The Veterans Chaplain™ (VetCh) curriculum requires the completion of 400 hours (100 hours of education/300 hours of supervised experience) of advanced clinical pastoral education & training in order to receive the designation. This VetCh training establishes the National Veterans Chaplain Curriculum (NVCC), which explores the following: 
 
(1) Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Continuum of Care
(2) Theories and Practices of Individual Counseling
(3) Group Counseling Fundamentals
(4) Spiritual Assessments
(5) Community and Clinical Care
(6) Understanding Military Culture
(7) Citizenship and Community
(8) Systems Advocacy
(9) Suicide Prevention
(10) Thanatology
(11) Compassion Fatigue
(12) Crisis & Trauma Spectrum
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Specializations may be achieved in: behavioral health; community health, including hospice and palliative care; rehabilitation and recovery; trauma, including PTSD, suicide, domestic violence, compassion fatigue and moral injury; and chaplain education and supervision.