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Ethical Conduct
Principled conduct in every conversation, ceremony and crisis.
Professional Standards
Compassion with boundaries.
Faith with professional responsibility. Professional chaplaincy requires both heart and discipline — and IPPSCC insists on both.
01The Professional Culture
Twelve standards. One unbroken trust.
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Confidentiality
Respect for private conversations within applicable legal and professional limits.
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Accountability
Answerability for professional conduct to the Corps and those served.
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Safeguarding
Protecting vulnerable people and responding responsibly to concerns.
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Professional Boundaries
Clarity about what chaplaincy is — and what it is not.
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Cultural Respect
Serving with dignity across cultures, backgrounds and faith traditions.
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Spiritual Diversity
Honoring each person's beliefs without coercion or compromise.
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Integrity
Honesty and consistency when visible — and when unseen.
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Competence
Serving only within the limits of training, preparation and authorization.
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Responsible Referral
Recognizing when another qualified professional is needed.
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Professional Development
Continuous growth in knowledge, character and practice.
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Respect for Law & Policy
Operating within applicable laws and institutional policies.
02Ethics, Confidentiality & Safeguarding
Trust must be earned.
Chaplaincy is built on trust — and that trust requires responsibility. IPPSCC maintains clear standards addressing every dimension of faithful, safe practice.
Confidentiality
Respect for private conversations within applicable legal and professional limits — the currency in which all chaplaincy trust is minted.
Ethics
A commitment to principled conduct: honesty, fidelity, humility and the refusal to exploit pastoral access for any personal end.
Boundaries
Understanding what chaplaincy is — and what it is not. Clarity of role protects both the chaplain and those served.
Safeguarding
Protecting vulnerable people and responding responsibly to safeguarding concerns through proper channels, without delay.
Accountability
Accepting responsibility for professional conduct — answerable to the Corps, to institutions served, and to conscience.
Referral
Recognizing when another qualified professional or service is needed — and guiding people there with warmth, not abandonment.
Cultural Respect
Serving people with dignity across cultures, backgrounds and faith traditions — a student of every context entered.
Chaplaincy is intended to complement appropriate professional services — not replace licensed clinical, medical, psychological, legal or emergency care.
The Call to Serve
Serve within a standard worth keeping.
Join chaplains who hold compassion and discipline in equal honor — and earn the trust they carry.
Shielded by Faith · Sent to Serve