Directs a clinical chaplaincy, clinical pastoral care or clinical pastoral education program.
Directs an agency-wide clinical chaplaincy program; ensures that the agency's clinical chaplaincy program meets the spiritual and emotional needs of the client population. Directs an institutional or agency clinical pastoral education program. Directs the clinical pastoral care program at a medium/maximum security correctional institution. Conducts or coordinates religious services; prepares and delivers sermons and other talks. Administers religious rites. Instructs and advises individuals in matters of faith. Provides personal and group counseling to individuals having emotional or spiritual problems. Manages the program budget; prepares administrative reports and provides information about the program for which one is responsible. Recruits and supervises the activities of community clergy and other volunteers. Supervises clinical chaplains and program staff.
Knowledge of the emotional and religious needs of the client population. Knowledge of pastoral counseling and treatment techniques. Knowledge of the principles of effective human relations. Knowledge of the theological concepts and worship practices of different religious denominations. Ability to accurately identify individual psychological problems and suggest appropriate solutions. Ability to plan and administer a program of clinical pastoral care. Ability to organize programs of religious worship and related activities. Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to effectively supervise other employees.
Ordination as a minister, priest or rabbi with current ecclesiastical endorsement, or the accepted equivalent of ordination for the respective faith.
The equivalent of a master of divinity degree from an accredited theological school, additional clinical pastoral education and/or work experience in a clinical pastoral setting.