Since its founding in 1961, HealthCare Chaplaincy Network (HCCN) has led the way in the integration of spiritual care in health care through clinical practice, education, research, and advocacy. The organization has grown from a small program providing hospital chaplaincy in the New York metropolitan area into an internationally recognized model for multi-faith spiritual care, education, and research. The parent company of the Spiritual Care Association (SCA) and the SCA University of Theology and Spirituality (UTS), HCCN has catalyzed spiritual care research through a grant from the John Templeton Foundation, which has resulted in ground-breaking studies that provide an evidence base for the effectiveness of spiritual care in health care. Through the publication of several key white papers, and the annual Caring for the Human Spirit® Conference, HCCN’s outreach and advocacy is now felt throughout the field of chaplaincy, nationally and internationally. For more information, visit www.healthcarechaplaincy.org,call 212-644-1111, follow us onTwitteror connect with us onFacebook.
The Spiritual Care Association (SCA) was formed to standardize the fragmented field of professional chaplaincy training by providing resources, education, and certification backed by evidence-based practice and indicators of quality care. The ensuing development of Common Standards and Quality Indicators in spiritual care ensure that the skills and performance of SCA-trained chaplains and spiritual caregivers can be measured objectively, which is of vital importance to hiring managers in all health care settings. In addition, new methods for training and credentialing have been developed for several non-chaplain health care groups, including first responders, physicians, nurses, social workers, palliative care and hospice workers, and volunteers. The SCA’s Learning Center is the most extensive and most successful online chaplain education program worldwide, and the Spiritual Care Resources app is the first online application that gives mobile access to the latest information on best practices in spiritual care for chaplains working in health care, hospice and palliative care, and first responder settings. Visit www.SpiritualCareAssociation.org, call 212-644-1111, follow on Twitter or connect on Facebook.
