The Association of Professional Conservative Chaplains certifies chaplains in the US .
In the United States , health care chaplains who are board certified have completed a minimum of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education training through The American Association of Pastoral Counselors , Association for Clinical Pastoral Education ,   acpe.edu Healthcare Chaplains Ministry Association , or The College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy and may be certified by one of the following organizations : The American Association of Pastoral Counselors , The Association of Professional Chaplains ,   professionalchaplains.org The National Association of Catholic Chaplains , Neshama : Association of Jewish Chaplains ( formerly The National Association of Jewish Chaplains ) , or The College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy .