In the recent decade, public attention on the work of care for the terminally ill has greatly increased, largely through government funding of such work. The American Board of Medical Specialties approved palliative medicine as a new medical specialty in 2006, followed by the first board certification granted for physicians in palliative medicine in 2008. Clinical Chaplaincy has been an integral part of this emerging model of care. In response, CPSP has developed a subspecialty certification for Board Certified Clinical Chaplains, “Board Certified Clinical Fellow in Hospice and Palliative Care” (FHPC). This will be a subspecialty credential for those first credentialed as Board Certified Clinical Chaplains (BCCC) or Board Certified Pastoral Counselors (BCPC). Procedure: CPSP Chapters will receive requests from candidates for this certification, and will review the request. The candidate for FHPC subspecialty certification may download the applicat...
The College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy is an international, theologically based covenant community, offering accreditation and certification to individuals and programs that meet standards of expertise in pastoral counseling, pastoral supervision and psychotherapy