Chaplaincy & Clinical Pastoral Education

ACPE is the premier, Department of Education recognized organization that provides the highest quality CPE programs for spiritual care professionals of any faith and in any setting. ACPE is also the professional home of a growing number of spiritually integrated psychotherapists and pastoral counselors.

HCCN is a global health care nonprofit organization that offers spiritual care-related information and resources, and professional chaplaincy services in hospitals, other health care settings, and online.

NACC advocates for the profession of spiritual care and educates, certifies, and supports chaplains, clinical pastoral educators, and all members who continue the healing ministry of Jesus in the name of the Church.

NAJC is the professional organization of Jewish chaplains worldwide. Members serve in a variety of institutions including hospitals, nursing homes, and homes for the elderly, emergency service personnel including law enforcement and fire departments, military services, prisons, and other institutions.

This organization was recently consolidated with the ACPE. Members of the AAPC are invited to join the ACPE.

Pathways to Promise is an interfaith cooperative of many faith groups which was founded in 1988 by fourteen faith groups and mental health organizations to facilitate the faith community’s work in reaching out to those with mental illnesses and their families.

With commitment to interfaith ministry and the professional practice of chaplaincy care, the APC serves chaplains in all types of health and human service settings.

CAO is a statewide network of chaplains for educational employment-news and support.

The ACCA serves as a professional organization for pastoral care personnel in the corrections field, providing a network for the sharing of information and resources among its members and with corrections administrators.

The MCA of the United States of America is a professional support and Veterans Service Organization, dedicated to the religious freedom and spiritual welfare of our Armed Services members, Veterans, their families, and their survivors.