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COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION
STANDARD G1.4.04

Persons served are free to express and practice their religious or spiritual beliefs, and the organization:
a. conducts an ongoing assessment of participant interest in religious or spiritual development;
b. provides appropriate opportunities for religious or spiritual practice;
c. provides necessary support including transportation and schedule adjustments; and
d. when the person served is a minor, ascertains the wishes of both the minor and his/her parent or legal guardian and works to resolve any differences.

Rating Indicators (G1.4.04)

1. The organization fully complies with the standard.

2. The organization generally complies with the standard, but it is reactive rather than proactive regarding the religious and spiritual development of persons served.

3. Practice requires significant improvement, e.g., the organization provides limited support for religious or spiritual activities, including off-site activities, and persons served cannot attend as regularly as they may wish; or the organization does not provide assistance to persons who have religious or spiritual beliefs or affiliations that are only occasionally present within the resident population.

4. The organization provides minimal or no opportunities for religious observance or spiritual development; or the organization imposes its religious program uniformly on all persons served regardless of their wishes.

PRE-SITE

Provide policies and procedures that address the right of persons served in out-of-home care to express and practice their religious or spiritual beliefs.

ON-SITE

The team will interview persons served.

Council on Accreditation

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NCAYR new standard advocating for the presence of a chaplain in every youth-serving agency:

The Youth-serving organization has a qualified chaplain available on at least an on-call basis to oversee the spiritual assessment process and spiritual services coordination. Qualifications include:

a. a minimum of a Bachelor degree, or comparable diploma, from an accredited program of theological education or its equivalent: and
b. a minimum of two units of Clinical Pastoral Education or the equivalent of 800 hours of chaplaincy supervised by a qualified chaplain or clinical supervisor; and
c. prior experience in the delivery of spiritual services; and
d. the endorsement or recommendation of a recognized religious body, or a representative thereof.

Evidence of compliance:

PRE-SITE

Provide a contract for services of a qualified chaplain
Provide the resume of the chaplain

ON-SITE

The team will interview the chaplain

Rating indicators: 1. The organization fully complies with the standard 2. The organization generally complies with the standard, but practice could be strengthened in some minor way. 3. The chaplain does not possess one of the four position requirements; or, in a number of cases, decisions about spiritual services have been made or omitted without the input of a qualified chaplain. 4. The organization does not comply with the standard.

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