the ICPC Historian for inclusion in the ICPC archives
and a copy will be submitted to the ICPC lending library.
F. Procedures:
(1) Application for candidacy is approved by the Chairperson of the
Credential
Committee.
(2) The candidate is assigned a mentor (a member of the
Credential Committee) for
the duration of the
certification process. The mentor shall provide counsel and
guidance to assist the candidate throughout the process.
(3) The candidate shall provide a final draft of his/her paper to the Chairperson of
the Credential Committee by
January 1st of the year in which Credential is
to be given. Copies of the paper will be given to three members
of the
Credential Committee for their reading, comments, and recommendations. The
paper will be returned
to the candidate for modification and submitted Credential
Committee.
(4) The Chairperson of the Credential Committee will assign a member of the
committee to serve as co-interviewer
with the candidate’s mentor for an oral
interview during the ATS. This interview will be the final step in the
Credentialing process.
Liaison Officer
Basic Training Level
4.0 CEU's required. These
must include the 12 courses for Chaplain Basic Training Level plus the
following:
Starting a Law Enforcement Chaplaincy Program
Liaison Officer I
Liaison Officer II
Liaison Officer III
Applications can be secured from the ICPC office.
Additional Information
A. A $25 fee will be required upon submission of
an application for Credentialing.
B. "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."
C. A Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) equals 2 CEU’s.
D.
One contact hour equals fifty
(50) minutes of class time in workshops and seminars (as determined by the
Continuing Education and
Credentials Committee.)
For more information and contacts go to International Conference of Police Chaplains