A Professional Organization for First Responder Chaplains
In a world that can seem overwhelmed by human suffering and loss, there’s a special group of chaplains who provide spiritual and emotional support to professionals in police, fire, EMS, and all manner of disaster response services. These individuals are called First Responder Chaplains.
Their primary responsibility is to provide care to First Responders, their families, and other employees of First Responder agencies. Just as vital, however, is being dispatched to a critical incident to help care for members of the public and their loved ones who have been affected by the emergency, crisis, trauma, disaster, or an unexpected traumatic death.
If you are a First Responder Chaplain or if you aspire to become one, read on to learn how the Spiritual Care Association can help you with the training, credentialing, and support you need.
Chaplains today run the gamut in terms of background and training. Some are second career men and women with no seminary education. Many are interfaith chaplains with no specific religious affiliation. Others are volunteers, from various walks of life. There are humanist chaplains who believe in caring for their fellow human beings without a belief in God or a Higher Power. And, of course, other men and women from a broad range of religious backgrounds, who have come into chaplaincy through more traditional channels. Most have been trained by a variety of different organizations and are certified or credentialed in many different ways.