Welcome to HCRC
The Hospice Chaplaincy Resource Center
Your Trusted Source for Hospice Chaplaincy Excellence
Empowering Chaplains. Enriching Care. Elevating Quality.
Every hospice patient deserves compassionate, competent, and spiritually sensitive care — and every chaplain deserves the tools, training, and support to provide it. The Hospice Chaplaincy Resource Center exists to make that possible.
We’re more than a resource hub — we’re your partner in professional growth and patient care excellence. Whether you’re a new chaplain seeking confidence or a seasoned professional striving to stay sharp, our curated library, training modules, and expert consultations will help you thrive in the most meaningful work you’ll ever do.
When you choose The Hospice Chaplaincy Resource Center for CPE and other training programs, you gain:
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Proven Protocols & Best Practices — From CPE guidance to dementia care strategies and quality improvement models.
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Continuing Education & Training — Stay current with industry standards and enhance your spiritual care impact.
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Ready-to-Use Tools & Templates — Save time with resources that help you serve patients and families with excellence.
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Expert Guidance — Access seasoned hospice chaplain consultants who understand your unique challenges.
Why Choose Us?
Because we understand the sacred calling of hospice chaplaincy — and we’re here to help you fulfill it with confidence, compassion, and professional credibility. Our resources are designed by chaplains, for chaplains, ensuring that everything we offer is practical, relevant, and spiritually grounded.
Enroll Today in CPE or our Certificate Offerings in Resilience Training or The Dementia Care Protocol — Make Every Visit Count.
Equip yourself with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to meet each patient and family at their point of need. Together, we can ensure that hospice chaplaincy remains a beacon of hope, dignity, and peace.
📌 Start your journey now — because your calling deserves the very best support.
The HCRC is proud to be an affiliate organization of Clinical Pastoral Education International, extending our commitment to excellence in care through professional training and meaningful connection.
Registration Open for Fall CPE Course
The HCRC CPE program equips each student to provide that type of care using all of the modalities of Classical CPE combined with practical application.
Intensive Term - 12 Weeks
September 2 - November 23, 2025
Tuesday Night 7 - 10PM Eastern
ALL Classes Are Conducted Using Zoom
Enhance Pastoral Skills
Provide More Effective Patient Care
Explore Supervisory Opportunities
PREFERRED PROVIDERS OF PASTORAL CARE
We've worked with some of the nation's leading hospice and healthcare service providers
OUR SERVICES
At HCRC, we are passionate about providing resources, training, and certifications to enable chaplains to provide the best possible care to patients in hospice. Our programs are designed to help chaplains develop the skills necessary for compassionate and effective patient care. Our founder, Dr. Rich Behers, is a recognized expert in hospice chaplaincy and our courses are created with his guiding philosophy in mind.
Clinical Pastoral Education
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is experiential theological training that develops pastoral identity and care skills through supervised ministry.
Certifications & Badges
Advance your hospice chaplaincy with specialized, tuition-based training. Each course offers focused learning, practical skills, and a certificate to honor your achievement.
Consulting Services
Get expert guidance from Dr. Rich Behers on chaplaincy team building, training, and leadership challenges.
Available by phone, in person, or on-site—with sliding-scale fees.
MEET DR. RICH BEHERS
Dr. Rich Behers, , BCC, CFHPC is credentialed as a Board Certified Chaplain by the Association of Professional Chaplains and a Clinical Fellow in Hospice and Palliative Care by the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy. Dr. Behers is a CPE Training Supervisor/Educator credentialed with CPE-International. He also serves as the Ethics Director for CPEI.
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He created this Resource Center to aid and strengthen Hospice Chaplains. In so doing every topic has been rigorously reviewed for the highest and best in content and applicability.
RESOURCE CENTER
Our resources were created to aid and strengthen Hospice Chaplains. In so doing every topic has been rigorously reviewed for the highest and best in content and applicability. In other words, the Chaplain can successfully integrate the material into his or her chaplaincy role.
STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
HCRC CONSULTING SERVICES
There are times where you need a sounding board or you just need help. Contact Dr. Behers at Rich@HCRC.store for consultation. He has the experience and know-how to assist you in solving difficult issues in your department. From building a highly effective Team of professional Chaplains, to leading that Team to the highest Satisfaction Scores on the Family Satisfaction Survey, to terminating a Chaplain, Dr. Behers can provide clarity on the issues and offer a path to success.
Consults can happen in person, on the phone, or through a visit to your company for a seminar-type meeting. Dr. Behers is known for creating training material for nearly any issue a Chaplain can face, which gives confidence that he will make his presentation specific to your setting.
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Throughout his career, Dr. Behers has spoken to workshops at various cognate group annual conferences. Those presentations were event-specific. He will do the same for you.
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Fees are on a sliding scale so the smallest department can afford this service. Call or text Dr. Behers at 863-370-6865 for more information. The first call is free of charge.
"It is my passion to educate and inspire Chaplains to be the absolute best practitioners of pastoral care because the dying deserve the best." Dr. Rich Behers
