Chaplain Training Standards

Rocky Mountain Police and Fire Chaplains (RMPFC) has developed a Chaplain Training Standard. It is our desire to have excellence in training that defines training expectations as well as ongoing training levels for all Chaplains. Chaplains must be prepared for every situation and all active Chaplains should be trained to an appropriate level of competence. RMPFC offers training at least twice a year a various locations along the Colorado front range as wells provides customized trainings to meet the needs of specific agencies/chaplains that are not able to make the scheduled basic chaplain trainings. The RMPFC trainings as well as our partner trainings are listed on our events page. We also offer Partnership training opportunities that can be found here.

Basic Chaplain Training Standards

BCT 101           Introduction to Law Enforcement & Fire Rescue Chaplaincy
BCT 102          The Law Enforcement and Fire Rescue Family
BCT 103          Introduction to Stress Management
BCT 104          Ministry of Presence  
BCT 105          Family Support for Responders
BCT 106          Constitutional Law
BCT 107          Foundations of Chaplaincy
BCT 108          Ethics of a Chaplain
BCT 109          Moral Injury
BCT 110           Intro to Suicide Prevention
BCT 111            Line of Duty Death and Injury

ADVANCED CHAPLAIN TRAINING

ACT     401 1st Aid, CPR, AED, and Stop the Bleed
ACT     402    What Do I carry on my Belt & What Does A Go Bag Look Like for a Chaplain
ACT     403    FEMA Courses - ICS & NIMS (IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, IS-800)
ACT     404    Incident Command - The role of a chaplain in a major crisis response environment
ACT     405    Victim Advocates & Peer Support
ACT     406     Traffic Stops & Chaplain Safety, De-escalation
ACT     407      Responder Training for Autism and Special Needs Engagement
ACT     501     Moral Injury (Advanced)
ACT    501.1 Moral Injury (Train the Trainer)
ACT     502      Debriefing a Critical Incident
ACT     503     Community Crisis Response Teams 
ACT     504      Emotional Resilience
ACT     505     Advanced Stress Management
ACT     506     Advanced Suicide Prevention
ACT     507     Post Traumatic Stress Injury and Cumulative Stress Injury
ACT     508     Death Notification

Basic Police & Fire Training Standards

BPFT 201        Understanding the language of Law Enforcement and Fire Rescue
BPFT 202       Communications
BPFT 203       General Chaplain Safety
BPFT 204       Investigations – Detectives
BPFT 205       Support Services and Special Assignments
BPFT 206     Coroner/Medical Examiner Protocols 
BPFT 207      Crime Scene Protocol  
BPFT 208. Self Defense
BPFT 301        City Policy
BPFT 302       Department Policy
BPFT 303       City Code of Conduct
BPFT 305       Attend citizens academy

ADVANCED POLICE TRAINING STANDARDS

APT `  601      Driving - attend track training 
APT     602     Gun Knowledge and Safety - attend range trainings 
APT     603     Taser - with demo 
APT     604     Gas - with demo
APT     605     Haz-Mat 
APT     606     Building Searches 
APT     607     CCIC - become certified to view 

ADVANCED FIRE TRAINING STANDARDS

AFT     601      Wildfire Mitigation and Response
AFT     602     EMS Certification
AFT     603     Driving - attend training
AFT     604     Fire Knowledge and Safety - attend Burn House trainings
AFT     605     Haz-Mat