Telechaplaincy Competencies

Although chaplains are quite familiar with using technology, the competencies of providing telechaplaincy are not so evident. This webinar is not intended to cover all of the competencies of telechaplaincy, but to inform you of how to assess your competency and to provide you a broad overview of the competencies of telechaplaincy.

While the legal aspects of telechaplaincy covered here will be most applicable to healthcare chaplains, all chaplains providing distant care will benefit from this webinar.

The following topics will be covered:

• The need for telechaplaincy
• Potential benefits and drawbacks
• Research
• Legal aspects
• Ethical aspects
• Privacy law and HIPAA
• How to choose technology
• Emergency management planning
• The setup of the chaplain’s environment
• Preparation of the patient
• Workflows for providing telechaplaincy services