This course is designed to assist those working toward certification with the Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc. an affiliate of the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC). The course focuses primarily on assisting the chaplain in the preparation of the essays required which cover all the Common Qualifications and Competencies for Professional Chaplains.
Theresa E. Hood, M.Div., BCC
Terry is a Board-Certified Chaplain and Education Specialist/adjunct faculty member for Clinical Pastoral Education at AdventHealth Orlando, FL. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Central Florida and a Master of Divinity Degree from Reformed Theological Seminary. She became a Board-Certified Chaplain in May 2006. She has also completed the Specialty Certificate Program for Palliative Care Chaplaincy in 2015. In addition to healthcare chaplaincy, Terry has served as pastor for The First United Church of Christ in Orlando and The First Congregational Church of Plainfield, CT. In her previous career, she was a certified financial planner. She has lived and worked in Connecticut, Rhode Island, North Carolina, and Florida. Terry is an ordained minister in the Congregational Church, United Church of Christ.
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This author has disclosed there are no conflicts of interest nor commercial interest.
Ramona Reynolds, M.Div., MHA, BCC, ACPE Certified Educator
Executive Director, Ministry Education and Research, AdventHealth: Ramona is a Cooperative Baptist Minister, originally from SE Kentucky. In addition to her ministry at AdventHealth, Ramona is the mother of a teenage son, wife of a caring husband, daughter of an always supportive father, and sister to two sisters and three brothers with whom she shares multiple group text threads. She appreciates now living in Florida particularly between October and April, especially when the sun is warm, the breezes are cool, and the humidity is non-existent. Ramona has been a team member at AdventHealth since 2001 when she came here as a student.
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This author has disclosed there are no conflicts of interest nor commercial interest.
Linda Wright Simmons, DMin, BCC
is a Board Certified Chaplain and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). In AdventHealth, Linda currently serves as Spiritual and Medical Education Specialist, integrating spiritual care with medical residency. In the Pastoral Education Department, Linda works with research literacy and teaching chaplain interns and residents. She earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois.
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The author has disclosed there are no conflicts of interest nor commercial interest.
Completion Requirements: To receive continuing pastoral education credit commensurate with the credit awarded for this on-line activity, the participant must:
- View all modules
- Participate and pass all learning checks/quizzes
- Pass the Post Test(s)
- Complete and submit the on-line evaluation
Certificates of Completion: Will be available to print immediately upon finishing the completion requirements. You are encouraged to print and save your certificate for your portfolio as required by your licensing body. Interdisciplinary accredited activities, activities having multiple accreditors, will be listed individually on the Certificate of Completion.
Accreditation: AdventHealth Center of Pastoral Education System Center is accredited by ACPE, Inc. to offer Level 1, Level 2, and Certified Candidate Education, in a challenging and supportive learning environment. AdventHealth Clinical Pastoral Education | AdventHealth
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